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Republican-Frank G. Cousins, Jr. (incumbent)
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Frank G. Cousins, Jr. has been the Sheriff of Essex County since 1996, when
he was appointed by Governor William Weld and has since been re-elected twice. Before becoming Sheriff, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Springfield College. He served two terms as a state representative, four years as a Newburyport City Councilor, and was the chairman of the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus in 1996. In his tenure as Sheriff, he has implemented reforms in the department, has provided assistance and services to the administrations of both Governor Romney and Governor Patrick, and was chosen in 2006 for a two-year term as the President of the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association.
Priorities:
Open a regional police lock-up
Introduce new rehabilitative programs to reduce incidence of repeat offenders
Get American Correctional Association accreditation of the Lawrence Correctional Alternative Center
Website: http://frankcousins.net/
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Democrat-Damian Anketell
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
For the ten years from 1995 to 2005, Damian Anketell was a Correctional
Officer at the Middleton House of Corrections and Jail. After that, he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Concentration in Public Law from Salem State College and during that time had an internship at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) division. Following his time there, he worked as a Community Specialist and Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Anketell has since worked as an Opiate Prevention Specialist for the City of Gloucester’s Health Department. He lives in Peabody with his wife, Lori, and their two dogs.
Priorities:
Competency Development- to better promote offender rehabilitation
Offender Accountability
Public Safety
Website: http://www.anketellforsheriff.com/
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Democrat-Frank Bonet
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Frank Bonet is a Lawrence resident. He served in the Army and
meanwhile studied business administration at Thomas A. Edison State College in Trenton, NJ, business management at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY, and computer science at the University of Maryland in Heidelberg, Germany. Bonet was a Senior Human Resources Specialist at the IRS and has served as the Lawrence’s personnel director and on the School Committee.
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Democrat-Patricia Commane
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Pat Commane grew up in Milton, MA and was educated by the Sisters of St.
Joseph. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Regis College and her Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University. She works as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and helps disabled individuals, specifically disabled Veterans and high school seniors, transition into the workplace. She has volunteered for the Andover Commission on Disability for the past ten years, has worked with the Andover Police Department to acquire Project Lifesaver for the town, and last year organized the first annual town-wide clothing drive for Cradles2Crayons. She lives in Andover with her husband Tom.
Priorities:
Economic Development- Commane thinks that directing federal stimulus moneys to industries with potential for growth, like biotechnology and other green businesses, would boost the state economy and jobs. She believes that small businesses should get some relief from tax burdens, more affordable health care, and easier access to credit.
Local Health Care- She thinks that state municipalities should be able to provide their employees with health care from the Group Insurance Commission without needing union endorsements.
Lawrence- She believes that Lawrence should have a five-member control board to oversee fiscal issues and to put Lawrence on the track to economic recovery. Mayor Lantigua should be included in this board, and they should implement a public recovery plan with weekly and monthly benchmarks.
Website: http://www.patcommane.com/
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Republican-Paul Adams
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Paul Adams grew up in Andover, where he played tennis and became an
Eagle Scout, prior to attending Suffolk University and earning his Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he spent two years in South America as part of a faith-based volunteer program and spent two summers working with the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington D.C., where he focused on Latin American affairs and policy. Since Mitt Romney’s U.S. Senate campaign in 1994, Adams has been involved in many political campaigns, most recently that of Scott Brown. He has also served on the Massachusetts Republican State Committee since 2008.
Priorities:
Economy- He wants to pursue pro-growth business policies, place a moratorium on new business regulation, roll back the income and sales taxes to 5%, and establish sales tax holidays once a month.
Government Reform and Spending- He would like to seek program funding through grants and other non-budgetary measures, reduce municipal health care costs, and establish a non-partisan Debt Reduction Commission.
Accountability- Adams wants to reform the state pension system, end pensions for politicians, privatize MassHealth, and establish yearly performance reviews for state programs.
Website: http://www.votepauladams.com/
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Republican-Sal Tabit
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Sal Tabit is the son of Cuban immigrants and grew up in Brockton. He
graduated from Carleton College and received his law degree from Boston College Law School. After serving as a prosecutor in the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, he started his own law firm, Broadhurst Tabit LLP. Tabit is a member of the Massachusetts and Greater Lawrence Bar Associations, the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, St. Augustine’s Parish, and the Board of Directors at the Andover School of Montessori. He and his wife Jean live in Andover with their two daughters.
Priorities:
Taxes- Tabit wants to roll back the State’s income tax, roll back and reduce the State’s sales tax, and to repeal the State’s alcohol tax.
Reform the State pension program
Prevent more cuts to local aid
Give cities and towns flexibility to manage health care costs
Website: http://www.tabit2010.com/
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Democrat-Marcos Devers (incumbent)
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Marcos Devers won a special election in June 2010 to fill Willie Lantigua’s
State Representative seat after he became Mayor of Lawrence, and is now running to be re-elected to keep that seat. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo and has taken Graduate courses at UMass Lowell, Salem State College, and Endicott College. Between 1984 and 1998, he taught in various places: Santurce Community College in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Greater Lawrence Technical School, and Lawrence High School. Since 1987, he has been a Massachusetts Registered Professional Engineer and is the CEO of MDJ Inc. Engineering and Construction. He served on the Lawrence City Council from 2000 to 2006 as Councilor At Large, Council Vice President, and Council President and was the Interim Mayor of Lawrence from September to December, 2001.
Website: http://marcosdevers.com/
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Republican-Enrique Matos
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Enrique Matos came to the United States as a refugee from Cuba at the age of
14 and has lived in Lawrence since 1968. He works at the State House and for the Lawrence School District. He was a member of the Exchange Club in Lawrence and a founding member and first Treasurer of the Club Cultural Latino Americano.
Website: http://www.matos2010.com/
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Independent-Rafael Gadea
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
Rafael Gadea, originally from the Dominican Republic, moved to Lawrence
28 years ago. He served on the National Guard for 19 years and was in Iraq as a military police officer for 11 months. Gadea has been a city engineer for the past nine years.
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Democrat-David Torrisi (incumbent)
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by ywwlawrence.
David Torrisi received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Vermont
and his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University. He is a small business owner and is involved with the Sons of Italy, the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, the Holy Family Men’s Guild, and the North Andover Rotary Club. He was on the North Andover Board of Selectmen from 1996 to 1999 and since 1999 has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he is a Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Higher Education.
Website: http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/dmt1.htm
http://www.congress.org/bio/id/4121
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