1. David Paul Linsky was born on October 16,1957 and is an American lawyer and politician who currently represents the 5th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
10 Facts About David Linsky
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David Linsky is a graduate of the Career Prosecutor School in Houston, Texas.
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From 1980 to 1999, David Linsky was a Natick Town Meeting Member.
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From 1983 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1999, David Linsky was an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County.
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David Linsky was first elected to the House in 1999 in the special election to succeed Douglas Stoddart, who resigned after he was appointed as a judge in Middlesex District Court.
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David Linsky served as Chair of the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight for twelve years, and formerly served as the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight.
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David Linsky is considered a national leader in state legislation in the area of gun violence prevention, was an original supporter of Massachusetts' first in the nation Universal Health Insurance Law, the forerunner to the Affordable Care Act, and was an early leader in Massachusetts Equal Marriage movement.
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David Linsky was instrumental in securing funding for several new public schools in his District, including Natick High School and the Kennedy and Wilson Middle Schools.
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David Linsky stated that the debt was due to "a number of family issues and business issues, unrelated to [his] work as a state representative".
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David Linsky stated that he was on a payment plan to repay the taxes, had already paid back some of the money, was current in his payments, and was appealing the lien.