Many of us who are blessed with being autistic rankle at the term "disorder" -- our condition is a part of the natural order of things, and is, perhaps a "different" order, if you will. I find this latest video by Autism Speaks to be quite … [Read more...]
Dem State Committee Vacancy – First Essex and Middlesex
My web site has some of the basic information about this election and the district at http://home.earthlink.net/~abe... I've had the chance to meet with committees across the district (so far, Wilmington, Groveland, West Newbury, Newbury, … [Read more...]
Democratic State Commitee election reform
A committee report is being presented Tuesday night, with a draft available at http://massdems.org/docs/Saxe%... A final version of this report has been promised but was not on the site as of 2:30 Monday. The DSC elects members in several … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to Members of the Democratic State Committee
My activism in the party has afforded me the opportunity to play a role at all levels of elective politics. I ran for an at-large seat on the Boston city council (in 2005, I lost by 2.5% points after earning nearly 30,000 votes as … [Read more...]
Another candidate for Democratic State Committee
Christopher Jenkins- Dracut My name is Christopher Jenkins and I am a candidate for one of the four male youth seats which you will be filling on March 8th. I have several times been a delegate to the state convention, both youth and … [Read more...]
I’m Running for the Democratic State Committee
Now that the Democratic Party's mailer is out, it's not exactly a big secret that I'm running for one of 5 male GLBT at-large seats on the Democratic State Committee. There are many reasons why I'm running, but chief among them is this: we, … [Read more...]
Who wants to run for Democratic State Committee?
The state election law (Chapter 52 of the General Laws) specifies that the State Committee for each party is elected at the same election as the primary for president, with terms that last four years, plus any additional members that the … [Read more...]
Volunteers needed
The Worcester Area Host Committee is looking for volunteers for the DSC Convention on June 2 and 3. If you want to bring a friend or your spouse to the convention they can volunteer for 2 hours and get into the convention. We also would … [Read more...]