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Josh Cutler
Dear Fellow Republican,
As proud members of the Republican party we are in the unfamiliar position of asking you to vote for a Democrat on November 2.
It takes an exceptional candidate for us to make this leap and Josh Cutler is just such a candidate. Josh is a person of great integrity, intellect and compassion.
Josh has spent the past decade running a small business and serving as a newspaper editor. He has consistently fought for the same goals we fight for –– fiscal responsibility, accountability and transparency in government, conservation of our open spaces and natural resources and common-sense, pro-business tax policies.
Tags: 6th Plymouth District, Josh Cutler
Brad Marston
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.”
Tags: 8th Suffolk Representative District, Brad Marston, Marty Walz, Massachusetts
Hayes drives Route 2 and Taxpayer Protection solutions to the ballot.
In addition to three statewide ballot questions, voters in the 37th Middlesex district towns of Shirley, Lunenburg, Lancaster, Harvard, Boxborough, and Acton will have two additional ballot questions for their consideration on November 2nd. State Representative candidate Kurt Hayes announced today that he and his supporters gathered the signatures that will put two non-binding questions before the voters of the district he hopes to serve as State Representative.
Question 4 will ask the voter, “Shall the representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would accelerate the completion of improvements to Route 2 in order to reduce traffic congestion and commute time and improve safety on Route 2 between I-495 and Route 128?”.
Question 5 will ask the voter, “Shall the representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would require proof of legal residence in Massachusetts before an applicant could obtain publicly-funded state benefits?”.
Tags: 37th Middlesex Representative District, Jen Benson, Kurt Hayes, Massachusetts
Jen Benson
“I will protect local aid for my towns” is a constant refrain from State Representatives on Beacon Hill, and Democrat Jennifer Benson is no exception. However, a look into the voting record and actions of the Democrat incumbent reveals the truth. The record doesn’t match the rhetoric.
As a freshman State Representative, one of Jennifer Benson’s first votes was to turn over emergency “9C cuts” power to the Governor. Rather than battle to protect local aid for her towns and force deep reforms in state government to fill the budget gap, Ms. Benson joined Democrat leadership in a party-line vote that turned over her legislative duty and responsibility to the Governor. Once granted this power, Governor Deval Patrick cut $128 million from lottery aid and additional assistance to towns.
Tags: 37th Middlesex Representative District, Jen Benson, Kurt Hayes, Massachusetts
Jim Gettens
SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
I support fully citizens’ Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. Massachusetts’ onerous and inane anti-law-abiding-citizens firearms laws, particularly provisions embodied in the draconian Chapter 180 of the Acts of 1998, should be abolished. Any Massachusetts resident not convicted of a violent crime or felony, who has not been treated for a mental illness involving a risk of harm to himself/herself or others, who is not an illegal narcotics user, and who passes an NRA-certified firearms safety course, should be entitled to own and possess firearms at home and carry a firearm concealed for all lawful purposes. I disagree with any Massachusetts or federal laws to the contrary.
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“I was disappointed to see that a supporter of Democrat incumbent Jennifer Benson submitted a letter to the editor repeating the slanderous attack my opponent made against me and my employer at a recent debate in Lunenburg. Even after it was pointed out that Ms. Benson simply had her facts wrong the slander continues.
Voters are fed up with these unfair political attacks that twist or even fabricate the facts. This deliberate slanderous attack is a desperate attempt by my opponent to take the focus off her voting record and flip-flops on taxes and casinos.
Tags: 37th Middlesex Representative District, Jennifer Benson, Kurt Hayes, Massachusetts
Gary Lowell
Gary Lowell was born and raised in Weymouth. He has lived in Weymouth his whole life and went to Weymouth public schools from K-12. After graduating from high school, Gary moved on to Bridgewater State University to study for his Bachelors degree. He is currently in his last year at Bridgewater State University and is set to graduate in May of 2011.
While attending BSU, Gary has become heavily involved in both the University administration and student clubs. In his role writing for the University’s newspaper, Gary has written many articles challenging the University administration on not respecting student rights. He is a big proponent of free speech rights and other rights guaranteed in the U.S. and Massachusetts Constitutions and has worked extensively to bring University policies in compliance with those rights.
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During the 2008 campaign for State Representative, Democrat candidate Jen Benson was clear in her opposition to three new resort-style casinos in Massachusetts. The statements came during a televised debate with Republican challenger Kurt Hayes. Candidate Jen Benson stated, “I do agree with my opponent, I was opposed to the Governor’s proposal to bring casinos to the state.”
Perhaps foreshadowing her coming flip-flop, candidate Benson concluded, “I know the issue will return at some point in the future because there are a lot of advocates to bring casinos into the state.”
Tags: 37th Middlesex Representative District, Jen Benson, Kurt Hayes, Massachusetts
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