John Businger

John A. Businger (born February 5, 1945) is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1999.^[1]

John A. Businger
Portrait of John A. Businger
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1971 – January 6, 1999
Preceded by	Jack Backman
Succeeded by	Ronny Sydney
Constituency	13th Norfolk district (1971-1975) 21st Norfolk district (1975-1979) 15th Norfolk district (1979-1999)
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-05) February 5, 1945 (age 80) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Brookline, Massachusetts
Education	Boston College (AB)

Since leaving the legislature, Businger has continued to advocate for causes that had animated him in office, including infrastructure projects such as the North-South Rail Link.^[2]

In 2010, Common Cause Massachusetts gave Businger their Legislative Achievement Award.^[3] Common Cause Massachusetts is a non-partisan advocacy group dedicated to governmental transparency,^[4]

See also

• 1971–1972 Massachusetts legislature
• 1973–1974 Massachusetts legislature
• 1975–1976 Massachusetts legislature
• 1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature
• 1979–1980 Massachusetts legislature
• 1981–1982 Massachusetts legislature
• 1983–1984 Massachusetts legislature
• 1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature
• 1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature
• 1989–1990 Massachusetts legislature
• 1991–1992 Massachusetts legislature
• 1993–1994 Massachusetts legislature
• 1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature
• 1997–1998 Massachusetts legislature