Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) resigned from the State House and his post as Massachusetts House Speaker on Tuesday night, and received a positive response from his colleagues.
DeLeo, who held votes to pass an abortion expansion bill and override Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on it, reportedly received a warm response from his colleagues on his final day in office. That includes a positive response from state Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus), who gave him a cigar, as Mike Deehan of GBH News reports.
State Representative Russell Holmes (D-Mattapan) decided he won't run for Speaker of the House in Massachusetts after all.
While the current House speaker, state Representative Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop), is resigning as speaker and as a member of the House at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 29 to pursue a job at Northeastern University, state Representative Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) is the only Democrat pursuing the post as of Tuesday morning. Mariano is the current majority leader of the House and a longtime ally of DeLeo, and he was the favorite to win the vote for speaker.
