Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Cambridge to represent "ABC" district on Beacon Hill.
Cambridge resident Dave Rogers claimed a decisive victory to become the next State Representative of the 24th Middlesex District on Beacon Hill after soundly defeating two Belmont residents in Tuesday's General Election. The business attorney, who ran on his willingness to be an independent voice despite party affiliation, won nearly 50 percent of Belmont voters while trouncing Independent Jim Gammill and Republican Tomi Olson in the Arlington and Cambridge precincts. In the end, Rogers was the clear winner, winning three times the votes of his two challengers. The results for the three towns in the "ABC" district were: While not being from Belmont, Rogers ran an aggressive retail political campaign, knocking on thousands of doors in …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers' final appeals to the voters of the 24th Middlesex District.
Jim Gammill, Independent Open Innovative Government I am running as your neighbor. For 26 years I lived in the district, raising a family and enjoying all the benefits that come with calling Belmont and Arlington my home. For about ten thousand days you've seen me on the bus, on the bike paths, at the playgrounds, coaching sports teams, organizing outreach activities, and also just hanging out. I know this district first hand. I bring thirty-five years of professional experience to this race. As someone with a long track record of original ideas, I will make unique contributions to the legislative process. But the most powerful thing I'll bring to this job is your mandate and authority. By electing me over the two party candidates, you …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Part of a series of weekly questions to the candidates for the 24th Middlesex District race.
Each week for the remainder of the campaign, Arlington Patch will be providing a "Question of the Week" to the candidates for the House of Representative's 24th Middlesex District – Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers – that will run on Thursday mornings. Below is the question and the candidates' answers. Question If elected, what would be your first two choices for committees assignments in the state House of Representatives and why? Jim Gammil, Independent Every newly elected member looks forward to sitting down with the Speaker to discuss committee assignments, and I will be no different. Fortunately, I already know Democratic Majority Whip Rep. Byron Rushing, having worked with him for years as officers of the Episcopal Diocese of…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Part of a series of weekly questions to the candidates for the 24th Middlesex District race.
Each week for the remainder of the campaign, Arlington Patch will be providing a "Question of the Week" to the candidates for the House of Representative's 24th Middlesex District – Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers – that will run on Thursday mornings. Below is the question and the candidates' answers. Question The MBTA's Interim General Manager Jonathan Davis said while the authority will attempt to keep the level of service at current levels, he made it clear that revenue from all sources – riders and the legislature – must be increased for this this to happen. As the state representative from three communities that rely on mass transportation, would you be willing to ask 24th Middlesex District taxpayers to pay more through a tax…
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The live televised debate starts at 6 p.m.
The Belmont Media Center and Belmont Patch will be hosting a live televised, hour-long debate at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, with the three candidates vying for the 24th Middlesex District seat in the state House of Representatives. The debate will be the first time Independent Jim Gammill, Republican Tomi Olson and Democrat Dave Rogers square off. It will be moderated by Belmont Patch Editor Franklin Tucker and former Belmont Selectman Anne Marie Mahoney at the Belmont Media Center. The format will include opening statements, questions from the moderators and then questions each of the candidates will ask their opponents before a round of closing statements. The broadcast will be screened live on Belmont cable, and Arlington residents …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Part of a series of weekly questions to the candidates for the 24th Middlesex District race.
Each week for the remainder of the campaign, Arlington Patch will be providing a "Question of the Week" to the candidates for the House of Representative's 24th Middlesex District – Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers – that will run on Thursday mornings. Below is the question and the candidates' answers. Dave Rogers, Democrat As I've walked across the district, listening to neighbors and hearing their concerns, I've enjoyed discussions covering a diverse range of topics. While countless issues come up, two issues surface more than any others: education and transportation. Education is any advanced society's most critical investment, particularly now in an ever more competitive and inter-connected world. Belmont draws residents in …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Olson is a Republican candidate in the 24th Middlesex District.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The following is from the Tomi Olson campaign. The Tomi Olson campaign is thrilled to announce that the Citizens for Limited Taxation PAC has endorsed her candidacy for State Representative in the 24th Middlesex District. Unlike her opponents in this race, Tomi believes that we can provide essential services without placing increasing burden on taxpayers. Tomi understands that we need to increase the number of taxpayers not raise taxes. To do that we must foster an environment conducive to growth and job creation. Yet under the current policies being pursued by the Beacon Hill establishment we are doing just the opposite. Just last week we learned that Massachusetts lost another 4,800 jobs and the unemployment rate is going up again. If …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Part of a series of weekly questions to the candidates for the 24th Middlesex District race.
Each week for the remainder of the campaign, Arlington Patch will be providing a "Question of the Week" to the candidates for the House of Representative's 24th Middlesex District – Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers – that will run on Thursday mornings. Below is the question and the candidates' answers. Question of the Week Despite having a stable pension system, Massachusetts is confronting up to $17 billion in unfunded state employee pension costs which will be a major burden to taxpayers in the near future. While Gov. Deval Patrick enacted reforms in 2011 that focused on new employees paying more of their own pension and agreed to extend the schedule for fully funding the pension system from 2025 to 2040, any significant savings …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The environmental organization recently backed the Democratic candidate from Cambridge in the 24th Middlesex District race.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The following is from the Committee to Elect Dave Rogers. Sept. 24, 2012 -- The Massachusetts chapter of the Sierra Club, the nation's largest and oldest grassroots environmental organization, has endorsed Dave Rogers in his campaign to fill the newly-vacated Middlesex 24th district, comprising Belmont as well as parts of both Arlington and North Cambridge. "Dave Rogers has a strong history of working to protect and preserve the environment. Dave proved his commitment to finding and implementing innovative solutions to climate change through his work with the Environmental Protection Agency, prosecuting corporate polluters, and serving as senior management at a clean energy company designing software to reduce the electrical impact of …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The first in a series of weekly questions to the state representative candidates in the 24th Middlesex District race.
Each week for the remainder of the campaign, Arlington Patch will be providing a "Question of the Week" to the candidates for the House of Representative's 24th Middlesex District – Jim Gammill, Tomi Olson and Dave Rogers – that will run on Thursday mornings. Below is the question and the candidates' answers. Jim Gammill, Independent If I'm elected, I'll get to work right away – my first day in office will be my 45th or so day on the job. As the Independent, I'll call for greater transparency and due process in our legislative procedures. I'll work closely with my colleagues who share these concerns. It can be something as simple as changing the internal House rules, or applying the state's open meeting laws to the legislature itself. …
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