Byron Rushing
Byron Rushing | |
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Rushing in 2012 | |
| Assistant Majority Leader[1] of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office December 6, 2011 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wagner |
| Second Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office January 28, 2011 – December 6, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
| Third Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office February 12, 2009 – January 28, 2011 | |
| Second Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office February 7, 2005 – 2009? | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 2, 1983 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mel King |
| Succeeded by | Jon Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1942 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Syracuse Central High School |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
Byron Rushing (born July 29, 1942) is an American politician who represented the Ninth Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019. He represented the South End neighborhood of Boston. A Democrat, he was first elected in 1982, before losing his 2018 bid for reelection to Jon Santiago in the Democratic primary.