Frederick C. Langone was an American politician who served as a member Boston City Council

Boston City Council

The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councilors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve...

 in 1961 and from 1964 to 1983. He was Council President in 1966. Langone known for smoking cigars and long-winded speeches. Langone's harangues led to the passage of "Freddy's Rule", which limited Council speeches to 10 minutes.

In 1976

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1976

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 he was a candidate for the United States Senate

United States Senate

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, but lost to the Democratic nomination to incumbent Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...

.

In 1982

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982

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 he was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

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. At the Democratic Convention, he failed to receive the 15% of delegates necessary to make the ballot. He sued the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to get his name on the ballot, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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 upheld the 15% rule.

In 1983 he ran for Mayor of Boston. He finished in sixth place with 1.36% of the vote.