Jim Lyons, Chair, Massachusetts Republican Party Rick Green of Pepperell, 2018 Congress Candidate Geoff Diehl, 2022 Governor Candidate, 2018 U. S. Senate Candidate Marc Lombardo, Massachusetts State Representative Jay McMahon, 2022 & 2018 Attorney General Candidate John MacDonald of Lowell, 2018 State Senate Candidate Kamara Kay of Lowell, 2016 State Representative Candidate Dennis Galvin of Westford, Republican State Committeeman Luke Hartwell, Co-President, UMass Lowell Republicans Shawn Nagle, Co-President, UMass Lowell Republicans Jim Pope, Chair, Lowell Republican City Committee, Ward 2 Stephen McCarron, Lowell Republican City Committee, Ward 4 Lynda Clark, Chair, Lowell Republican City Committee, Ward 11 Alisa Nakashian-Holsberg, Vice Chair, Westford Republican Town Com. Mike Donahue, Treasurer, Westford Republican Town Committee Patricia Chessa, Secretary, Westford Republican Town Committee Bob Masow, Auditor, Westford Republican Town Committee Cathy Creed, Westford Republican Town Committee Joe Radwich of Pepperell, Selectman Al Prescott, Co-Founder, Westford Pro 2A Chanel Prunier, Board Member, Renew MA Coalition Tom Harvey, Chair, MA Alliance to Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortion Debbie Dugan, Chair, Campaign to Repeal the Bathroom Bill Brendan O’Connell, Life Matters TV Dongyuan (Doreen) Li, Cast Vote Liewei Bao of Westford, Finance Committee Dee Miller, Chair, Chelmsford Republican Town Committee Muriel McGrann, Chelmsford Republican Town Committee Theresa Feely, Chelmsford Republican Town Committee Malena Chastain, Candidate for State Representative Dave Lunger, Acton Republican Town Committee Brian Genest of Dracut, Republican State Committeeman Carrie Kneeland, Groton Republican Town Committee Wendy Jones, Groton Republican Town Committee UMass College Republicans Americans for Tax Reform Citizens for Limited Taxation Hugh MacDonald of Westford Kurt Meklenburg of Westford Karina Kadiyska of Groton Georjann McGaha of Lowell Mary Gordon-Judge of Lowell Buzz and Dawn Gillogly of Westford Donna Cecere of Westford Mingquan Zheng of Westford Paul Avella of Littleton Boston Broadside Newspaper Massachusetts Republican Assembly
LETTER: Support Lynch’s Campaign to Be Republican State Committeewoman
The Presidential primary takes place on March 3. There is a race on the Republican ballot with significant ramifications for this commonwealth. In addition to the presidential race, Republican and unenrolled voters selecting a Republican ballot, will also be voting for representatives to the Republican State Committee. This is the policy making board for the state’s Republican party and guides its direction.
This race is particularly significant this year. Massachusetts is widely known as the “bluest of blue” states. Consequently, Massachusetts voters are given very limited options at the polls. The choice generally comes down to which candidate wants to raise taxes less. Additionally, a great misconception has been perpetrated, that by having a Republican Governor, we have bipartisan government, even when the state’s legislature is overwhelmingly Democrat. This masquerade simply hides the fact that the Republican Governor is a lame duck.
Massachusetts politics has become increasingly lopsided over the past fifty years. Voters should not be fooled into believing that this has occurred because of the persuasive power of the Democratic party message. Politics have devolved here for two reasons. First, much of the Democrat vote is bought through patronage jobs, and through the influence of state contracts and benefits. Second, the Republican party relinquished the field. Rather than press their case, many GOP leaders adopted a “go along to get along approach” in order to gain favor with the Democrat majority.
In January 2019, former state Rep. Jim Lyons of Andover was elected chairman of the party in a major upset. Since that election, Lyons has made it clear that the MA GOP will end its slumber and begin to aggressively advocate for those issues that are important to working people: promoting small business, improving transportation, ensuring effective domestic security, defending civil liberties, and ending the culture of corruption that has characterized state government for so long. However, to do that, he will need the support of the Republican State Committee. Candidate for Republican State Committeewoman Kathy Lynch is committed to support Lyon’s efforts and has won his endorsement. Kathy has the integrity, the courage, and the drive to be an outstanding representative for the Republicans in the First Middlesex District. Massachusetts needs more than one idea, and one way of thinking to meet the challenges of the future. Support Kathy Lynch and help restore the vibrancy of our state politics once again.