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Sen. Mark Pacheco delivers farewell, highlights 36-year legislative career
Summary
Sen. Mark Pacheco offered departing remarks on the Massachusetts Senate floor, reflecting on 36 years of public service and citing accomplishments including the Taxpayer Protection Act and the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act. Colleagues praised his leadership on climate, labor and regional economic development.
Sen. Mark Pacheco, the dean of the Massachusetts Senate, delivered departing remarks on the floor as colleagues from across the chamber paid tribute to his nearly 36 years in state government.
Pacheco, who represented the 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District and previously served in local government and the House, thanked staff, family and fellow legislators and framed his approach to public life around "passion, patience, and persistence." He reviewed a career that he said included work on the Taxpayer Protection Act (often called Pacheco's law), sponsoring the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act and early legislative action on climate and offshore wind policy.
"The politics of passion, patience,…
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