[citation needed] Finnegan then became a political protege of Dean Lindo, an early UDP leader.

In the Belize House, Finnegan was noted for his lively, uncensored debate style as well as his liberal use of Belizean Creole.

In March 2015 Finnegan told Tropical Vision Limited that he was "worn" and considering retirement.

[10] Former Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya may seek to succeed Finnegan in Mesopotamia should he stand down in the future.

[14] Finnegan's sister Frances Imeon Myvett is the mother of rapper Shyne (then known as Jamal Michael Barrow).

Finnegan raised Jamal from the age of three to eight, after the boy's mother Frances had immigrated to New York City for work.

Shyne was convicted of assault in a 1999 nightclub shooting in New York City, and the rapper served a nine-year sentence in prison.