William Reinstein graduated from Revere High School and attended Bentley College and Boston University.
13 Facts About William Reinstein
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In 1963, William Reinstein began his political career at the age of 23 by running for the Revere School Committee.
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William Reinstein served on the Regional Vocational School Committee from 1966 to 1969.
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In 1968, William Reinstein was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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William Reinstein finished first in a four-way primary race and defeated three-term incumbent George Colella 11,356 votes to 9,394 in the general election.
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William Reinstein was reelected twice, defeating City Councilor Joseph Del Grosso in 1973 and Gerald Esposito in 1975.
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In 1974, William Reinstein ran in the special election to succeed the deceased Torbert Macdonald as the US representative from Massachusetts's 7th district.
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William Reinstein finished sixth in a twelve-candidate Democratic primary that was won by state representative Ed Markey.
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In 1976 William Reinstein was indicted for bribery and perjury after a yearlong investigation into alleged kickbacks during the construction of Revere High School.
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In 1983, William Reinstein returned to politics as a candidate for City Councilor at Large.
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William Reinstein finished second in an election in which the top five candidates were elected with 6398 votes.
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William Reinstein defeated Cataldo 4,586 votes to 4,039 in the Democratic primary.
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William Reinstein remained in the House until his death on May 15,1998.