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Western Mass. State Rep. John Scibak Won't Seek Reelection

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published February 12, 2018 at 11:21 AM EST

      A veteran state legislator from western Massachusetts  says he is going to retire.

    John Scibak (D-South Hadley), who has represented the 2nd Hampshire District on Beacon Hill for almost 16 years, announced to a gathering of political supporters Sunday night that he is not running for reelection this year.                          

   WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with the South Hadley Democrat this morning.
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