election question

[hvanaels.livejournal.com]

Thanks to everyone who's posted such great info on tomorrow's primaries, especially those who've explained the differences between some of the state house and senate candidates. There's one other contested spot on my ballot that I'm trying to figure out: Middlesex County Sheriff.

Anyone know anything about what the responsibilities of that position are? Or why James DiPaola, Robert A. DeMoura, or Brian M. Gillis should or should not get my vote?

While we're at it, anybody have any $.02 to offer on any other local races that haven't been mentioned yet? The more local the race the harder the time I seem to have finding good info online about the candidates...

Comments

[saraheeyore.livejournal.com]

I found this article (http://www2.townonline.com/belmont/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=81440) this morning. Not sure how informative it is, but it's a start.

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

i really like <http://www.vote-smart.org>vote smart as it has lots of objective information about candidates including stuff they've written themselves, ratings from non-profit orgs and voting records.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

If you are liberal/progressive and you live in Pat Jehlen's district*, you should vote for her. She's been a staunch supporter of gay/lesbian/transgender rights, has worked hard to try to get the Green Line into Somerville, and is just a nifty person.

*DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Twenty-seventh Middlesex. - Consisting of precinct 3 of ward 2, all precincts of ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and all precincts of wards 5 and 6, of the city of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

sadly, both the state Representative and Senator from my district appear to be running unopposed. Gotta love living in a one-party state. :-/

[rmd.livejournal.com]

The more local the race the harder the time I seem to have finding good info online about the candidates...

article from the globe about the race (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/07/08/dipaola_dealt_pair_in_race_for_sheriff/?rss_id=Boston%20Globe%20--%20City%20%2F%20Region%20News)

article from the cambridge chronicle (http://www2.townonline.com/cambridge/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=73691&format=)

[jadelennox]

Here's what I found this morning

http://www.demourasheriff.com/
http://www.briangillisforsheriff.com/

DeMoura needs some major punctuation help. I know that's not what I should be looking for in a sheriff, but I admit I can't help but be biased by amateur self-presentation in a candidate. Not to mention that his entire platform seems to be "I'm not the other guy".