Galluccio quits state senate quest

by Neil W. McCabe

At a three o'clock press conference on the front steps of City Hall, City Councilor Anthony D. Galluccio (right) announced he was withdrawing from the campaign for the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex seat in the state senate.

When he started campaigning for the seat it was a open seat because the incumbent, State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios, D, Cambridge, (left) was running for Middlesex County District Attorney, said Galluccio.

Now that Barrios is back in the race, it was important to acknowledge that the race had changed, he said.

Standing with Galluccio and Barrios was State Senate President Robert E. Travilini, D, Cambridge, who said he had worked with both men to come to this outcome.

As the senate president, Travaglini said it was his responsiblity to help avoid a bitter primary that would distract from the ultimate goal of a strong showing for the Democratic party, including retaking the governor's office. 

Galluccio's withdrawal and endorsement of Barrios' re-election was an important example of party unity, he said. "If these two can do it, then everybody is expected to do it."

Comments

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