- US President/VP: Joe BIDEN/Kamala
- US Sen., Ed MARKEY
- State Sen., Cynthia CREEM
- State Reps., Tommy VITOLO (pcts 2-4, 6-13); and
- Nika ELUGARDO (pct. 5).
Heather HAMILTON for Norfolk County Commissioner:
A hard-working and progressive Select Board-Member, repeatedly
endorsed by PAX, her stated priorities — diversity,
sustainability, accountability, and transparent management — are
all in her proven wheelhouse. Brookline hasn’t had a
commissioner in decades. It’s time.
PATRICK McDERMOTT (D), Norfolk County
Sheriff — recently Probate Registrar and a Democratic State
Committee Member, who has a very progressive platform. The GOP
incumbent Jerry (also McDermott), was appointed by Gov. Baker,
has no issues platform at all, wrote a Herald op-ed supporting
officers’ qualified immunity, oversees the deputies who in full
riot gear gratuitously intimidated Brookline’s peaceful (June)
marchers, and championed a ballot question authorizing sheriffs
to honor ICE detainers. PATRICK says he would notnotify
ICE of inmates’ release without federal judges’ orders. And,
(Jerry’s) GOP has been for decades Tough/Dumb-on-Crime.
QUESTION 1, RIGHT TO REPAIR, YES: Mandate
independent car repair facilities getting access to cars’
mechanical data. The stellar staff at Shimon’s (stellar) Service
Station tell us we’re not missing anything about this worthy
initiative. We trust them far more than the deep-pocketed car
manufacturers funding the misinformation-fear-mongering “No”
campaign.
QUESTION 2, RANKED CHOICE VOTING, YES: The 4th
District result made a mockery of our district’s values, ergo of
“democracy.” Most Q2 opposition is from right-wingers like the
Globe’s (& Brookline’s) Jeff Jacoby -- who, unlike
progressives, usually unite behind one candidate (like Jake
Auchincloss. Astonishingly, though, some progressives like (also
Brookline’s and writing in Globe) Eitan Hersh also oppose RCV
(aka “instant run-off”), fearing “ballot exhaustion or
truncation,” especially by “less-educated.” While legitimate
(abstract) priorities, they’re real-world overwhelmed --
abnegated -- when 78% of 4th District votes were wasted.
QUESTION 3 (Brookline),
YES, DEBT-EXCLUSION to buy Newbury College’s 3.13 acre
parcel, immediate relief for Town/School needs while we consider
permanent uses, a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire much
needed Town land, maybe including much-needed affordable housing
outside of North Brookline.
Q4 (advisory), YES: require 100% renewable energy
use within two decades, starting immediately, making significant
progress within five years, and protecting impacted
workers/businesses.
Q5 (advisory), YES: instruct your State Rep. to
support changing House of Reps. rules so committees’ votes are
publicly available.
SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES
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progressive candidates for elective office. Please help us in
the critical 2020 election season, making a donation to the
Brookline PAX Campaign Committee.*
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Donations to the Brookline PAX Campaign
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mailings, newspaper advertising, and, in many races, additional
campaign materials. Your financial support is critical to that
effort.
*Please note that Campaign Committee donations are
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and do not count toward Brookline PAX dues.
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