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Wed Aug 18, 2010 at 09:15:51 AM EDT
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(Congrats on making the ballot, Jim. And thanks for offering us a refreshing choice! - promoted by eli_beckerman)
(I thought I'd share my campaign press release with the GMG community. I hope you will consider my candidacy. Jim)
BOSTON, August 17, 2010. Stow attorney Jim Henderson has filed over 5000 certified signatures with the state's elections officials, becoming one of the three sanctioned candidates, and the only independent, running for Secretary of the Commonwealth in this November's election. Henderson, the first unaffiliated candidate in a generation to seek the Secretary's office, submitted signatures from over 70% of the cities and towns in Massachusetts.
"My nomination reflects a strong interest among the voters across the state in having an independent choice for Secretary, unfettered by party politics and outside of the entrenched political bureaucracy in Boston," stated Henderson. |
| JimHenderson :: Henderson now the Independent Choice for Secretary |
| Referencing the Secretary's responsibility for election oversight and providing access to public information, Henderson continued, "The people of Massachusetts deserve a Secretary who will think outside the box. We must make state government truly transparent to all, as well as make our elections fairer and more accessible to both voters and candidates. With the technological tools available to us today, we can do so much more for the people than when the incumbent was first elected to this office almost 2 decades ago. I am the only candidate with both the desire to bring the Secretary's services into the 21st century, and the knowledge, background and understanding necessary to make it happen."
Mr. Henderson, a technology enthusiast whose 20-year law practice focuses on corporate law and estate planning, then offered his perspective on the campaign. "My candidacy is not about advancing a specific platform or agenda. Rather, it is about making sure that all residents of our great Commonwealth have fair and easy access to their government, no matter their background, their community or their politics. The people deserve this level of respect and independence from their state Secretary, and I will work hard to provide that."
Born and raised in the Boston area, Jim currently lives in Stow with his wife and two children. His campaign website can be found at http://www.JimForSOC.com. |
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"Now, is this the deal I would have preferred? No. I believe that we could have made the tough choices required - on entitlement reform and tax reform - right now, rather than through a special congressional committee process. But this compromise does make a serious down payment on the deficit reduction we need and gives each party a strong incentive to get a balanced plan done before the end of the year. Most importantly, it will allow us to avoid default and end the crisis that Washington imposed on the rest of America."
--President Barack Obama on the debt ceiling "deal"
"Despite Democratic control over the White House, despite Democratic control over the Senate, despite overwhelming opposition from the American people, a small minority of the members of the Republican-controlled House have successfully pushed an extreme right-wing agenda onto the American political landscape. It is an ideology which believes that despite the fact that the rich are getting richer, the middle class is shrinking, and poverty is increasing, all - all of the burden for deficit reduction should rest on working people."
--Independent Senator Bernie Sanders on the debt ceiling "deal"
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Then and Now
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Then...
"Last year Evergreen, a Massachusetts company, agreed to establish their first-ever United States based manufacturing facility here in Massachusetts. They did so, or are doing so, at Devens. They have now agreed and chosen to triple their size at Devens. Their next phase of expansion, right here in Massachusetts, a signature company in a signature sector, and we congratulate all of the folks at Evergreen and look forward to continuing to work with you...
We made a personal commitment to Evergreen for the sake of Evergreen, but also because we wanted to show that there are ways in which state government, in working together with private industry and with the utility companies, could begin to create a different kind of environment, a different kind of business climate here, to grow that sector, and it is happening. It's happening. Evergreen is one of the most prominent examples, but there are a whole host of examples."
--Governor Deval Patrick, April 7, 2008, boasting about state investment in Evergreen.
and Now...
"Evergreen Solar Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, completing a stunning reversal of fortune for a high-flying alternative-energy company that once seemed to herald a new era for the Massachusetts economy... At its peak, Evergreen employed roughly 900 people locally and attracted more than $50 million in state support, as its stock price soared above $100 a share.
Yesterday, Evergreen's stock closed at 18 cents. The company shuttered its manufacturing plant in Devens earlier this year and now has only 85 employees left. Massachusetts is one of its top creditors, owed $1.5 million in rent."
--Erin Ailworth, Boston Globe, August 16, 2011
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