John J. Finnegan

John J. Finnegan
Massachusetts State Auditor
In office 1981–1987
Governor	Edward J. King Michael Dukakis
Preceded by	Thaddeus M. Buczko
Succeeded by	A. Joseph DeNucci
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1967–1981
Preceded by	Thomas A. Sheehan
Succeeded by	James T. Brett
Personal details
Born	(1938-07-21) July 21, 1938 (age 86) [1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Dorchester, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts Amherst New England School of Law[1]
Profession	Attorney [1]

John J. Finnegan (born July 21, 1938)^[1] is a former American politician who served as Massachusetts State Auditor from 1981 to 1987. Before this, he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives between 1967 and 1981.

After serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1967,^[1] Finnegan was elected by the state legislature to fill the unexpired term of State Auditor Thaddeus M. Buczko, who resigned to become Justice of the Essex County Probate and Family Court.^[2] He was elected in his own right in 1982. He did not run for re-election in 1986 and was succeeded by Joe DeNucci.

See also

• Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Suffolk district

References

1. O'Neill, Edward B.; MacQueen, Robert E. (1983). 1983-1984 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 25.
2. O'Sullivan, Jim (September 18, 2009). "Coakley win could ignite second appointment frenzy on Hill". Belmont Citizen-Herald. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

Party political offices
Preceded by Thaddeus M. Buczko	Democratic nominee for Auditor of Massachusetts 1982	Succeeded by A. Joseph DeNucci
Political offices
Preceded by Thaddeus M. Buczko	Massachusetts State Auditor 1981–1987	Succeeded by A. Joseph DeNucci