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These changes are bound to have an effect in the Senate, and you will be able to spur them along by supporting Mark Govoni September 18 in his primary fight against Michael LoPresti, Jr. '70 for the Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. LoPresti has represented a district that includes East Boston, Winthrop, and part of Cambridge (which includes Harvard) for more than a decade, and he has become symptomatic of problems in the senate...
...GOVONI, a union organizer for six years, has centered his surprisingly successful challenge on the issue of cleaning up the state legislature. He quite correctly argues that the issue is quite simple: do we want a closed, patronage system, or a legislature that functions like a normal open democratic body? LoPresti has recently said that he too supports rules reform, and has argued that the issue is not black-and-white, but rather a matter of what sorts of reforms should be made...
...Govoni, who is making his first bid for public office, would be an impressive addition to a senate dearly lacking in effective, reform-minded legislators. As a veteran of the Boston progressive movement, Govoni will be a strong advocate for worker's rights Cambridge and has taken a lead role in the right to eliminate disparity in pay between men and women in state employment...
...Govoni will add another voice to the struggle to maintain social programs despite cuts in Federal aid, to preserve the environment in the face of industrial expansion, and to work to abolish discrimination in the state...
...vote for Mark Govoni will do more than give a step-up to another politician making his entree on the state political scene. Electing Govoni will be an important step towards recreating a legislature that does what it's supposed to do: legislate...