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Another special election set to replace another senator
By adamg on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 2:13pm
Wicked Local Somerville reports the state has set April 13 for primaries and May 11 for the final election to replace year-in-jail former state Sen. Anthony Galluccio.
Charlestown lawyer Dan Hill, who was already running even before Galluccio tried to squeeze out a toothpaste-related alibi for positive Breathalyzer tests, said he will run in the Democratic primary, with an emphasis on creation of clean-energy jobs in the district:
We need to do everything we can to keep the best and the brightest on green technology here in Cambridge and Boston. As diverse as this senate district is, we’re actually well positioned to take the lead in the new 'green economy.' We've got innovation at Harvard and MIT, a highly-skilled labor force from Somerville to Saugus, and a disproportionate number of construction-trade manufacturers and distributors in Chelsea. Plus, we've got plenty of underutilized public and private buildings that could be converted into office and laboratory space, which would create even more jobs.
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Hmm..
I sure hope a teabagger runs, they've been so entertaining during the current election.
Yes, another election,
Yes, another election, political people will surely be busy around here until after the Presidential election in 2012 when we get a few months off...
I just wanted to comment on the tags. You seem to be missing Everett, Chelsea, Allston, Brighton, Revere and Saugus from the tags. In this district the biggest voting block is Everett and Chelsea is the third biggest block (having gotten only 150 less votes then Cambridge last time around) and Somerville, while I love that city, was the smallest of the voting blocks in 2007. If memory serves me correct the number of voters goes Everett, Cambridge, Chelsea, Charlestown, Allston/Brighton, Revere, Saugus, Somerville.
Only a tiny bit of Somerville
Only 2 of Somerville's 21 precincts are in Galluccio's district. I think of it as a Cambridge district that overlaps into some surrounding areas. Most of Somerville is represented by Pat Jehlen in the Senate.
About 20 percent
About 20 percent in:
http://www.rwinters.com/politics/index.html
Cambridge got: 2,187 votes in 2007 with 3 candidates in the race calling Cambridge home
Chelsea got: 2,060 votes in 2007 with 1 candidate in the race calling Chelsea home
Cambridge got 127 votes more then Chelsea even though it had 3 hometown candidates. How does that make it a Cambridge seat? You may also recall that before Jarrett Barrios took the seat Tom Birmingham of Chelsea held the seat and was President of the Senate as well.
Even more interesting is seeing that WITHOUT anyone from Everett in the final race that city still managed 2,844 votes in 2007. Everett had 657 more votes then Cambridge which is more votes then Allston/Brighton, Saugus, Revere or Somerville by themselves.
The Everett, Chelsea, Revere part of the map actually had enough votes in 2007 to represent more then 50 percent of the district.
That is not to say that Cambridge is not a huge part of the district, nor does it discount the influence Cambridge holds as part of the district.
I do agree with you, Somerville does only include 2 districts which equaled 332 votes in 2007.
Cambridge city councilor also running
Marjorie Decker, Kevin McCrea reports.