Hey Medford, Waltham, Revere, Melrose, Natick, Framingham
friends (and the rest of MA 5th Congressional district)! Know how it
feels like Congress isn't representing us right now? It's literally
true, because we don't have a Representative in the House at the moment.
The primary for the special election to fill now-Senator Ed Markey's former congressional seat is TOMORROW, October 15th.
If you want to check if this election is relevant to you, enter your address here and scroll to the bottom of the results. If you see "Congressional: VACANT -- FIFTH DISTRICT", then this is for you. That page also reminds you where your polling station is.
I'll be voting in the Democratic primary for State Senator Will Brownsberger. He strikes me as a strong liberal with a particularly open-minded. Congress is suffering from a plague of absolutist thinking. Brownsberger understands that for government to function, both parties need to be willing to negotiate on all the issues.
I am favorably impressed by his concern about privacy issues and support for pro-privacy legislation in MA, including opposing the expansion of wire tapping to include those suspected of minor offenses like drug possession, cosponsoring the Electronic Privacy Act which would update and strengthen protections related to email, phone, and location data, and cosponsoring the Act to Regulate the Use of Automatic License Plate Reader Systems.
I am also totally wowed by his engagement with constituents. Where most politicians have an "On this Issues" page with brief, vague paragraphs, Brownsberger's website includes discussion forums where he not only answers questions, but actually engages in back and forth dialog with anyone who wants to write to him. Way to engage with constituents in the 21st century.
Read more about Brownsberger and the other Democratic candidates on their campaign websites (vaguely ordered by my preference):
If you're voting in the Republican primary, your options are (not ordered):
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