Meet Sen. Jarrett Barrios at Progressive Democrats of Somerville Meeting

[Ian David]

Cross-posted in GLBT
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x12014


Date: Thu, 26 May 2005
From: justin <[e-mail]>

Your Organizer, justin, sent the following message to the
members of The Boston Human Rights Campaign Meetup Group:

Announcing a new event for The Boston Human Rights Campaign
Meetup Group!

What: Meet Sen. Jarrett Barrios at Progressive Democrats of
Somerville Meeting

When: Tuesday, June 28, 7:00 PM

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Event Description: The Progressive Democrats of Somerville has
invited the Boston Human Rights Campaign Meetup to attend its
candidates’ forum and general meeting. Senator Jarrett Barrios
and Mike Festa will participate and both are running for
Middlesex District Attorney which includes Cambridge,
Somerville, and Lowell. Senator Barrios is one of the most
distinguished progressive politicians in the state who also
lead the fight against the proposed state ban on marriage and
was among the first to receive a marriage license last May at
Cambridge City Hall.

Learn more and RSVP here:
http://rightsforall.meetup.com/3/events/4713506/

Feel free to check out the Progressive Democrats of Somerville
and join their listserv at: http://www.pdsomerville.org/PDS/.
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[sniffa]

1. kick ass

i'd Love to meet him. thanks for the tip. :thumbsup:

[welshTerrier2]

2. i met him a couple of weekends ago ...

he held a meeting at a bakery in Natick the day after the Dem State convention ...

he spent a huge amount of time talking about gang violence ...

during his Q&A session, i was able to ask him what role he thought drugs played in the "gang" issue and whether he thought the current war on drugs was helping, or hurting, the situation ...

he didn't do a great job answering my question but i did agree with the points he made ... the focus of his response was that mandatory sentencing is a terrible idea ...

i really don't know much about his opponent(s) ... i'll probably vote for Barrios ... it was clear to me he has a long-range view on the AG's office and probably wants to be Governor some day ...

[paineinthearse]

3. I met him in Lowell a couple weeks ago, seems to be a decent fellow

Had kick-ass ice cream, too.

[woosh]

4. My wife used to work at a CAS agency in Somerville

And had many dealings with him. She has nothing but good things to say.

[paineinthearse]

5. Jarrett addressed a Rep. Jim McGovern fundraiser in Worcester tonight.

What does it mean when an out-of-area candidate is allowed to speak at a Representatives's event? Jim is supporting Jarrett?

:shrug:

[Chuletas]

6. Fiesta

If I remember hearing it was a Latino "flavored" event. Rep. McGovern has always been very supportive of his Latino constituency. I imagine Jarrett in his role as Massachusetts' highest ranking Latino politician would hold a role here.

I'm a Festa supporter for DA. But I got no quarrel with Sen. Barrios.

[welshTerrier2]

7. what can you tell us about Festa?

i saw him at the Dem Convention but don't know anything about him ...

[Chuletas]

8. mike's a great guy

fierce liberal/progressive (much more that I am) I'm saying this as a compliment.
Great character
Great family man
Good listener
Hard Worker.
Honest.
Took a lot of heat for being vocally pro-gay marriage and didn't back down.


Was anti-finneran so he didn't make much hay there for a time.

Comes from a small city and doesn't have Jarret's big money connections. Is also a good friend of Jarret's.

I think he'd be a great DA. I guess we should be happy to have so many good candidates for office in Massachusetts.

[paineinthearse]

9. Can you PM me with his contact info?

I belong to the Middlsex/Worcester regional Dems group, we are inviting all the local and state-wide office seekers to address us.

[paineinthearse]

10. Massachusetts' highest ranking Latino politician

Yes, he is chair of the Senate's Public Safety & Homeland Security Committees.