John Businger Explained

John A. Businger
Birth Date:5 February 1945
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Residence:Brookline, Massachusetts
Party:Democrat
Education:Boston College (AB)
Office:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term Start:January 6, 1971
Term End:January 6, 1999
Predecessor:Jack Backman
Successor:Ronny Sydney
Constituency:13th Norfolk district (1971-1975)
21st Norfolk district (1975-1979)
15th Norfolk district (1979-1999)

John A. Businger (born February 5, 1945) is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1999.[1]

Since leaving the legislature, Businger has continued to advocate for causes that had animated him in office, including infrastructure projects such as the North-South Rail Link.[2]

In 2010, Common Cause Massachusetts gave Businger their Legislative Achievement Award.[3] Common Cause Massachusetts is a non-partisan advocacy group dedicated to governmental transparency,[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1997-1998 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
  2. http://www.apt-marp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20100720-Rail-New-England-Vision_Redact.pdf{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. http://vimeo.com/13319471 Common Cause - John Businger on Vimeo
  4. http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=213208 About Us - Common Cause