The Editors of Blue Mass. Group heartily endorse Sonia Chang-Diaz's campaign for the Second Suffolk Senate district. Chang-Diaz is taking on the long-time incumbent Dianne Wilkerson, whose service on Beacon Hill has been plagued with … [Read more...]
Anti-Incumbent: Melissa Murgo challenges John Fresolo
One campaign issue is the long-delayed connector between route 146 and the Mass Pike - the lack of which I've grumbled about many a time. According to the Telegram & Gazette, Fresolo said the Route 146/Massachusetts Turnpike … [Read more...]
John Bonifaz for Secretary of State
Galvin did some good things earlier in his time in office (like getting rid of punch card ballots), but lately he seems to have lost his way. The fact that there are four different voting rights investigations ongoing in Massachusetts … [Read more...]
The anti-Incumbents: Sean Fitzgerald takes on Joyce Spiliotis
Third in an occasional series of posts on candidates challenging Democratic incumbents in the legislature.Sean Fitzgerald has lived in Peabody for most of his life. Now, after having held an impressive variety of public service … [Read more...]
John Bonifaz Convention Video and Speech
After the video played, Bonifaz appealed to delegates to put him on the primary ballot, with this speech:There are several more videos of Bonifaz on my YouTube Bonifaz playlist, including one by a videographer who went to Ohio after the … [Read more...]
The anti-Incumbents: Deirdre Healy takes on Senator Harriette Chandler
Second in an occasional series of posts on candidates challenging Democratic incumbents in the legislature.Deirdre Healy, a lawyer, long-time environmentalist, and long-time Worcester resident, is challenging incumbent Senator Harriette … [Read more...]
BMG chats with Sonia Chang-Diaz
Our first question for Chang-Diaz was why she decided to jump in. Her answer, not surprisingly, is that voters deserve to have their elected officials both represent their policy values, and uphold a high standard of conduct, … [Read more...]
The anti-Incumbents: Leah O’Leary takes on John Rogers
First in an occasional series of posts on candidates challenging Democratic incumbents in the legislature.As we've already discussed, there are very very few Democrats trying to dislodge incumbent Democrats in the legislature this … [Read more...]
Sonia Chang-Diaz: Calling for a “high standard”
In light of the recent murder of Analicia Perry, who was killed on the same spot as her brother some four years earlier, David asked, What is it going to take for city and state to react to public safety crisis? Chang-Diaz related the … [Read more...]