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Tomorrow (Tuesday Sept 3rd) is the final day to vote in the state Democratic primary for State Representative in Newton and Brookline! If you have not yet had a chance to vote yet, you can vote at your regular polling location between 7 AM and 8 PM or drop off your vote-by-mail ballot envelope at the secure dropbox outside city/town hall by 8 PM. All ballots must be received by 8 PM to count, and there is no general election race for this seat; tomorrow is effectively the final day of the election. I hope to earn your vote tomorrow!
Happy Labor Day!
As the son of a union nurse, I am so proud to have been endorsed in this race by more than a dozen labor unions representing a wide array of professions and occupations, and I know this network will be invaluable on Beacon Hill as your next State Representative.
This morning I stopped by the UNITE HERE Local 26 hotel workers picket line and rally, featuring Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, and there were so many union brothers and sisters there in solidarity who knew my name, where I’m running, and what I’m about. That is hard-won name recognition for someone who will be a first-termer, and it builds on the past nine years of relationship-building I have done at the State level, even as a City Councilor.
On Saturday, I was immensely grateful to volunteers from 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the Newton Teachers Association, Progressive Mass, and Mass Alliance for knocking doors across more than a quarter of the entire district in one day! The excitement they reported from voters was wonderful to hear.
Altogether, by tomorrow, this campaign will have knocked more than 12,000 doors since February, and I myself have knocked more than 8,300! The thousands of conversations we have had at the doors about the issues facing our district and the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts have helped inform and inspire me, and I know I will be an even stronger State Representative for you because of this process. It has always helped guide my focus on constituent services and communications as a Councilor, and it will continue to do so in this next role.
I’m asking for your vote tomorrow
I’m asking for your vote on Tuesday to elect me as a your full-time State Representative in the 12th Middlesex District, so that we can fight for continual progress on climate action, housing supply and displacement, reliability of our public transit, and public education and childcare for all, and so that we can affirmatively expand our state’s reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, disability rights, and labor rights.
We need to protect the most vulnerable in our society, from those living in long term care to refugees fleeing conflict and minority faiths whose freedom of worship is under threat. We need to work together to confront the social alienation, economic breakdowns, and violence that lead to cycles of mental crisis and substance abuse – and to provide the care and support to those already facing these struggles.
To do any of this, we need to recognize that business as usual in our legislature is not working, and that it doesn’t have to be done this way. We need a representative who brings State House and statewide relationships that extend beyond just the Leadership of the legislature.
This is the year to pass the torch. This is the time to believe in Massachusetts, our ability to live up to the promise of our reputation as national leaders once again, and our capacity to do the great things that will keep our society healthy and growing.
It is only by expanding our capacities as a society and lifting up all our people together, instead of retreating from our responsibilities to one another, that we can thrive – and create a general prosperity.
A Commonwealth for everyone is not a moral stance but a necessity for all of us, if we hope to succeed in a challenging century. We in Massachusetts should be a Beacon to the nation, and a peer in the world.
See you at the polls tomorrow between 7 AM and 8 PM. With an open seat for the first time since 1998, we expect very high turnout!
If you are interested in holding a sign at a polling place for our campaign, you can sign up here! Thank you so much to everyone who has volunteered in this effort. Big things are only possible with all of us together.