Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race

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This paper examines the three 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates and the selected issues relevant to their campaigns. It also exposes prevailing myths in the public imagination and attempts to dispel them. In addition, this paper explores the serious needs and benefits derived from selecting an adequate candidate for the next governor of Massachusetts. The author describes the candidates and their various political ideologies related to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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"For more than a decade, Kerry enjoyed a distinguished career as a law and public safety consultant at Abt Associates, Inc., in Cambridge, and while at Abt, she conducted extensive research for the U.S. Department of Justice related to child abuse and neglect, domestic and gang violence, victim and witness intimidation and the prosecution of drug crimes. As a resident of the city of Beverly, Kerry has long been an active member of her community. She is a past member of the Foundation Board of North Shore Community College and the Friend's Board of Beverly Hospital; she also successfully co-chaired the
campaign to rebuild her city's main branch library and raised over $1 million in private funds and grants. In 2001, she co-chaired Beverly's United Way Campaign to support community development efforts and then served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Endicott College and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell teaching criminal justice and social policy. At forty-six, Kerry and her husband Sean have been married for twenty years and have two school-aged children."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Deval Patrick on Tax Reform." OnTheIssues. Internet. Retrieved from http://www. onthe issues.org/Governor/Deval_Patrick_Tax_Reform.htm.
• Phillips, Frank. "Healey Calls for Stripping Police Chiefs of Gun Licensing Role." Boston.com Local News. Internet. October 18, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/articles/2006.
• "Proposition 1." Christy Mihos for Governor 2006. Internet. Retrieved from http://www. christy2006.com/pages/proposition1.cfm?detail=yes&town.

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