Sal DiMasi ally goes public with ethical concerns

BOSTON — A key ally of Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he will not back DiMasi’s bid for another two-year term because of ethics questions hanging over the Boston Democrat.

Rep. David Torrisi tells The Boston Globe that he agonized over the decision, and has decided to vote “present” at next week’s vote.

The North Andover Democrat says it’s time for a House leadership change.

Torrisi, House chairman of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, is the first Democrat to break with DiMasi and go public with concerns that ethical investigations regarding DiMasi make it difficult for him to be effective.

Authorities are investigating payments made to DiMasi’s friends and associates by special interest groups seeking favors on Beacon Hill.

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