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Eugene O'Flaherty

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Eugene O'Flaherty
Corporation Counsel of Boston, Massachusetts
Assumed office
January 2014
Appointed byMarty Walsh
Preceded byWilliam Sinnott
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 2nd Suffolk district
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 31, 2014
Preceded byRichard A. Voke
Succeeded byDaniel Joseph Ryan
Personal details
Born (1968-07-20) July 20, 1968 (age 56)
Stoneham, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSuffolk University (BS)
Massachusetts School of Law (JD)

Eugene L. O'Flaherty (born July 20, 1968) is an American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2] He was first elected in 1996 [3] He resigned effective January 31, 2014 to take a position as chief legal counsel for Boston mayor Marty Walsh and the City of Boston.[4]

Education

He graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science and from Massachusetts School of Law with a Juris Doctor.

He practiced law in Massachusetts and was a partner with the law firm of O'Donovan, Dwyer & O'Flaherty, P.C.

Political career

He served as an associate member of the Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals until 1997. Elected in 1996, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Suffolk district from 1997 to 2014. While serving in the state house, he served on the Education, Arts and Humanities Committee, Banks and Banking Committee, and Judiciary Committee. He served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Vice Chairman of the Banks and Banking Committee. Since 2014 he has served as Corporation Counsel of Boston, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ^ Public Officers of Massachusetts 1997-1998.
  2. ^ Eugene L. O'Flaherty. Massachusetts General Court.
  3. ^ Candidate Profile
  4. ^ Chelsea Rep. O'Flaherty To Resign, Join Walsh Administration (2014-01-06)