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

[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.

Pat Jehlen

[cos]

And if you live in Somerville, you're either in one of the two districts I wrote about the other day (Green vs. Toomey, Sciortino vs. Ciampa), or you're in Jehlen's district. However, I believe that Jehlen's danger is not in the primary tomorrow, but in the general election in November, since I think her challenger is a Republican.
(And yes, I like Pat Jehlen and hope she wins)

Re: Pat Jehlen

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

You're right, of course...I forgot that she's unopposed for the primary. But yes, she does have a Republican challenger for November.

I'm currently in the middle of arranging a house party for Pat, to take place probably on October 20. I'll likely post it to this forum.