Author: Cindy Friedman

Friedman election would restore women in senate to high water mark Arlington Advocate

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Arlington Democrat Cindy Friedman’s win in a primary Tuesday paves the way for the state Senate to tie its all-time high number of women members, reached four years ago after another special election.

Friedman, who served as chief of staff to the late Sen. Ken Donnelly, D-Arlington, earned just over 51 percent of the vote in the special election held to replace her former boss. With no Republican or Libertarian candidates on the ballot, Friedman is on a path to victory in the July 25 general election.

She would be the first woman to be newly elected to the Senate since Sen. Barbara L’Italien in 2015, and the 41st female state senator in state history.

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EMILY’s List Endorses Cindy Friedman for State Senate

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Statement of EMILY’s List Endorsing Cindy Friedman for State Senator in the 4th Middlesex District

Cindy Friedman is a dedicated public servant who will be ready to lead on the issues of criminal justice and mental health the moment she steps back into the Massachusetts State​h​ouse as Senator Friedman​.

Behind the scenes, she has been a tireless advocate for the women and families of Arlington, ​​Billerica, Burlington, Woburn and Lexington, and EMILY’s List is excited to support Cindy Friedman as she continues to fight for them as ​s​tate ​s​enator.

– Geri Prado EMILY’s List senior director of state and local campaigns

 

Senate candidates differ on salaries, Route 3 speed limit Lowell Sun

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BILLERICA-Residents should be well aware at this point in the campaign: These candidates agree on a lot. Rep. Sean Garballey, Cindy Friedman, and Mary Ann Stewart are all progressive Democratic candidates – which showed yet again on Tuesday, a week from the primary. While the candidates for the 4th Middlesex District state Senate seat agreed on a majority of issues, they did break on a few topics during the Sun-sponsored debate at the Billerica Senior Center.

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Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Endorse Cindy Friedman

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Below is a statement submitted to the Friedman campaign on behalf of the Mass Retirees prior to the special primary election on June 27th:

Mass Retirees logoDear Candidate Friedman:

On behalf of the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association, we take great pride in endorsing your candidacy for the 4th Middlesex Senatorial District, a seat formerly held by the late Senator Ken Donnelly.

As you know, we lost a very good friend with Senator Donnelly’s passing. He will always be remembered by us as one of our most ardent supporters and defenders in the State House. While Senator Donnelly’s shoes will be difficult to fill, his path must certainly be followed and his remarkable legacy continued.

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Governor Baker’s quiet approach to the mental health crisis draws criticism The Boston Globe

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Baker has quietly proposed an array of mental health care initiatives, including better training for police and a boost in spending on health care coverage for low-income people.

What he hasn’t been prepared to do, thus far, is provide much in the way of public leadership, or to speak to the issue.

“I don’t think the administration is doing enough or saying enough at all,” said Cindy Friedman, the longtime chief of staff to former state senator Ken Donnelly, an Arlington Democrat and champion of mental health care reform who died in April.

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Massachusetts Must Respond to the Paris Accord Withdrawal

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“I’m shocked and disappointed by the President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Not only will this damage our environment on a colossal level, it will also put the jobs of those working in the clean energy industry at risk. Now more than ever, we have to come together as activists, communities, and legislators to preserve and protect our planet because, as many of us say: “There is no Planet B.”

Friedman submitted an Op-Ed to the press in response to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement, consisting of initiatives she believes Massachusetts must act on to protect the environment.

View the Op-Ed via the Lexington Patch here

Former Gubernatorial Candidate, State Senator Endorse Friedman For 4th Middlesex District Lexington Patch

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BEACON HILL, MA – Cindy Friedman, former chief of staff of late state Sen. Ken Donnelly, received the support of two area Democrats this week in her campaign to fill Donnelly’s seat. Former gubernatorial candidate Don Berwick and former state senator Dan Wolf endorsed Friedman for the 4th Middlesex District seat in the special election.

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Donnelly family endorses Cindy Friedman in a letter to district residents

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“We are reaching out to you today to ask you to join our family, as well as thousands of your friends and neighbors, in casting your vote on Tuesday, June 27 for Cindy Friedman as our next State Senator in the special primary election to succeed our husband and father — the late Senator Ken Donnelly.

Ken loved serving the people of the 4th Middlesex district with all of his heart and soul, and nobody did more for the past decade to help him do his job than Cindy.

Working as his Chief of Staff, Cindy partnered with Ken to tackle the issues that face our district and our state. The thousands of hours Ken and Cindy spent together working on behalf of the people of the 4th Middlesex district, the thousands of hours they invested to move Ken’s agenda forward, and the thousands of hours they dedicated to helping individuals navigate the often overwhelming state bureaucracy are just three of the many reasons we as a family are voting for Cindy and are urging you to do the same.”

Read the full letter from the Donnelly family here