Nader Campaign
Organization, Massachusetts
Nader for President 2008
| Mike Richardson |
State Coordinator |
Belmont |
| Jeanne Lafferty |
Regional Coordinator |
Cambridge |
| John Walsh |
Regional Coordinator |
Worcester |
| William Halfmann |
Community Contact |
Worcester |
| John Bescherer |
Community Contact |
Mattapoisett |
| Mary Loan |
Community Contact |
Belmont |
| Bill Woolley |
Community Contact |
Beverly |
| Matt Geary |
Community Contact |
Boston |
| Jason Rosen |
Community Contact |
Boxford |
| Mark Bacon |
Community Contact |
Clinton |
| Mike Ferro |
Community Contact |
Dennis |
| Renee Baxter |
Community Contact |
Haverhill |
| Oliver Renau |
Community Contact |
Haverhill |
| Alyssa Hughlett |
Community Contact |
Lenox |
| Farzin Mojtabai |
Community Contact |
Newton |
| Gordon Grant |
Community Contact |
Northhampton |
| Greg McDonald |
Community Contact |
Otis |
| Scott Cooper |
Community Contact |
Pittsfield |
| Victor Paananen |
Community Contact |
Revere |
| Craig Violette |
Community Contact |
Tauton |
| Chris Hemenway |
Community Contact |
Weymouth |
| Alex Westervelt |
Campus Organizer, Clark University |
Worcester |
| Garga Chatterjee |
Campus Organizer, Harvard
University |
Cambridge |
| Mike Waite |
Campus Organizer, Northeastern
University |
Boston |
| Benjamin Nicotera |
Campus Organizer, U Mass Amherst |
Amherst |
Visits
Oct. 25, 2008 - Nader completes a Massachusetts
Marathon, speaking at campaign events in 21 cities
across the state.
Oct. 5, 2008 - Nader at Bowker
Auditorium in Stockbridge Hall, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Qualifying for the Ballot
PRESS RELEASE from Nader for
President 2008
August 19, 2008
News Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: (Washington) Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273, chris@votenader.org;
(Boston) Michael Richardson, 202-441-6660, mrichardson@votenader.org
NADER/GONZALEZ CAMPAIGN CONCLUDES ARDUOUS
MASS. BALLOT PETITIONING PROCESS WITH THE SUBMISSION OF MORE THAN
22,000 SIGNATURES
The Nader/Gonzalez 2008 presidential campaign on Wednesday, Aug. 20,
will submit approximately 17,000 validated signatures to the
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division, to
place Ralph Nader and running-mate Matt Gonzalez on the November 2008
presidential election ballot.
Massachusetts will be the 34th state in which the Nader/Gonzalez
Campaign has filed for a ballot line since Mr. Nader announced his
intent to run during a February 24 appearance on NBC's "Meet the
Press". To qualify to appear on Massachusetts' ballot, the
Nader/Gonzalez Campaign submitted more than 22,000 signatures to 332
towns and cities on July 29, the most complex petition submission in
the nation. Local election officials verified the signatures and the
campaign then was required to collect them from all 332 towns and
cities and submit the total verified signatures to the Commonwealth by
the end of August. Preliminary verification results yielded a 75-80
percent validity rate, which would give the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign a
large safety margin above the 10,000 required.
Michael Richardson, Massachusetts Nader/Gonzalez 2008 Coordinator, will
hold a Weds. Aug. 20, 10 a.m. news conference at the Elections
Division office, McCormack Building, Room 1705, One Ashburton Place,
Boston, Mass. 02108
WHO: Massachusetts Nader/Gonzalez 2008 Campaign
WHAT: News Conference and nominating petitions
submission
WHEN: 10 a.m., Weds. Aug. 20, 2008
WHERE: Elections Division office, McCormack Building,
Room 1705, One Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass. 02108
About Ralph Nader
Attorney, author, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader has been named by
Time Magazine one of the "100 Most Influential Americans in the 20th
Century." For more than four decades he has exposed problems and
organized millions of citizens into more than 100 public interest
groups advocating solutions. He led the movement to establish the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
was instrumental in enacting the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and countless
other pieces of important consumer legislation. Because of Ralph Nader
we drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink
cleaner water, and work in safer environments. Nader graduated from
Princeton University and received an LL.B from Harvard Law School.
About Matt Gonzalez
Matt Gonzalez was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in
2000 representing San Francisco's fifth council district. From 2003 to
2005, he served as Board of Supervisors President. A former public
defender, Gonzalez is managing partner of Gonzalez & Leigh, a
7-attorney practice in San Francisco that represents individuals and
organizations in mediation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings
before state and federal regulatory bodies. Gonzalez graduated from
Columbia University and received a JD from Stanford Law School.
About the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign
According to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll conducted from July
27-29, Ralph Nader is at 6 percent nationally (equivalent to about 10
million eligible voters), higher than his highest major poll numbers
during the same time period in 2000 and approaching the 10 percent
threshold required for eligibility to participate in "America's
Presidential Debate in New Orleans," a Google-sponsored event scheduled
for September 18. In the key swing state of Michigan -- whose
Democratic voters were partially disenfranchised by the Democratic
National Committee -- an EPIC-MRA poll found Nader at 8-10 percent.
For more information on the Nader/Gonzalez campaign, visit: votenader.org.
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