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The race is very close. Suzanne Bump has been maintaining a slight lead in the polls. In a recent Suffolk University/7News Poll, Suzanne Bump led Mary Connaughton 29 to 27%. A Globe poll two weeks later has Bump leading Connaughton 33 to 29%. With 5 weeks left before the election, 40% of voters have still not made up their minds.
Tags: Mary Connaughton, Massachusetts, State Auditor, Suzanne Bump
Suzanne Bump Issues a Statement Condemning Glodis’ Failure to Pay Taxes
Plus a list of Guy Glodis’ “top 10″ other Ethics Problems
Guy Glodis’ campaign is also named, but he is taking a very strange position – he claims that it wasn’t an oversight – and he won’t pay.
Tags: Guy Glodis, Massachusetts, Mike Lake, Patronage, State Auditor, Suzanne Bump
Suzanne Bump
The Suzanne Bump campaign has been rolling out several press-releases per week with the endorsement’s she’s gathering. I asked them to send us a complete list of her endosements so far. Seeing them all at once gives us a clearer picture of who is lining up behind her, and what her political constituencies are.
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There are 5 candidates running for Massachusetts State Auditor:
| Candidate | Media | Finance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| » Suzanne Bump (D) |     | ||
| » Guy Glodis (D) |  | ||
| » Mike Lake (D) | | ||
| » Mary Connaughton (R) | | ||
| » Kamal Jain (R) | | ||
| » Nat Fortune (G) | |
What does the State Auditor do?
The office of the state auditor (OSA) provides oversight into state agencies to make sure that funds are being spent legally, wisely and for the purposes intended by the legislature. The OSA is a watchdog agency that looks out for such things as:
State Auditor is a position where political party or ideology matters less than the auditor being someone with experience understanding how large organizations are funded, what are good accounting practices and most importantly someone with the highest level of integrity and honesty.
Tags: Guy Glodis, Joe DiNucci, Kamal Jain, Mary Connaughton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Auditor, Mike Lake, Nat Fortune, Suzanne Bump
3 of 8 Governor's Council Seats Open 
Massachusetts 2010 Congressional Results (Town By Town) Governor's Council 2nd District: Jubinville, Timilty, Glovsky 3rd Plymouth Representative District Candidates: Bradley, Finnerty Interview with Steven Glovsky, Candidate for Governor's Council 2nd District 
Deval Patrick and Insider Deals with National Grid Sean Bielat Crushes Barney Frank in Debate on WGBH's Greater Boston 
Interview with Rich Mitchell, Candidate for Governor's Council 2nd District Massachusetts 2010 Legislative Race Results ( State Senate and State House ) David Smith Challenging Rep Susan Gifford for the 2nd Plymouth Representative District 
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