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...main reason behind Dukakis' resurging political popularity, after two years of legislative opposition and voter disenchantment, is his improved relations with the legislative leadership. Senate President Kevin Harrington and House Speaker Thomas W. McGee run their legislative branches with Indira Gandhi's philosophy of democracy. The Republican opposition is virtually nonexistent--over 75 per cent of the Senate is Democratic--and through the control of committee assignments, patronage, and other traditional tools, the leadership controls the legislature on most major bills. Harrington and McGee get along well with each other and usually cooperate on most matters...
Dukakis' personal style--as well as the budget pressures--alienated Harrington, McGee and company. He pledged to eliminate patronage--an accepted legislative power--and tried to conduct a "management oriented" administration. The leadership accused Dukakis of being "rigid" and "arrogant," complaining that he did not consult them on state matters. During the 1975 legislative session, eight out of 16 of Dukakis' vetoes were overridden and he was defeated on several major bills including his campaign promise of abolishing the Governor's Council...
Speakers will include former Democratic Senator from Wyoming Gale W. McGee, Lewis M. Branscomb, vice president and chief scientist of IBM, and John T. Dunlop, Lamont University Professor and former Secretary of Labor, Oettinger's secretary said...
...bill to eliminate part-time district court judgeships in Massachusetts. Part-time judgeships were lucrative for judges, who were allowed to maintain private law practices, and for politicians, for whom they were patronage gold mines. It was no surprise, then, when the House leadership, under Speaker Thomas McGee of Lynn, fought against Markey's bill. It passed despite their objections, and McGee, known around the State House for his pettiness, gained his revenge by throwing Markey off the Judiciary Committee, and having his desk moved out into the hall...
...Republicans who picked up Democratic seats included ex-Astronaut Harrison Schmitt over Joseph Montoya in New Mexico, Rancher Malcolm Wallop over Three-Term Veteran Gale McGee in Wyoming, Tax Lawyer Orrin Hatch over Frank Moss in Utah and former Navy Secretary John Chafee over Richard Lorber in Rhode Island. Among the Democrats who gained Republican seats: Tucson Attorney Dennis DeConcmi over Sam Steiger in Arizona, Congressman Spark Matsunaga over former Governor William Quinn in Hawaii, Congressman Paul Sarbanes over Incumbent Glenn Beall in Maryland and Omaha Mayor Edward Zorinsky over John McCollister in Nebraska. Some of the most intriguing races...