Another open State House seat: Rep. Brian Knuuttila (D-Garnder)

[Ian David]

October 14, 2005
Another open State House seat

Rep. Brian Knuuttila (D-Gardner) is out, having accepted a job as general counsel of the Worcester County Jail.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/b_k1.htm

Aside from having one of the more unusual names on Beacon Hill, it doesn't appear that Knuuttila has been a terribly remarkable legislator - some quick searches didn't reveal him as a leader on any important initiatives (perhaps readers can correct me if I'm wrong). He was a member of the party's more conservative wing, having twice voted in favor of the so-called "compromise" amendment that would have banned gay marriage but created civil unions, and generally being somewhat out of step with the positions recommended by the Democratic party platform. (I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing, it's just a fact.)
http://www.massequality.org/pdfs/2005Votes.pdf

So: let's hear from some of you out in central Mass. (David? Mariposa?) about who should be filling that seat.
http://davideisenthal.typepad.com/the_eisenthal_report/

More:
http://bluemassgroup.typepad.com/blue_mass_group/2005/10/another_open_st.html