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'''Byron Rushing''' serves the Ninth Suffolk district in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] |
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| title = REPRESENTATIVE BYRON RUSHING |
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| ⚫ | Representative Rushing was an original sponsor of the [[gay rights]] bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end [[discrimination]] on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools. He is a spokesman against the restoration of the [[death penalty]] in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation. He leads the effort for [[size acceptance]] and anti-discrimination on the basis of height and weight. He led the Commonwealth's anti-apartheid efforts and was the co-author, with Simon Billenness, and chief sponsor of the Massachusetts Burma law |
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. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]<ref name=LegisMember/>, first elected in 1982 |
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| title = About Rep. Byron Rushing |
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| ⚫ | </ref>, Representative Rushing, serves as the Second Assistant Majority Leader.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives Leadership| accessdate = 2010-05-30| url = http://www.mass.gov/legis/leadership.htm}}</ref> A graduate of [[Harvard College]] and [[MIT]]<ref name=LegisMember/>, Representative Rushing's priorities are human and civil rights and liberties; local human, economic and housing development; environmental justice and health care.<ref name=AboutRep/> |
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| ⚫ | Representative Rushing was an original sponsor of the [[gay rights]] bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end [[discrimination]] on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools.<ref name=AboutRep/> He is a spokesman against the restoration of the [[death penalty]] in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation.<ref name=AboutRep/> He leads the effort for [[size acceptance]] and anti-discrimination on the basis of height and weight<ref name=AboutRep/>. He led the Commonwealth's anti-apartheid efforts<ref name=AboutRep/> and was the co-author, with Simon Billenness{{fact}}, and chief sponsor of the Massachusetts Burma law<ref name=BurmaLaw>{{Cite web |
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| title = The Burma Project |
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| url = http://www.burmadebate.org/archives/bdsummer99.html |
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}}</ref> that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000.<ref name=BurmaLawResult>{{Cite web| title = Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument| accessdate = 2010-05-30| url = http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1999/1999_99_474}}</ref> He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending [[pre-existing condition]] refusals by insurance companies.<ref name=AboutRep/> He is a chief sponsor of legislation for needle exchange programs and over-the-counter sale of sterile needles.<ref name=AboutRep/> |
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Revision as of 21:15, 30 May 2010
Byron Rushing serves the Ninth Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1] . A Democrat[1], first elected in 1982 [2], Representative Rushing, serves as the Second Assistant Majority Leader.[3] A graduate of Harvard College and MIT[1], Representative Rushing's priorities are human and civil rights and liberties; local human, economic and housing development; environmental justice and health care.[2]
Representative Rushing was an original sponsor of the gay rights bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools.[2] He is a spokesman against the restoration of the death penalty in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation.[2] He leads the effort for size acceptance and anti-discrimination on the basis of height and weight[2]. He led the Commonwealth's anti-apartheid efforts[2] and was the co-author, with Simon Billenness[citation needed], and chief sponsor of the Massachusetts Burma law[4] that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000.[5] He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending pre-existing condition refusals by insurance companies.[2] He is a chief sponsor of legislation for needle exchange programs and over-the-counter sale of sterile needles.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "REPRESENTATIVE BYRON RUSHING". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "About Rep. Byron Rushing". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives Leadership". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "The Burma Project". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, U.S. Supreme Court Case Summary & Oral Argument". Retrieved 2010-05-30.