Steve Grossman – Keeping his Promises – Getting it Done
Emily Rooney interviewed Steve Grossman the other day. Here is a man who is simply keeping his promises and getting the job done.
In this clip he talks about moving money to local banks, getting the state’s checkbook online and more. The City of Worcester has done this and it has been helpful to citizens to see how their taxpayer dollars are being spent.
During the toughest part of the recession, when the credit markets froze up,it was the small local, community and regional banks that were the heroes. They stayed in there lending. They know the borrowers. This is a small business state. We are going to rise and fall based on the small business sector of the economy.
Take just a few mnutes to listen to the interview.
I’ve had the honor and privilege of getting to know Steve in my years of politics. He is one of the best.
Seriously, read all about it: Bank of North Dakota
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p>THEY never had a recession – their student loans are inexpensive…their bank never stopped lending and didn’t need a taxpayer bailout either – because the bank is owned by and run for the benefit of … the citizens of North Dakota.
I also had the privilege of meeting Steve last year, and was incredibly impressed by his vast knowledge of the financial industry and the steps Massachusetts need to take to ensure financial stability for businesses and citizens alike. After the troubling tenure of his predecessor, Steve Grossman is just what the doctor ordered. He knows and understands the job and keeps his promises. We can’t ask for more than that.
04/04/2011 Steve Grossman Fundraiser with Governor Patrick
Monday, April 4, 6 – 8 PM
China Pearl Restaurant, 9 Tyler Street, Boston
Please join us for a reception in support of our good friend Steve Grossman. Contribution levels: $500/$250/$125 per person. With questions contact Ari at ari@stevegrossman.com or 617.426.5118. RSVP and contribute.
Steve is going to be a great treasurer. I have always liked him. But, the election is over. he has been in office about 3 months with 3 years and 9 months left in his term. Why the need to continue with the high dollar fundraisers? Is there no breather for Democratic contributors? I think the whole non-stop money machine business has truly detracted from political participation and sullied the process.
My guess would be that the “high dollar fundraisers” in an off year are a product of our campaign finance law – you can only contribute $500/year, so candidates need to hold events throughout their term, not just during the election year, to maximize their fundraising.
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p>Elections aren’t cheap – per OCPF Grossman’s campaign still owes him $100,000 as of 12/31/10. (Polito’s owed her $226,000.)
Steve ended the last election spending everything he could to defeat an extraordinarily well-funded Republican. Steve began the year with very little in his campaign account. Even though he faces no election this year, he still has to maintain a significant communications presence to stay engaged with friends and supporters like ourselves, and he has to pay for his website, his database, a staffer to manage these activities, and a small office, which legally must be separate from his State House office.
to stop fundraising by shaking down businesses that do business with the lottery. It’s just that while the requests for proposal are “open” he won’t contact those companies. Is there any one else that thinks this is an inadequate response?
If you start seeing Scientific Games and GTech get more contracts with the state lottery, you’ll know it’s more of the same. If he turns them down, then I’ll regain faith in him.