Thank You to the People Who Took the Time for the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Today, across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hundreds of thousands of registered voters will take the opportunity to mark their ballots and effect change in the status quo. In the first time in recent memory, there will be options for both state and federal offices on the ballot. For so long, the state has existed under a single party “rule”; however, this year is different. The men and women, who ran for all of us in the Bay State, specifically those citizens who have left their jobs, and have put their lives on hold in order to run for Congress, or the State Legislature, or the Governor’s Office are owed a debt of gratitude. They took the risks, not to reap great reward, (as the positions sought do not make up for the private sector jobs left behind), but to stand up for the “the rest of us”.

The opportunity exists to today, to bring a balance to the Commonwealth, to hire a citizen rather than a career politician in some instances, in others, to hire someone who, although already having served in some capacity, would be an additional voice for those who value fiscal conservatism. As we head to the polls this morning, let each and every one of those voting, thank those who we many never have met, or for that matter, may never have heard of, for taking that time.

It is the hope of this Massachusetts resident of the MA2nd Congressional District that we, the collective people across the state, embrace the new order of political discourse that is already in place in Massachusetts, and with each vote cast, will go towards giving a voice to all citizens. Regardless of the outcome, whether incumbent or challenger, it is the public servant who put people over party that should win the hearts and minds of the Commonwealth. Sometimes that is the case, sometimes it is not. Although, most races taking place, never saw the national spotlight, nor were they polled, rather dismissed by every beltway pundit as David’s going forth against a Goliath with no hope – it must be remembered - it is not the press, nor the party that will decide the outcome, but the people.