David I. Finnegan is an American attorney, talk show host, and politician. He is currently a partner at Finnegan, Underwood, Ryan & Tierney.

Political career

Finnegan was a member of the Boston School Committee from 1975 to 1979 and served as its President from 1978 to 1979. He was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1979

Boston mayoral election, 1979

The Boston mayoral election of 1979 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1979 between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. This was the second election in a row between White and Timilty. White once again defeated Timilty and was elected to a fourth term.The nonpartisan municipal...

, finishing fourth out of six candidates with 14.59% of the vote. He ran again in 1983

Boston mayoral election, 1983

The Boston mayoral election of 1983 occurred on November 15, 1983 between City Councilman Raymond Flynn and activist Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term.The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on October 7, 1983....

, finishing in third place with 24.99%.

Talk show host

Finnegan began his media career in 1979 as host of The Dave Finnegan Show on WBZ Radio

WBZ (AM)

WBZ is the call sign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts owned by CBS Radio, itself owned by the CBS Corporation. Originally based in and broadcast from Springfield, Massachusetts, WBZ was the first commercial radio station in the United States...

. He subsequently hosted Weekend with Dave Finnegan on WNAC-TV. He gave up both of his shows to run for Mayor in 1983.

Personal life

Finnegan is the brother-in-law of astronaut Michael Collins

Michael Collins (astronaut)

Michael Collins is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew in space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, in which he and command pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins...

 and the uncle of actress Kate Collins.

He is a graduate of Stonehill College

Stonehill College

Stonehill College is a private Roman Catholic college located in Easton, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1948. Situated in North Easton, Massachusetts, a suburban community of 23,329 people, Stonehill is located south of Boston on a campus, the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames...

 (B.A.), Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...

 (J.D.), and Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

(A.L.M.).