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The race to replace Travaglini
By adamg on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 9:38pm
Sco lists initial contenders for the First Suffolk and Middlesex senate district, which includes East Boston, the North End, Winthrop, most of Revere and parts of Cambridge.
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Toomey drops out of the race to succeed Travaglini
Tim Toomey sent out a press release today (March 27) announcing that he will not be a candidate in the special election to succeed Robert Travaglini in the State Senate. Here it is:
NEWS RELEASE
Toomey Will Not Seek Senate Seat
Cambridge, MA -State Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. (D - Cambridge/Somerville) has decided not to run for the State Senate seat vacated by former Senate President Robert Travaglini.
"I am incredibly appreciative of the many people that offered their support and backing," Toomey said. "In the end, however, I realized that what I love most about being in politics is the daily interaction with my friends, neighbors and constituents in Somerville and Cambridge."
"I have proudly served the people of the 26th Middlesex District for the last 15 years as their State Representative and I've been a Cambridge City Councilor for the past 18 years. The people of Somerville and Cambridge have supported me time and time again, election after election. If I had entered this race, all of my energy and focus would have been on the campaign. I feel that the campaign and demands of representing an expanded district would detract from the attention and care I am used to giving to my constituent base in Cambridge and Somerville, and today I reaffirm my commitment to the families of Somerville and Cambridge."
"A victory in the special election would have pulled me away from projects and issues in Somerville that I have been involved in for years," Toomey said. "The Green Line extension and redevelopment of Assembly Square will have a major impact on the future of East Somerville and Union Square and I am determined to continue to make sure that the interests of my constituents are considered. New Americans face tremendous social and economic injustices; I want to remain a leader in the fight for immigrant rights at the local and state level. My constituents need more affordable housing, better access to quality health care and help in keeping their neighborhoods safe. Those are their priorities and those are my priorities."