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MARK C. MONTIGNY



Term Beginning Term Ending Role Party
2007 2008 SENATOR Democratic
Public Office
New Bedford City Democratic Committee, Vice Chairman; Chairman, Committeeon Health Care; Mass. Senate (1993-2006, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Long-Term Debt and Capital Expenditures 2003-'04).

Districts

  • SECOND BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH. ? New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth and Fairhaven, in the county of Bristol; and Mattapoisett, in the county of Plymouth.

Committee Membership

  • Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets (Chair)
    Economic Development & Emerging Technologies (Vice-Chair)
    Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure (Vice-Chair)
    Senate committee on Bills in the Third Reading
    Financial Services
    Transportation

Education

  • University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; Various international study exhange and fellowship programs in Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe.

Organizations

  • American Cancer Society, Past President; New Bedford Industrial Development Finance Authority (chairman); Massachusetts Association ofChamber of Commerce Executives, President-Elect; Lloyd Cente Environmental Studies (trustee);National Council on Competition and the Electric Industry (vice-chairman); Massachusetts Health Policy Forum (board); National Conference of DState Legislatures (Assembly on Federal Issues Committee, Health Chairs Project); Boys and Girls Club; Association for Retarded Citizens.

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MARK C. MONTIGNY in the News

Turnpike Authority spent $160000 on 13 managers' raises - Boston Globe


Turnpike Authority spent $160000 on 13 managers' raises
Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago
"Unless they're working 10 days a week, I don't know how they could be doing that," said Senator Mark C. Montigny, a New Bedford Democrat. ...
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Grand jury indicts senator - Boston Globe (registration)


Grand jury indicts senator
Boston Globe (registration), United States - Nov 18, 2008
... for Senator Wilkerson, in the interest of everyone, is that she resigns immediately, before the Senate is forced to act," said Senator Mark C. Montigny, ...
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Waves of scandal rattle Beacon Hill - Boston Globe (registration)


Boston Globe (registration)

Waves of scandal rattle Beacon Hill
Boston Globe (registration), United States - Nov 2, 2008
"It's really other-worldly, honestly," Senator Mark C. Montigny, a New Bedford Democrat, said of the current atmosphere on Beacon Hill. ...
...

Gov. Deval Patrick rethinks plans amid fiscal crisis - Boston Herald


Gov. Deval Patrick rethinks plans amid fiscal crisis
Boston Herald, United States - Nov 8, 2008
His senate counterpart, Sen. Mark C. Montigny (D-New Bedford), said he’s relieved Patrick is taking time with the capital plan. “I think we owe the taxpayer ...
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Patrick seeking turnpike shakeup - Boston Globe (registration)


Patrick seeking turnpike shakeup
Boston Globe (registration), United States - Nov 11, 2008
"Let me tell you with glee how happy I am," said Senator Mark C. Montigny, the New Bedford Democrat and longtime critic of the authority. ...
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MARK C. MONTIGNY in the Blogs

Chapter 40B attack defeated in Senate : HBAM

The Massachusetts Senate recently rejected an effort by State Senator Robert L. Hedlund to undermine the effectiveness of Chapter 40B by making it unprofitable for builders to use the law to develop affordable housing. ...

source: HBAM

Turning Left » Archive » Senator Kennedy rushed to hospital

... Sughrue of the Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE), State Senator Mark C. Montigny and State Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly named Corson Maritime Learning Center in New Bedford. ...

source: Turning Left

Turn Left @ hypocrisy.com » Blog Archive » Massachusetts’ March ...

“This is a very simple law, contrived in shame, and it exists in shame, and we ought to wipe it off the books ” said State Senator Mark C. Montigny. Senator Sal DiMasi supports repealing the law by the end of the session, which is July ...

source: Turn Left @ hypocrisy.com

Massachusetts may ban gifts from pharmaceutical companies ...

The ban on drug and device company gifts to physicians was first proposed in 2005 by state Senator Mark C. Montigny, a New Bedford Democrat. Montigny said he was disturbed to see drug companies hire salespeople including “former beauty ...

source: MedHeadlines

Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma: PhRMA Code in Action in ...

The Democratic state Senator who first proposed the ban on gifts in Massachusetts, Mark C. Montigny, specifically credited the industry lobbying effort with the reversal of the bans. If you hold the cynical perspective that seems to be ...

source: Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma

Rock The Truth: The Boston Globe Worships the Wealthy Elite

State Senator Mark C. Montigny questioned why a project with such well-heeled backing needs state help at all. "I would hardly say rowing is high on the priority list" for the state, the Democrat from New Bedford said in a recent ...

source: Rock The Truth

About the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners - News ...

Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets Chair State Senator Mark C. Montigny responded to the day's testimony by stating that it is the job of the committee to "evaluate how much we can afford, not how much we can spend. ...

source: Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Media Law: Mass. bill would shield reporters' sources

Other legislators who signed on as co-sponsors are: Sen. Joan M. Menard (D-Somerset), Sen. Scott P. Brown(R- Wrentham), Sen. Mark C. Montigny (D-New Bedford), Sen. Stephen M. Brewer (Barre-Worcester County), Sen. ...

source: Media Law

No Looking Backwards: It's FOR THE CHILDREN!

State Senator Mark C. Montigny - I don't know much about him, but the fact that he's standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Barrios and St. Fleur on this bill pretty tells you all you need to know about Mr. Montigny and his "principles". ...

source: No Looking Backwards

Ban on gifts to doctors sought in Massachusetts

The ban on drug and device company gifts to physicians was first proposed in 2005 by state Senator Mark C. Montigny, a New Bedford Democrat, who said yesterday by phone that he was "very pleased" to see it included in Murray's proposal. ...

source: Reed Tinsley, CPA

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