Massachusetts Democratic Primary September 9 . Post about your faves.
Great resource for 2014 primary and general election info.
http://massachusetts.state-election.info/
For Governor, I think I am voting for Berwick, the only gubernatorial candidate who advocates single payer. I don't agree with him on everything and he'll lose, of course, because the money is going to Coakley and Grossman. (Money always hates the left.)
However, I will vote for him anyway, just to show some in Massachusetts are for single payer.
http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/progressive_massachusetts_a_li.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election,_2014
http://massachusetts.state-election.info/
I see primaries as the golden opportunity for Democrats to show what they really want, without worrying that their vote might help the right.
Who are your faves in the primary--not necessarily only for governor--and why?
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Conroy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Conroy
Born in NYC, raised in CT.
Undergrad degree in economics and grad degree in finance. Good degrees for a treasurer. Worked for Gary Hart and Mikulski. Spent 10 years in State Department on resettlement of refugees and 16 years in consulting with unspecified firmse. Then ran for Mass. state rep? Seems like a fishy career path.
Seems the most qualified for the job on paper, but the cv raises questions for me.
Goldberg and infrastructure banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Goldberg
She is a Stop & Shop heir, not a point in her favor, in my book, but I don't want to hold her DNA against her. Law degree from BC, MBA Harvard. Have to wonder how Stop & Shop dough could not get her into Harvard law or even BU.
Worked for Stop & Shop "in various executive positions" until it was sold in 1988. Color me questioning her cv.
Then, she became a Brookline selectman and is currently a town meeting member.
She is also the President of Adoptions With Love and an Advisory Board member of the Greater Boston Food Bank. She was one of the founders and the treasurer of a school for kids with severe cognitive disabilities.
Infrastructure banks. As stated upthread, the DLC pushed these for years, starting with schools and Obama mentioned them in an SOS. Dem Dodd and Republican Hagel (now Secretary of "Defense"
introduced a bill but it never came out of committee. Seems like a good idea on the surface. However, the devil could be in the details, like the interest rate paid private investors.
Finegold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Finegold
A more impressive wiki bio than Goldberg, IMO.
In 2003, the DLC named him one of 100 Democrats to watch, not a point in his favor from my perspective, but who knows why the DLC did that? Market Basket employees in his ad, crediting him with bringing their struggle to the public eye.
Finegold was elected to the Andover Board of Selectmen at age 24. A year later, in 1996, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was the youngest member of his freshman class. He held this position for 11 years, representing the 17th Essex District, consisting of Andover, Tewksbury and Lawrence. In 2010, he won election to the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Essex and Middlesex District consisting of Andover, Dracut, Lawrence and Tewksbury. In 2012, he was re-elected to the Senate with 65% of the vote.
Barry was a candidate in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007. Marty Meehan, the incumbent, stepped down to take the Chancellor position at UMass Lowell. Barry came in 4th place in the Democratic Primary, losing to Niki Tsongas who went on to win the general election. The primary election occurred on September 4, 2007, and the election occurred on October 16, 2007.
During his time on Beacon Hill, Finegold has proposed and enacted numerous pieces of legislation on critical issues, such as:
The "Massachusetts Renewable Energy Road Map," a package of policy ideas designed to invigorate the Massachusetts economy and protect the environment with research-and-development grants and tax incentives for Massachusetts companies developing fuel-cell technology. The legislation also creates a $1,500 state tax credit for consumers who purchase hybrid vehicles.[2]
The Safe Havens Act allows parents who are unable to care for their newborn to drop the infant off at a marked fire station, police station or emergency room without fear of prosecution. Baby Safe Haven has expanded its services to a hot-line that advises expecting parents on their options. The law has saved 15 babies to date in the Commonwealth.[3]
In 2000, Finegold authored the Holocaust Restitution Bill, which ensured that the 3,500 Massachusetts holocaust survivors did not have to pay taxes or incur penalties on recovered assets from the Swiss Government.
In the 2007 budget cycle, Finegold brought funding to keep De La Mano, a Spanish-speaking battered women’s hotline, up and running.
In Finegold's partnership with police chief John Romero, crime rates have continued to decrease in the city of Lawrence.
Finegold brought home funding to ensure that Andover Youth Services can continue in its mission to foster education and personal growth in our youth.
With Finegold’s help, the Lawrence school system has benefited from 2 new buildings, 3 new schools, and increased funding.
In 1999, Finegold won the Kennedy School Fenn Award for Political Leadership for his leadership in bringing together legislators and officials from New Hampshire and Massachusetts to address the traffic problems on I-93. His efforts led to the opening of the breakdown lane during rush hours, which greatly reduced congestion during peak commuting hours.[4]
more at ehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Finegold
In 2003, the DLC named him one of 100 Democrats to watch. Not a point in his favor with me, but that could have been simply because of his 1999 award and success at a relatively young age.
His cv impresses me a lot more than Goldberg's but I am still torn.
FWIW, state Dem Party went 39% for Goldberg, almost 34% for Conroy and around 27% for Finegold.
And Fox 25 News is indeed part of the Fox Broadcasting "family." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_25
Second of all, that is a common way for people in Mass. to put it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1057&pid=1657
Besides calling me a liar wrongfully, what other lies are you going to tell about me?
Third of all, thanks for echoing Tolman's sexist tone.
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