Dan Hill To Run In Special Election For State Senate
This morning, the Massachusetts Senate scheduled a special election to fill the vacancy in the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex state senate seat, created by the resignation of Anthony Galluccio. Daniel C. Hill, a Charlestown attorney who had previously declared his intention to run against Mr. Galluccio in the 2010 general election, officially threw his hat into the ring for this special election. There will be a special primary on April 13, 2010, followed by a special election on May 11, 2010.
“I’m looking forward to running in this special election, and more importantly, getting out there and meeting the voters,” Hill remarked. “We’ll be talking about what the state can do to stimulate the local economy, and put us on the right track towards economic and environmental sustainability.”
Hill has proposed the creation of a clean energy innovator-incubator program, through which state and local governments can assist technology start-ups with facility space and technical assistance. “We need to do everything we can to keep the best and the brightest on green technology here in Cambridge and Boston. As diverse as this senate district is, we’re actually well positioned to take the lead in the new ‘green economy.’ We’ve got innovation at Harvard and MIT, a highly-skilled labor force from Somerville to Saugus, and a disproportionate number of construction-trade manufacturers and distributors in Chelsea. Plus, we’ve got plenty of underutilized public and private buildings that could be converted into office and laboratory space, which would create even more jobs.” More details on the program will be released in a few weeks.
Mr. Hill has been practicing law for 10 years in Boston and Cambridge, specializing in state and local government law with a concentration on land use development and environmental regulation. His office is in the Charlestown Navy Yard, and he lives in Charlestown with his wife, a middle school science teacher, and their two children.
