Ed Coppinger

West Roxbury state rep among those who voted to repeal ban on pharma-gifts to MDs after saying he wouldn't

WBUR reports on an AARP list of 14 state reps who signed a pledge last year to retain the state's ban on gifts to doctors by drug companies - then voted this week to end the ban. Among them: Ed Coppinger.

Why I Am Asking For Your Vote On Tuesday, Sept. 14

As one of the six candidates for State Representative in the 10th Suffolk District, I have the most experience, both politically and professionally.

My political experience includes being elected a library trustee chair, the only candidate to have been elected to public office.  I authored pending legislation to establish a student voter registration system, which will allow students to register to vote on-campus. I helped win the Bellevue Hill area of West Roxbury in the 1983 mayoral campaign of Dave Finnegan.

I owned a business, developed an 88-acre site on Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire, and worked in both radio and television. These are some of my professional credentials but I also raised two children, both college graduates. Being a single parent, I know the challenges single mothers face.

Another candidate for Mike Rush's seat in West Roxbury

Ed Coppinger, co-publisher of ParkwayBoston.com, will run for the state representative's seat being vacated by Mike Rush, who is running for Marian Walsh's state senate seat.

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