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Pam Richardson
There is a tight primary race between Pam Richardson and Chris Walsh. Both candidates are running on a platform of improving the ecomony, finding jobs in their district and revitalizing Framingham’s Downtown.
In the last election Chris Walsh almost unseated Richardson – coming within 138 votes. That election was a three way primary race with Dawn Harness. Given the anti-incumbent mood, and the removal of a third challenger, makes Walsh’s challenge becomes much stronger.
Pam Richardson
Pam Richardson was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006. Prior to being elected to the house she was Vice Chair of the Framingham School Committee and was a member of Framinham’s Town Meeting. She has two sons who currently attend Framingham public schools. She was appointed to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight and the House Committee on Steering and Policy.
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Tags: 6th Middlesex Representative District, Beacon Hill, Chris Walsh, Massachusetts, Pam Richardson
Rep. Robert Nyman
Rhonda Nyman, wife of the late state Rep. Robert Nyman, will seek his House seat, according to the State House News Service.
Before Rep. Robert Nyman’s unexpected passing, the 5th Plymouth district was considered a safe Democratic seat.
Rep. Nyman was extremely popular in his district. No Democratic candidate wanted to challenge him, and the two Republican challengers, Jared Valenzola and Korey Welch seemed like only token opposition. They are both very young, inexperienced in politics, and not particularly well financed.
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Tags: 5th Plymouth Representative District, Beacon Hill, Jared Valanzola, Korey Welch, Massachusetts, Rhonda Nyman, Robert Nyman
Ray Medeiros
We received an update from Ray Medeiros who is running for Representative in the 9th Representative district, (Dartmouth, Freetown, Lakeville, New Bedford). Ray is an electrician with a young family. His campaign’s message is focused on advocating for working families.
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Tags: Beacon Hill, Dartmouth, Freetown, Lakeville, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Ninth Bristol Representative District, Ray Medeiros
Rep. Robert Nyman
Rep. Robert Nyman was found dead at his home last night. The Globe is reporting:
Massachusetts State Representative Robert Nyman, 49, was found dead in a swimming pool at his Hanover home Friday night, authorities said.
Nyman had gone to a local golf course earlier in the day to participate in the planning of a charity event and returned home briefly and then went back to the course at approximately 1 p.m., according to a statement from the office of Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz.
It was not clear when he returned home again, but his family came home at about 8:30 p.m. and found him unresponsive in the family pool, according to the statement. The cause and circumstances of his death were not released.
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Tags: 5th Plymouth Representative District, Beacon Hill, Massachusetts, Robert Nyman
Josh Cutler
Josh Cutler is a candidate for the 6th Plymouth Representative District (Duxbury, Halifax, Hanson and Pembroke).
Cutler was honored as one of the region’s top 40 young business leaders last week. The “40 under 40” awards, sponsored by Plymouth and Cape Business Magazine, are designed “to spotlight young business leaders who excel in their industry and show dynamic leadership.” An awards banquet was held at the Plymouth Radisson on Wednesday. Cutler, 39, previously served 10 years as publisher of a family-owned newspaper business. He is running for state representative as the Democratic candidate in the 6th Plymouth District. For more information on the Cutler Campaign, visit www.joshcutler.com.
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Tags: 6th Plymouth Representative District, Beacon Hill, Daniel Webster, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanson, Josh Cutler, Massachusetts, Pembroke
Mike Walsh
Attorney Mike Walsh, Democract from Westwood, officially announced his candidacy for the Suffolk and Norfolk State Senate District. (Westwood, Norwood, Dedham, West Roxbury, Roslindale and Hyde Park )
State Rep. Mike Rush is also running for the seat, but he has been dogged by his close ties to the Probation Department Patronage Scandal. It’s a dirty and fascinating story about how insider politics works in Massachusetts.
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Tags: Beacon Hill, Brad Williams, Dedham, Hyde Park, Massachusetts, Mike Rush, Mike Walsh, Norwood, Roslindale, State Senate, Suffolk and Norfolk State Senate District, West Roxbury, Westwood
Jennifer Callahan
Jennifer Callahan
Jennifer Callahan is a 5 term Representative from the 18th Worcester district. She grew up in Sutton on her parent’s apple farm. She is a nurse by training, and worked as a maternal child health coordinator at the VNA of Southern Worcester County as a trauma nurse at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Much of her legislative focus has been on health care, particularly access to primary care, pediatrics and tick-borne illnesses.
Though she styles herself a as “liberal legislator,” she is representing a district which has been trending sharply Republican in recent years.
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Tags: 18th Worcester District, Beacon Hill, Bellingham, Blackstone, Jennifer Callahan, MA05, Massachusetts, Millville, Ryan Fattman, Sutton, Uxbridge
Brad Williams
Update: Rush denies involvement in note to Roslindale Transcript
Brad Williams and Rep. Mike Rush are both candidates for State Senate in the Suffolk and Norfolk District currently represented by Marian Walsh who is not seeking re-election.
Rep. Rush has been deeply entangled in the recent Probation Department patronage jobs scandal. It has been reported that Rep. Rush is one of the people who are able to help family and political supporters secure jobs at Probation, and that he was instrumental in getting a promotion for his father James Rush. Two years after being promoted to Chief Probation Officer, James Rush retired under a cloud of allegations of racial and sexual harassment of two employees at Probation. It is said that Mike Rush has been seeking revenge against Justice Mulligan ever since.
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Tags: Beacon Hill, Brad Williams, Massachusetts, Mike Rush, State Senate, Suffolk and Norfolk
