Charlie Breitrose Watertown residents cast their ballots at Watertown City Hall.
The following announcement was provided by the Quentin Palfrey campaign:
Former Assistant AG and candidate for Attorney General Quentin Palfrey has been endorsed by a group of six elected and community leaders in Watertown, including State Representative Steven Owens and City Councilor Caroline Bays. They have added their names to a list of more than 300 state, local and community leaders who have endorsed Palfrey’s grassroots campaign.
“Quentin is someone who shows up, who listens, and who acts on behalf of our community,” said Representative Owens. “He understands the issues that matter most to people in Watertown. On healthcare, gun violence, climate, education, civil rights, criminal legal reform and more, Quentin will be ready on day one to take action. I look forward to having a strong partner for our community with Quentin Palfrey in the Attorney General’s office.”
“This campaign has been about standing up for our values, and taking on the big challenges as the People’s Lawyer,” said Palfrey. “I’m so honored to have the support of this impressive group of local leaders, and I look forward to the chance to partner with them as Attorney General to deliver on the most pressing issues affecting the people of Watertown and across the Commonwealth.”
These leaders join the Massachusetts Democratic Party, the Massachusetts Sierra Club, 350 Mass Action, Massachusetts’ leading progressive advocacy organizations, and over 300 grassroots endorsers from communities in every county in Massachusetts in their support of Palfrey’s campaign for Attorney General. Palfrey is a former Assistant Attorney General and was the first chief of the office’s healthcare division. He also served in senior roles in both the Obama and Biden Administrations, and is the founder of the Voter Protection Corps, an organization that works to combat voter suppression.
Watertown Leaders Endorsing Quentin Palfrey
State Representative Steven Owens (29th Middlesex District)
City Councilor at Large Caroline Bays
Former Councilor at Large Susan Falkoff
Democratic State Committee Member Tina Poindexter
Watertown Democratic Committee Member Diane Tiernan
Democratic Activist Rosina-Maria Lucibello
You can see Palfrey’s full list of endorsements here.
Who cares who they are endorsing????
Apparently you do?
Endorsements are one part of a campaign. This is nothing new. Happens all the time.
People need to think for themselves and not necessarily look at the endorsers. Many people just follow what the news anchors and politicians say and don’t investigate the issues and platforms of the candidates. Knowing what the politicians actually have done and stand for is now more important than ever. Everyone needs to put their thinking caps on and do their homework before voting this year.
I cannot find any information on whether Palfrey has been a prosecutor in the courtroom or, had any meaningful interaction with local or state law enforcement. Looks to me like he crafts and writes policy according to existing laws and statutes. He is hardly bipartisan.
Is being a prosecutor a requirement for AG? Is “interaction” with law enforcement? Is it bad that he following existing laws and statutes? He’s running as a Democrat as are his opponents in the primary, and as is his Republican opponent. How are any of these things a concern?
I watched the debates on TV with the other two candidates and decided on my own that Palfrey was the most reasonable. I was glad to see that others I respect agree…