Lou Nickinello
Politician
1940 –
Who is Lou Nickinello?
Louis R. "Lou" Nickinello is an American businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1983. In 1982 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
Nickinello was appointed Executive Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority by Governor Edward J. King on King's last day in office. He was fired two weeks later after three board members appointed by new governor Michael S. Dukakis voted in favor of dismissing him. He was later appointed by Dukakis to serve as Massachusetts' Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Special Projects.
After leaving politics, Nickinello served as President of Ackerley Communications, a billboard company. He was fired in 1997 after a federal investigation into his dealings with Congressman Bud Shuster.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1940
East Boston - Education
- Bentley University
- Lived in
- Natick
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on July 23, 2013
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