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Super Tuesday:

Presidential Primary - Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
All polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM.

Special elections:

The BTU has endorsed Katherine Clark (32nd Middlesex District ), a Democrat from Melrose for state representative.

 



Election Results and Reminders:

We congratulate the three BTU-endorsed at-large City Council candidates who returned to office this Tuesday: Michael Flaherty, Stephen Murphy, and Sam Yoon. We congratulate them for a a job well done. We are sorry to say that Felix Arroyo did not win re-election. Felix has long been a good friend to the BTU as well as public education. We wish him well.

    We also congratulate returning City Council President Maureen Feeney, as well as other returning district councilors , Sal LaMattina, Charles C. Yancey, Rob Consalvo, John M. Tobin, Jr., Chuck Turner and Michael P. Ross. We also extend congratulations to newly elected, BTU-endorsed candidate Mark S. Ciommo.

    Finally we extend congratulations to newly-elected at large councilor John Connolly. Although we did not endorse Mr. Connolly, we look forward to working with him.


Reminder:


  4th Middlesex Senate primary race;  BTU-Endorsed candidate
  Representative Jim Marzilli on Tuesday, November 13th.
  Special elections have notoriously low turnouts so every vote counts.

City Councilors  At Large

John Connolly
Michael F. Flaherty
Stephen J. Murphy
Sam Yoon


District Councilors

District 1     Sal LaMattina
District 3     Maureen E. Feeney, Council President
District 4     Charles C. Yancey
District 5     Rob Consalvo
District 6     John M. Tobin, Jr
District 7     Chuck Turner
District 8     Michael P. Ross
District 9     Mark Ciommo

 


 

BTU Endorsements - 2007
   
U.S. SENATE:  
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
   
Governor - Deval Patrick
   

"Education was transforming in my life because I had visionary teachers" "That is why I am particularly honored to have the support of the Boston Teachers Union. They are the professionals with whom we trust our children's future. I am committed to working with teachers, parents, administrators and students to take education reform to the next level."

 

                                         Deval Patrick

 

 

Congress:    
  John Tierney 6th District
  Michael Capuano 8th District
  William Delahunt 10th District
     
Senate:    
  Jarrett Barrios Cambridge
  Cynthia Creem Newton
  Robert Havern Arlington
  Patricia Jehlen Somerville
  Brian Joyce Milton
  Michael Morrissey Quincy
  Therese Murray Plymouth
  Pam Resor Acton
  James Timilty Walpole
  Steve Tolman Brighton
     
House:    
  Willie Mae Allen Boston
  William Brownsberger Belmont
  Christine Canavan Brockton
  Robert Coughlin Dedham
  Geraldine Creedon Brockton
  Paul Donato Medford
  Joseph Driscoll Braintree
  Mark Falzone Saugus
  Michael Festa Melrose
  Linda Dorcena Forry Dorchester
  Gloria Fox Roxbury
  Louis Kafka Stoughton
  Rachel Kaprielian Watertown
  Jay Kaufman Lexington
  David Linsky Natick
  James Murphy Weymouth
  Robert Nyman Hanover
  Alice Peisch Wellesly
  Denise Provost Somerville
  Kathi-Anne Reinstein Revere
  Michael Rush West Roxbury
  Tom Sannicandro Ashland
  Marty Walz Boston
  Alice Wolf Cambridge

 


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