Hi! My name is Dave and this is my opponent, Dave and my other opponent, Dave.

Wouldn't you know it?  The 2 three year seats are going to have 3 people running.  All of which are named David, David Davenport, David McQueeney and David Goodfellow.  Good thing there are no same last names in the races, it could really get confusing.

Once I settled on the 2 year slot, it took Dave McQueeney a while to think about whether to go for the one or three year.  Which seems odd to me, because he said "it was a no brainer".  How does one think about a "no brainer"?  Beats me.

Never the less, the races are on in Lakeville and the first negative campaign ad has come out.   Here it is.  

I am a little surprised, but then again, Dave D. has always been one not to mince words even in meetings.  So what will Dave McQ. do.  We shall see.

While I am at it, I would hope you will help support my campaign and vote for me on April 2nd.  If you supported me 2 years ago and still have one of my signs, please put it out in support.  If you don't have a sign, then just e-mail me at Lakevilleteaparty@yahoo.com and I will get you one.

You can also see at least Dave D. and myself on March 13th @ 6:00PM at the Lakeville Public Library for a forum put on by the Parent Network of Apponequet Regional High School and the Middleboro Gazette Candidate's Night at the Lakeville Senior Center on March 22 @ 7:00PM

I know many of you have questions, please come and ask.

This is going to be fun!

As an election year progresses, the race for the 12th Bristol & Plymouth Representive seat is taking shape and it looks fun. Here is why. Incumbent Republican Keiko Orrall will run for re-election. She is hard working for her current district and should be for the newly formed one that drops New Bedford and Freetown and adds all of Berkley and parts of Taunton & Middleborough. Ms. Orrall is intellegent, hard working, works well with Democrats without compromising principles as with the whole Meditech / Mass Hysterical Historical Commission issue, widely popular with democrats and independents in the district and is good looking to boot.

There are the challengers on the Democratic side, Roger Brunelle, Jr. who lost to Ms. Orrall in the special election last year and Adam Bond, former Middleborough Selectman. I am not sure how these two individuals are going to go after each other in the primary, but neither candidate is popular in their own home town.

Brunelle, the once union backed star could not win in his own town's precincts. He only won in all but one precinct in New Bedford. How does he think he is going to win in a more conservative district? Not even the ten's of thousands of dollars he got from in and out of state unions are a given this round.

Bond is also equally as unpopular in Middleborough. First he divides the town with the ill fated Mashpee Wampanoag Casino (Now they want to build in Taunton, 5 minutes from my home), then quits the BOS cause the rest of the board wouldn't listen to his suggestion to renegotiate with the tribe and he, as a lawyer, brought a law suit against the town about snow plowing private ways.

It will be fun to see the two most unpopular men in Middleborough go after eachother just for a chance to go after the popular woman in the district.

My Status Is Clear

Contrary what was reported in the Middleboro Gazette on 2/23, I submitted my written request to withdraw my nomination papers for the one year term to the Town Clerk on Tuesday and I am officially running for the two year term.

I will be vying for the spot with long time resident Carolyn Gomes.  I am not "running against" Carolyn.  I am running for the spot because I want to do it.  I chose not to run for the one year because I knew that John Olivieri only wanted the one year and I believe John has been very good for the committee with his initiatives to simplify the budget format so the more layman amoungst us could understand it without busting a blood vessel and his leadership as vice chairman.

Candidate's Night in Lakeville will be March 22nd at the Senior Center.  I hope to see you there and on April 2nd, please vote for me.

Representative Keiko Orrall Announces Legislative Aide

Boston- State Representative Keiko Orrall (R-Lakeville) announced today that she has hired Jeanine Knowlton from Middleborough to be her Legislative Aide. 

"Jeanine has been a dedicated volunteer and active citizen within the communities of the 12th Bristol District. I feel very fortunate that she will be assisting me with constituent services" said Representative Orrall.

Knowlton has resided in Middleborough for 16 years with her husband John and their two sons. " I am very pleased for the opportunity to assist Representative Orrall an get to work on the issues that are facing the people in our district. Having lived in the area for 20 years I am very aware of the needs, challenges and opportunities of the district. I look forward to working on the districts behalf." 

Jeanine Knowlton can be reached at Jeanine.Knowlton@mahouse.gov or by calling 617-722-2430 ext 8464. Jeanine will be attending monthly in district office hours that will be posted in the newspaper.

Lakeville United

The new proposed redistricting for the Massachusetts legislative districts, both representative and senate, have been released. Congressional districts are to be released at a later date.

As of a result, Lakeville will no longer be divided between two districts. The 12th Bristol as shown on the left in green is currently a gerrymandered snake worse than the other surrounding districts. If passed as proposed, our district will be more compact. as shown next left in green-ish tan. This should help keep our area in conservative hands. Better for everyone.

The Mass. Senate District shown on the right didn't change. We would still have Michael Rodrigues or the like until someone better comes along or the political demographic changes.




Now, if they could reconfigure of our current insidious, ugly, bloated like a fat python and makes no sense what-so-ever Barney Frank Congressional District 4, then maybe we can be better represented.  Massachusetts loses one of it's 10 seats.  Could the redistricting committee really make it any worse?  There is always hope.

State Rep. Elect Keiko Orrall

The people's choice is Keiko Orrall.  With 2,125 to 1,761.  Keiko won all precincts (even Roger Brunelle's own town of Middleborough) except New Bedford.  She will be a state representative of the people, by the people, for the people.
Your voice has been and will continue to be heard.

Today is the day, 12th Bristol.

Get out and vote!  Vote early and bring your neighbors.  It is your government you are participating in.  If you don't vote for the candidate that best serves you and the Commonwealth, then don't complain.  My choice is Keiko Orrall.  She has my endorsement.

And, why does the Standard Times keep calling Steve Canessa a "legislative liaison".  He's now a LOBBYIST.

Fact Ad or Attack Ad, You Decide.

I'm still being inundated with mailing for both candidates.  I don't mind the Keiko Orrall ones since it is no secret I support her and will be voting enthusiastically for her on September 20th.  It is only natural for me to be annoyed by any Roger Brunelle Jr mailing, like his campaign contributions, is 85% paid for by other organizations other than his own campaign committee.
I received two of note today.  Neither were from either candidate.  One from the Massachusetts Democratic Party and the other from Massachusetts Republican  State Committee.  I think you can guess how this goes.
The MRSC ad starts off with pictures of Gov. Deval Patrick, Sal "Doing Time" DiMasi, Robert Deleo and Roger Brunelle Jr. with the caption:

"The Beacon Hill Insiders Agree: Roger Brunelle is Their Man!"

On the reverse side:

"Whose Interest Will Roger Brunelle Represent?"

• Roger Brunelle will go to Beacon Hill and carry on business as usual for the Boston insiders.

• Roger Brunelle already has their support.  He received 85% of his pre-primary contributions from Unions.

• Roger Brunelle won't rule out raising taxes, and promised to vote with the unions 100% of the time.

"Roger Brunelle is More of the Same."

Bullet point one is not "fact" but it is a logical assumption.  The second is fact.  Just looking at Brunelle's OCPF reports and it is obvious where he gets his support & money.  Not an "attack in the least.  If you like the union bosses and the liberal agenda they stand for, then you would be proud to have such a candidate.  The last is from the Standard Times.

He pledged, in all circumstances, to protect the collective bargaining rights so important to hourly workers.

Not exactly a right of center leaning member of the print media reporter is Jack Spillane.
The MRSC mailing is mostly fact with some conjecture.  Hardly an attack ad.

The Mass. Dem. Party ad starts off with:

"It's time we started to take a closer look at... Keiko Orrall"

with a magnifying glass over "Orrall."
On the reverse:

"As Election Day approaches, we've heard a lot of talk from Keiko Orrall about special interests...""But WHO are the special interests behind her campaign?"

Then it has two bullets, Questionable Fundraising & Secretive Direct Mail.  Showing a big bag of money and copies of some of Ms. Orrall's mailings leaning against the bag.
It quotes the two eerily similar newspaper articles in the Taunton Daily Gazette and New Bedford Standard Times on the questionable fundraising.  I already addressed this here as an obvious attempt to paint Ms. Orrall as a dishonest and unethical person.  Anyone who has met or knows her personally can attest to the contrary.  If you look at Orrall's OFPC report, you will find her compliant.  99% from individuals properly identified and no unions.
Now, the "Secretive Direct Mail" is actually kind of funny.  Every mailing I have received with the exception of today have been all from and paid for by "The Committee to Elect Keiko Orrall."  Now I don't examine every single disclaimer on each and every political mailing, so I can't say the all have been labeled prominently.  But I will say this and even the yellow shirted MTA Activists that stand with Roger's mother on the street corners holding signs for him know that when an ad has the words "I pledge" or "I want to be your voice on Beacon Hill", that by using the first person, we know who is paying for the ad, Keiko Orrall and her campaign.  what part of "I" don't they understand?
The MDP mailer is an obvious attack ad.  Like I said, they are scared.  There are no talk of issues, only unsubstantiated allegations of questionable behavior.
What is questionable is the Democrat's intelligence and scruples.