David Linsky
Encyclopedia
David Paul Linsky is an American attorney and politician who currently represents the 5th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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, Linsky graduated from Natick High School
and went on to earn his B.A. from Colby College
and his J.D. from Boston College Law School
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From 1980 to 1999, Linsky was a Natick Town Meeting Member.
. As an ADA he prosecuted hundreds of cases including sexual assault, murder, and white collar crime.
, who resigned after he was appointed as a judge in Middlesex District Court. Linsky defeated former Natick Selectman John F. Moran in the Democratic primary 3,181 votes to 2,105. In the general election he defeated Republican Kenneth B. Hoyt and Independent Jerry L. Pierce 3,846 votes to Hoyt's 1,837 and Pierce's 47.
Linsky is the current Chair of the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
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Early life
A life-long resident of Natick, MassachusettsNatick, Massachusetts
Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area...
, Linsky graduated from Natick High School
Natick High School
Natick High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9-12 in Natick, Massachusetts. The school is located on the banks of Lake Cochituate. It enrolled 1189 students as of the 2005-06 school year. Rose Bertucci is currently the interim principal after the retirement of former...
and went on to earn his B.A. from Colby College
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
and his J.D. from Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts.With approximately 800 students and...
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From 1980 to 1999, Linsky was a Natick Town Meeting Member.
Assistant District Attorney
From 1983 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1999, Linsky was an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
. As an ADA he prosecuted hundreds of cases including sexual assault, murder, and white collar crime.
State Representative
Linsky was first elected to the House in 1999 in the special election to succeed Douglas StoddartDouglas Stoddart
Douglas W. Stoddart is an American jurist and politician who is an Associate Justice of the Framingham District Court.A native of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Stoddart graduated from Colgate University in 1974...
, who resigned after he was appointed as a judge in Middlesex District Court. Linsky defeated former Natick Selectman John F. Moran in the Democratic primary 3,181 votes to 2,105. In the general election he defeated Republican Kenneth B. Hoyt and Independent Jerry L. Pierce 3,846 votes to Hoyt's 1,837 and Pierce's 47.
Linsky is the current Chair of the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight.