Atkins doesn’t vote for DiMasi
Posted in: Articles on 01/07/2009 | No Comments
By Jim O’Sullivan
Wed Jan 07, 2009, 03:30 PM EST
Acton, Mass. – House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, embattled by ethics investigations but insistent he plans to stick to his policy agenda, was reelected Wednesday to a third full term as the leader of the House by a broad margin, taking 85 percent of the vote.
Eight Democrats — including state Rep. Cory Atkins, who represents Concord and portions of Acton and Chelmsford — withheld backing for the North End Democrat, joined by 16 Republicans, in the most closely watched leadership vote since DiMasi was elected in 2004.
