Sal DiMasi.

• Position: People & Politics - Brief article

It's costly to run for office in Massachusetts, so costly that it may be keeping candidates out of the race, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. It found that only 311 candidates ran for office last year, and incumbents outspent their opponents by two to one. The lawmaker who spent the most? Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi, running unopposed, spent...