Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee

It was standing room only at the candidates’ forum on Tuesday, August 23, 2016:

At the completion of the forum, the Ward 19 Democratic Committee voted to endorse the following candidates for contested races in the September 8 Democratic primary:

• Senator, Second Suffolk: Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz
• Representative, Eleventh Suffolk: Elizabeth A. Malia
• Sheriff, Suffolk County: Steven W. Tompkins

The Boston Neighborhood Network (bnntv.org) recorded the forum. You can watch it at https://bnntv.org/vod/bnn-special-events/bnn-election-coverage-farnsworth-house-candidates-night

 

At the most recent presentation on the project delay, at Boston English High School on July 20, the DOT representatives announced that the next regular office visits will be at Curtis Hall on August 23, 5:30-7:30.

Please contact Jim Kersten with any questions at james.a.kersten@state.ma.us or 857-368-9041.

At their annual meeting in December, JP Progressives  honored Ward 19 Committee member Henia Handler, for earning the first ever Golden Clipboard for JP Activist of the Year.

Representative Liz Malia, Henia Handler, Attorney General Maura Healey

Our friend Howard Leibowitz, former Ward 19 Co-Chair, and a true friend of the City of Boston, passed away this past Sunday, December 27, 2015. Howard was a true leader for the City of Boston  who cared for all Boston, and he will truly be missed.

Please click here to read tributes and remembrances to Howard, and to leave personal messages.

Funeral services and burial are private at the request of the family. A public Memorial Service for Howard’s friends and colleagues will be announced shortly.

After the candidates’ forum on Monday, October 19, the committee met and voted the following endorsements. All were subsequently elected to the Boston City Council on November 3.

For Councillor-at-Large:

• Annissa Essaibi-George
• Ayanna Pressley
• Michelle Wu

For District City Couincillor:

• Ward 4: Andrea Campbell
• Ward 6: Matt O’Malley

The Ward 19 Democratic Committee, at its the July 6, 2015 meeting, voted to support the We The People Act, and to commit to activities to further passage of the act.

The We the People Act is a joint resolution pending in the Massachusetts legislature, introduced by Sen. James Eldridge and Rep. Cory Atkins, that does two things:

• First, it calls on Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution asserting that
  1. the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons, i.e. human individuals, only and
  2. Congress and the states shall place limits on political contributions and expenditures to ensure that all citizens have access to the political process, and the spending of money to influence elections is not protected free speech under the First Amendment

• Second, if Congress fails to propose such an amendment within six months, the We the People Act puts Massachusetts on record calling for a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing the amendment.

For full details, please visit http://www.wethepeoplemass.org.