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An Open Seat and a Perfect Candidate

December 3, 2007 By Ryan

As it happens, one of BlogLeft Massachusetts’s very own, Lori Ehrlich, has jumped in the race – and I’ve jumped to support her, taking the unenviable position of Field Director. She’s earned her progressive bonafides by being a community leader on the environment for years – and lead she has done. As a leader of HealthLink, a local advocacy group pushing for a strong environment, she’s helped clean a polluted reservoir that over 80,000 people now use. She’s also built a successful small business as a CPA, which has given her insight into all sorts of things, from out-of-control health care costs to what it takes to build a vibrant local economy.

While she kicked off her campaign about two weeks ago, giving her first speech for supporters and the press on the Swampscott and Lynn line, last night served as the real beginning for me. About 40 of us gathered at her house in Marblehead, enjoying pizza and each others’ company, discussing just how we’re going to win this campaign so we can bring strong community leadership to Massachusetts for all to enjoy. I was amazed by the turnout, which ranged from a plethora of local campaign volunteers to my friend and fellow blogger John Hosty, who’s so excited about the race that he came, even though he doesn’t even live in the district.

It’s clear that a lot of people get it: this is a race that will impact the entire state, a chance to put a true leader in office who’s worked for years on the sideline trying to institute change. It’s a chance to get that kind of community leader involved on Beacon Hill, changing the culture of how our government works. There’s no other way to tackle our health care system, unsustainable budgets (largely because of health care costs) and obstacles in creating a strong and diverse economy than by electing true leaders we can count on.

Hopefully, many of you will do your part to create that change. After all, without the grassroots – your help – Lori Ehrlich will have no chance to hear the music, win the seat and create a strong ally for our entire budding movement seeking to change Massachusetts for the better.

Notes:

The primary for this special election will be on the same day as the recently moved-up Massachusetts Presidential Primary. So, not only is this going to be a quick election, but there’s probably going to be a higher-than-usual turnout.

Finally, I cross-posted this on Ryan’s Take.

Full Disclosure:

My blogs and diaries function independently of the campaign. My words are my own. None of what I say should be attributed to the campaign, or taken as Lori’s views.

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  1. ryepower12 says

    December 3, 2007 at 3:17 pm

    LOL

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