Campaign

Amazing Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester community! I heard from many of you that you enjoyed the transparency and accountability in my last blog post. My last blog ended with October 3, 2018, so [...]

Here’s a quick look at some of the places I’ve been, people I’ve met with, and issues I’ve discussed since September 4: September 5 and 6: Thanked the voters of the [...]

In nearly every campaign stop I make, I note that our Massachusetts State Legislature can do two things very well: It can “keep the lights” on for Democracy by continuing to move forward [...]

There is nothing more powerful than an informed, active, and engaged electorate that VOTES! The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision turned a fire hose of corrosive money toward our political [...]

Yesterday, I had the privilege of meeting with Rochelle Bellin, Associate Director of Just Roots, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm dedicated to serving people in the low-income [...]

In the photo up top, please meet Sara Cummings and Justin Costa, two of the people leading the ‘Belly Bus’ food collection drive on the Greenfield Common yesterday. I had the honor of [...]

Meet Annie Diemand of Diemand Farm. To me, Annie is a bit of a celebrity since her family’s eggs are my family’s favorites! I spent yesterday with Annie on her Wendell farm, learning [...]

Like many, I was both angry and sad when I learned that provisions of the Safe Communities Act were not included in the final budget deal. These provisions would have protected due process, [...]

Life can be tough, but so are you. That motto is front and center at Family Empowerment, an extraordinary organization founded in 1994 and located in Hadley. Last week, Family Empowerment held an [...]

I spent the morning on four family farms in our district. It was a tremendous honor. Thank you to Barstow Family Farm, Next Barn Over, Plainville Farm, and Simple Gifts for opening your farms and [...]