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For a decade, the Center for New Americans has been holding a naturalization ceremony on July 4 in Northampton. Today 58 people from 33 nations became U.S. citizens. Attending this annual event [...]

There are numerous metaphors for political campaigns. The comparison that works for our campaign is that of a machine. A well-oiled, humming, powerful machine. Now that would be necessary with [...]

People ask me all the time what I like most about campaigning. There’s only one answer: The people of our district. Today I had the absolute privilege of joining members of the Royalston [...]

Human relationships are at the heart of our campaign and nowhere is this more evident than in our house parties. Helen Kahn, a friend and neighbor, signed up to wrangle house parties for the [...]

We have 68 days until the September 4 primary. House parties are in over-drive. Canvasses are finding their groove. And our phone banks are up and running (like the one pictured here). This is a [...]

I’m very grateful to Retired Congressman John Olver; Hampshire County Register of Deeds, Mary Olberding; and Alice Swift for their support of my candidacy and campaign. Remarks from [...]

Here’s my statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban. The image above is from a piece of work I helped organize at MoveOn with my amazing [...]

I just have to say that the Pioneer Valley Workers Center and the First Congregational Church in Amherst—and every person and organization connected with the Sanctuary In the Streets movement in [...]

The opioid crisis is ripping through our nation but Greenfield is fighting back. Here are two important pieces which detail the work of drug-diversion programs, peer-to-peer mentoring, treatment [...]

Today was all heart. I started at 8:00 a.m. in Orange with Congressman Jim McGovern where we discussed food security. By 10:00 a.m. I was with the Congressman in Northfield where the topic turned [...]