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Christy Mihos
ABOUT THE CANDIDATE  Campaign bio  Website
Full name Christy Mihos
Party Independent
Current home West Yarmouth
Birthplace Brockton
Current job Businessman
Resume highlights Vice Chairman and thereafter Director of Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, 1998; owner of Christy's Markets; board member of University of Massachusetts, the Boys' and Girls' Club of Brockton, a South Shore Greek Orthodox Church, and Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Elected offices None
Family Wife Andrea, two children
Campaign e-mail christy@christy2006.com
Phone number 800-504-2006
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(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff, 7/3/06)
As the campaign season heats up, Christy Mihos hopes to become known as the state's next Greek-American political star.
Candidate Mihos reaches out to his Greek-American roots
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Focus put on people, problem solving
Christy Mihos discussed his immigrant father's grocery store, his days as a student leader at Stonehill College, and his relationship with his family. (Boston Globe, 4/26/06)
Recent Boston Globe coverage
 Mihos rebukes Reilly, says Big Dig refund premature (By Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff, 3/23/06)
 In blow to GOP, Mihos to run as independent (By Frank Phillips and Scott Helman, Globe Staff, 3/2/06)
 The nonpolitician who would be governor (By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff, 2/19/06)
 State of independents (By Dave Denison, Boston Globe, 1/22/06)
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 CHRISTY MIHOS: Why I'm running as an Independent (Boston Globe, 3/8/06)
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