Articles by Brad Marston

Brad Marston is a candidate for the 8th Suffolk Representative District.

Brad Marston: On Political Courage it’s really no contest

October 27, 2010 in Walz Marston by Brad Marston | View Comments

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Brad Marston scores perfect 100% on national organization’s Political Courage Test

The Friends of Brad Marston Committee announced today that Project Vote Smart, a major national non-partisan research organization has released the results of its Political Courage Test.

According to information posted on their website www.VoteSmart.org, Brad Marston who is challenging Democratic incumbent Representative Marty Walz in the Eighth Suffolk District scored 100%. Representative Walz scored 0%.

The following statement was posted on Representative Walz’s page on the organization’s website:

“Representative Martha ‘Marty’ Walz refused to tell citizens where he/she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.”

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Marston Campaign accuses Representative Marty Walz of blocking debates

October 12, 2010 in Walz Marston by Brad Marston | View Comments

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Candidate for State Representative in the Eighth Suffolk willing to debate incumbent “Anywhere. Anytime”

In July, Representative Walz told her Republican challenger in the Eighth Suffolk District via letter “I anticipate that local organizations will organize debates this fall, and I look forward to participating in them with you.” With only three weeks left before Election Day, no community organizations or local press have stepped forward to host/sponsor a debate. The Marston campaign is pushing for debates. The heads of both the Beacon Hill and West End Civic Associations have stated they want to sponsor debates. Yet they still aren’t happening.

In a statement released by the Brad Marston for State Representative campaign Marston said “If Representative Walz had simply told me she wasn’t interested in debating me I could respect that. I wouldn’t think it served the interests of the voters, but I could at least respect it. To tell me that she is “looking forward to participating in [debates]” but then going behind my back and blocking them smacks of the ‘politics as usual’, ‘say one thing and do another’ scheming that voters tell me they are are fed up with and is typical of Representative Walz.

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Brad Marston: Budget realities – The $6 billion solution.

August 12, 2010 in Budget, Patronage Jobs, Tax Cuts, Walz Marston by Brad Marston | View Comments

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One of the great things about having so many candidates contesting seats in the legislature this year is that we are finally having an open, honest conversation about the direction of our state government. I believe one of the most important questions we face is the direction of government directed spending of taxpayer’s money. Our current course is simply unsustainable.

We don’t have a revenue crisis. State government has a spending crisis. The legislature created this crisis over a number of years and we won’t be able to solve it overnight. Both the House and Senate GOP Caucus have offered plans for at least the last two sessions which would have reduced state spending by at least $1 billion a year. Unfortunately even that isn’t enough. Last year the legislature raised taxes by nearly $2 billion but we are still facing a $2.5 billion deficit next year.

As a fiscal conservative and one of the original 10 signers of the the citizen’s petition to roll back the sales tax to 3%, I am often challenged by defenders of the status quo with the question, “What would you cut?” The question is disingenuous. It is nearly impossible to say exactly what I would cut as our state government doesn’t tell us exactly what they spend our money on. However, I can tell you precisely the process I would use to determine what spending should be cut.

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Senator Scott Brown to campaign for Brad Marston

August 10, 2010 in Walz Marston by Brad Marston | View Comments

Senator Scott Brown will appear at a fundraising reception for Brad Marston’s campaign for Massachusetts State Representative in the Eighth Suffolk District. The event will be held at The Kinsale, 2 Center Plaza, Cambridge Street in Boston on August 25th at 6:30 pm.

In a statement, Mr. Marston said “I am honored to have Senator Brown’s support. I intend to legislate on Beacon Hill in the same bipartisan fashion as he has in Washington DC. Senator Brown attended my campaign kick off back in November where I said it was time to ‘not look for the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but rather we need to look for the right answer.’

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Brad Marston: Are you serious about the 2010 elections?

July 22, 2010 in Walz Marston by Brad Marston | View Comments

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As this is my first post here I will keep it brief. First and foremost I would like to thank the Editors of Massachusetts Election 2010 for the opportunity to share my thoughts.

I recently received a campaign mailer from my State Representative in the Eighth Suffolk District (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, The West End and part of Cambridge) who I am challenging in the November election. I took exception to a number of points she made but one phrase really struck me. “From ethics reform to transportation reform, we have made real progress, but much work remains.”

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