Friday, December 30, 2011
The State Senate candidate also reached out to his opponents in the Dec. 13 election.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to all who voted on Dec. 13 in the "Special Election." Thank you for your patience and understanding during the fast paced special election primary to fill the vacancy; due to the resignation of former State Senator Steve Tolman. Thank You for allowing me to come into your homes; Thank you for reading my campaign literature, thank you for taking the phone calls, thank you for your attendance at the candidates debates and thank you for your participation while supporting your respective candidate. As a first time candidate for public office; the positive vibes that I experienced from the people of the district was exhilarating and exciting. This campaign has restored and fortified…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Turnout in Belmont favored the Belmont State Representative.
Before a joyous crowd of campaign workers, friends and Belmont residents, State Rep. Will Brownsberger declared victory in the Special State Senate Primary in an emotional speech 35 minutes after the polls closed on Tuesday, Dec. 13. "I will be working for you," said Brownsberger who seconds before entered the crowded Trapelo Road headquarters supporters cheering, "We won!" Jonathan Hecht Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht thanked his supporters and congratulated Brownsberger. "We achieved what we hoped to achieve, but in this race it was not enough," Hecht said. "The most surprising thing was the turnout in Belmont — huge turnout in Belmont." Robert McCarthy "I'm humbled by the vote that I received in this election," former state …
Find out who will succeed Steven Tolman as the Second Suffolk and Middlesex State Senator.
Patch has people at the election night events for each of the four candidates in the Second Suffolk and Middlesex State Senate race — Tim Schofield, Will Brownsberger, Bob McCarthy and Jonathan Hecht. Follow this story for live updates of the latest results, reaction and photos from the four campaign headquarters.
Four Democrats seek to replace Steven Tolman in the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate. Vote today!
Updated at 5:55 p.m. Voters have been trickling in to Watertown polling stations today to select the town's next state senator. Polls are open until 8 p.m. The Special Primary Election features four Democrats seeking to repace Steven Tolman, who left the Senate to become the president of the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts union. The candidates are Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht, former state firefighters union president Bob McCarthy of Watertown, Belmont State Rep. Will Brownsberger and Brighton attorney Tim Schofield. According to Belmont Town Clerk Ellen Cushman, 2,858 voters, or about 17 percent of the 16,000 registered voters, had cast ballots in Belmont's eight precincts in the Special State Senate primary election by 3 p.m. Cushman …
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tom Conroy will not be running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012, leaving four candidates left in the Democratic primary.
Tom Conroy officially announced his withdrawal from the 2012 U.S. Senate campaign Monday and, subsequently, his intention to run for a fourth term in the Massachusetts house. “It’s the right thing to do for me, for my family, for the people of the 13th Middlesex District,” Conroy said in a phone call with Patch. Conroy, a Democrat from Wayland, entered the 2012 Senate Democratic primary race in June and soon thereafter launched a 650-mile walk throughout the Commonwealth geared toward meeting constituents and talking through issues. With Conroy's exit, contenders remaining in the Democratic primary race include Herb Robinson, a Newton resident; Marisa DeFranco, a North Shore lawyer; James C. King, a lawyer; and former Harvard Law professor…
Four Democrats seek to fill the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat vacated by Steven Tolman.
Tuesday, voters in Watertown, Belmont and parts of Cambridge and Boston will select the Democratic candidate for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. There are no candidates from the Republican or any other parties. Patch sent all the candidates the same set of questions to provide voters with some more insight into who they are, and why they are running. Read the candidates' responses: - Belmont State Rep. Will Brownsberger - Former state firefighters union president Bob McCarthy of Watertown - Brighton Attorney Tim Schofield - Watertown State Rep. Jonathan Hecht The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To see where you should go to vote, visit the Secretary of State's website.
The former state firefighters union president from Watertown discusses his views on some of the issues facing candidates for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Four Democrats seek to fill the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat vacated by Steven Tolman. The special preliminary election will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patch asked all four candidates a set of questions, the same set, to find out more about them. 1 - What areas of the state budget could be altered to make it more efficient, and how? Local aid should be increased — it is an investment in our future while preventing future layoffs and service reductions. After job creation, I think our first order of business is to focus our attention and energies on finding a way to control the continuing and escalating costs of health care. Premiums and procedural costs are strangling both our …
The Belmont State Rep. discusses his views on some of the issues facing candidates for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Four Democrats seek to fill the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat vacated by Steven Tolman. The special preliminary election will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patch asked all four candidates a set of questions, the same set, to find out more about them. 1 - What areas of the state budget could be altered to make it more efficient, and how? Waste and inefficiency is marbled into state agencies. One has to attack the problems on a job-by-job basis, so the challenge really belongs to managers in the executive and judicial branch, not legislators. Legislators need to avoid tying the hands of managers, which we do, for example, in the judicial branch, limiting the flexibility of court managers …
The Brighton attorney discusses his views on some of the issues facing candidates for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Four Democrats seek to fill the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat vacated by Steven Tolman. The special preliminary election will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patch asked all four candidates a set of questions, the same set, to find out more about them. 1 - What areas of the state budget could be altered to make it more efficient, and how? The Commonwealth regularly faces a budget deficit and has taken numerous steps to reduce waste and reform government. It is now clear, however, that we cannot cut our way out of this economic crisis and we cannot continue to ask working people and the most vulnerable to bear the burden alone. We have to make large corporations and the very wealthy pay …
The Watertown State Rep. discusses his views on some of the issues facing candidates for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Four Democrats seek to fill the Second Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat vacated by Steven Tolman. The special preliminary election will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Patch asked all four candidates a set of questions, the same set, to find out more about them. 1 - What areas of the state budget could be altered to make it more efficient, and how? Massachusetts currently collects $20 billion in taxes and allows $24 billion in tax breaks. I sponsored an amendment to last year’s budget that mandates a top to bottom review of every tax break. We need to examine if they are achieving their stated goals, and if we are receiving the intended public benefit. If we cut just 2 percent of the tax breaks, we…
WallSmart
12:42 pm on Friday, December 30, 2011
At the end of the day why did the fine gentlemen seek public office, for "positive vibes" perhaps? Not a word was said in his self-congratulatory letter about policy, belief or goals. Hopefully this individual will now quietly return to the obscurity that he so richly deserves. Farewell "Candidate Bob". more ›