Please learn about the importance of this office and why this candidate is uniquely qualified (her opponent is not!)
Sara Mattes ------ Sara Mattes > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Harry Margolis <ha...@margolis.com> > Subject: Meet Mara Dolan, Candidate for Governor's Council > Date: July 21, 2022 at 4:21:30 PM EDT > To: samat...@gmail.com > Reply-To: ha...@margolis.com > > Our Best Chance Yet > to Fix the Governor's Council > > > > As you may know, 12 years ago I ran for Governor's Council in District 3 in > an effort to unseat an unqualified incumbent. I lost (in part because there > were two challengers -- I came in a strong second). > > Since then, others have taken on this challenge, most notably Nick Carter in > 2018 who did a better job than any prior candidate (including myself, > according to my wife) of explaining why the Governor's Council matters and > why it's vital that the 23-year incumbent be retired. But he still lost. > > This year, public defender Mara Dolan > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016jVyOQw1hCI1oSHdz1yLTHvxyJla14qdmBfr-cwDpG5dGVV63qQRA4ZJXatznRrS9So5WvWK9JVRs_pbaNOwmgzoh138EF2dOl_g2oQYwf3mMj2IkPs4FrBsmtUb6kCSpZ_ENJ6tJjIhelxg6d94pHT4gcflrENW&c=BRgOGquEgUZxTmqMSiJPIXHP9-c4HCIWZevogwJyZN1gPsUlYO3n6g==&ch=tXIWYrt9s_LvPRR8-vtTGIBfP5lvdYICWq1wf9e442Q1n-4rQ9puDg==> > is taking on the challenge to unseat the incumbent. Mara has a real chance > this year; she's a uniquely qualified candidate: > > Mara is a public defender. Shockingly, there has never been a public defender > on the Governor's Council. This both differentiates Mara as a candidate, but > also makes her election even more important. The Governor's Council clears > candidates for the judiciary and inmates for pardons. It's important that all > perspectives on these important decisions be in the room, and they never have > been. > > As a public defender, Mara has seen first hand how important it is to have > judges who respect the science around substance use disorders, and who > understand the brain development of youth and emerging adults, so that > vulnerable people can receive treatment instead of jail time. Mara knows how > important it is to have judges that are 100% pro choice, particularly as our > courts are overturning decades of precedent, so that minors seeking judicial > permission to have an abortion don't have delays or denials in care. > > Of course, another reason Mara has a chance this year when the rest of us > challengers did not is Mara herself. But don't take my word for it. > Meet Mara (by Zoom) > Monday, July 25th, > from 7:30 to 8:30 pm > RSVP <mailto:m...@maradolan.com> > Mara is taking on the brave and exhausting challenge of righting a wrong. > I've taken the position that the Governor's Council is not really democratic > because it's virtually impossible to beat an incumbent due to the lack of > voter knowledge about the position and candidates. The size of the district > is also a hurdle, encompassing five state senate districts, it's bigger than > a congressional district. > > As a result, Mara can only win if we help her both with money and spreading > the word. Please pass on this email to anyone you know who may want to take a > stance for democracy. > > Let's keep marching forward, > > Harry > > Harry Margolis > ha...@margolis.com <mailto:ha...@margolis.com> > Harry S. Margolis | 144 Clark Road, 8th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445 > Unsubscribe samat...@gmail.com > <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001ldVHdBfffiJPJXChHw04Jg%3D&ch=2e4b5330-40ba-11e3-a4a4-d4ae52843d28&ca=2f8dbf70-af95-4851-87d8-786d93d195ef> > Update Profile > <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001ldVHdBfffiJPJXChHw04Jg%3D&ch=2e4b5330-40ba-11e3-a4a4-d4ae52843d28&ca=2f8dbf70-af95-4851-87d8-786d93d195ef> > | Constant Contact Data Notice > <https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice> > Sent by ha...@margolis.com <mailto:ha...@margolis.com> powered by > > <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF21_3GE&pn=ROVING&nav=2f8dbf70-af95-4851-87d8-786d93d195ef> > Try email marketing for free today! > <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=nge&rmc=VF21_3GE&pn=ROVING&nav=2f8dbf70-af95-4851-87d8-786d93d195ef>
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