Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race

Open race
Candidate(s):	Kerry Healey (R)
	Deval Patrick (D)
	Go to Deval Patrick ’s campaign website.

DEVAL PATRICK WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Will Create Jobs.
Deval Patrick will work to bring high-quality manufacturing jobs to Massachusetts and will invest in workplace development and training. (Boston Globe, 5/19/06; www.devalpatrick.com)

Will Reduce Health Care Costs.
Deval Patrick will cut prescription drug costs by negotiating bulk purchases. (Associated Press, 8/25/06)

Will Protect Our Pensions.
Deval Patrick opposed moves to shift public workers from pension systems to 401(k)-style plans. (Boston Globe, 6/8/06)

Supports Prevailing Wage Laws.
Deval Patrick supports project labor agreements to protect the prevailing wage on public projects. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 9/5/06)

 

KERRY HEALEY WILL FAIL WORKING FAMILIES

Fails to Create Jobs.
Under Kerry Healey’s leadership, Massachusetts ranks 41st in job growth. (Boston Globe, 8/10/06)

Increases Cost of Health Care.
As lieutenant governor, Kerry Healy supported a proposal to raise state and city employee contributions for health care to 25 percent. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 2/1/03)

Eliminates Our Pensions.
Kerry Healey proposed eliminating traditional pensions for state workers and instead giving them riskier corporate-style savings accounts. (Boston Globe, 8/10/06)

Opposes Prevailing Wage Laws.
As lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey supported changing the prevailing wage laws to allow communities to be exempt from paying prevailing wages on public contracts. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 2/1/03)

 

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

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