Running at the roots
Wednesday's Gloucester Times has an article on local City Council candidate Jason Grow. Gloucester, like most cities, holds municipal elections this fall (primary in September, final in November).
His priority stands out:
I've met Jason, and I think that he'll be a forceful advocate for his positions, and a valuable voice for progressive concerns on the council. He's running for the Ward 1 council seat, which covers most of East Gloucester, which is the most politically-involved part of the city. The incumbent, Joe Ciolino, represents the traditional politics of Gloucester, which is very much focused on business and development issues, and less on the needs of the working people of the city.
It will be interesting to follow this race.
His priority stands out:
Jason Grow started his campaign to win the East Gloucester seat on the City Council by addressing the core of his issues.
"Funding, funding, funding — we don't have enough money," he said yesterday.
To that, he added civility inside the government and trust of it from outside.
I've met Jason, and I think that he'll be a forceful advocate for his positions, and a valuable voice for progressive concerns on the council. He's running for the Ward 1 council seat, which covers most of East Gloucester, which is the most politically-involved part of the city. The incumbent, Joe Ciolino, represents the traditional politics of Gloucester, which is very much focused on business and development issues, and less on the needs of the working people of the city.
It will be interesting to follow this race.
posted by Patrick Abegg @ 8:57 AM
2 Comments:
At 2:54 PM,
JGG said…
I've been in Jason's company on a couple of occasions. At the first, a coffee for Dem. Gubenatorial hopeful Deval Patrick, Jason got right to the point and asked the candidate the tough questions. On the second, the "Stand for Children" kickoff meeting, Jason, one of the new chapter's founders, facilitated the packed meeting with great aplomb. It was obvious during the extended Q&A session that he had done his homework in detail. He entertained all, and had immediate answers for, every question. He effortlessly moved and guided the process forward to it's very successful end; enlisting dues paying members, naming leaders, and planning immediate next steps for this fledgling organization. Jason is a no nonsence, let's get it done, guy. He'll be a great candidate.
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