Representative Dan Winslow R-Norfolk (an Amherst native)
So if ever there was a compassionate conservative in the state of Massachusetts who could take the baton hand off from Scott Brown and set his own blistering pace it would be Dan Winslow.
Yes, amazingly enough, someone born in Amherst that's fiscally conservative, with a profound respect for bedrock family values -- including the American flag.
Back in the dark days of 2001 Dan, as council to Governor Romney, was sympathetically helpful to me in my crusade to get Amherst to allow the 29 commemorative flags to fly in the downtown; and just the past September Dan pushed in the state legislature for a bill that would require the state to fly the American flag at half staff to commemorate the in-the-line-of-duty death of a fire fighter or police officer.
And to further align him with ultra-liberal Amherst voters Dan supported the recently passed medical marijuana bill that Amherst overwhelmingly supported in November by 83%. Of course Amherst also supported President Obama by the same 83% margin. Hmm ...
With Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) now State Senate Majority Leader, a win by Winslow for Senate will really put Amherst on a map no longer ignored by the Powers That Be in Boston.
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Statement posted at 10:30 AM on his website:
“Today I’m taking the necessary steps to form an exploratory committee
to test the waters for the U.S. Senate. We need to fix a broken
Washington where progress is being hampered by partisan gridlock. If we
continue to elect the same Washington politicians, we can not expect
different results.”
“The people of Massachusetts and all Americans deserve solutions from
their elected officials. Washington needs to focus on problem solving
and implement ideas that will create jobs and grow our economy,” said
Winslow
