Word: districters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...best choice to serve the district with a vigorous voice in Congress is George Bachrach, a former state senator from Watertown and a long-time advocate of improved education and home health care funding for seniors. Bachrach ran for the seat in 1986 and came in a very close second to Kennedy. In the intervening years, he has headed both the Massachusetts President of Americans for Democratic Action and the state Office for Children. Most recently he has worked as the head of a company which raises money for non-profit organizations...
Bachrach has also drawn support from seniors in the district with his attention to the need for funding for home health care, so that the elderly are not unnecessarily sent into nursing facilities. He stands out among the field in the seriousness with which he addresses the needs of both young and old. Bachrach has also been the most outspoken proponent of a woman's right to choose in the race...
Voters in this traditionally liberal district are not only choosing a Congressional representative; they are granting membership to a select club that includes both John F. Kennedy '40 and former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill. Of the 10 Democrats in this tight race, George Bachrach most deserves a chance to join that club...
...while it is nearly impossible to ignore Harshbarger's many connections to Harvard and Cambridge--his step-daughter graduated from the College last year--several professors throughout the University said they donated to Harshbarger's campaign because of their professional admiration of the former Middle-sex County district attorney, not their personal connections...
...some races--for state senator and representative and for councillor--the campus lies in more than one district. Candidates for these races are listed below...