Citizens for Marriage Sends Letters to 22 Legislative Districts

MassNews Staff
November 4, 2002

Informational letters were sent to voters in 22 legislative districts last week, according to Mass. Citizens for Marriage.

"We were not trying to influence the elections, only to ask voters to tell these legislators not to violate the law and their oath of office, which requires them to swear to obey the state Constitution," said Sarah McVay Pawlick, President of MCM.

"Because of their violation of the law, our campaign to get the Legislature to vote on the Protection of Marriage Amendment later this fall has converged with the election. If we ever attempt to defeat a candidate in order to get our legislators out of the smoke-filled rooms on Beacon Hill, they will know we are after them. It will not be a low-key effort like this."

When asked by some people why they mailed to all 63,000 voters in Cheryl Jacques' district, Pawlick said that she, along with Sen. President Tom Birmingham, were the two prominent leaders of the effort to break the law.

"Cheryl Jacques even bragged openly that she was proud of breaking the law. We had to get a strong message to her that illegal activity will not be tolerated in a democracy. She is not special in any way."

Pawlick also reported that the names were all chosen by a computer in a random "n-th" sorting of voters.

The districts which were sent the letters were:

Representatives
-- Bruce Ayers, Quincy, Randolph.
-- Stephen Buoniconti, Chicopee, Holyoke, West Springfield.
-- Robert Deleo, Revere, Winthrop.
-- James Fagan, Taunton.
-- Peter Larkin, Pittsfield.
--.David Linsky, Natick, Sherborn, Millis.
-- Eugene O'Flaherty, Boston, Chelsea.
-- Thomas Petrolati, Belchertown, Granby, Ludlow.
-- Anthony Petruccelli, Boston, Revere.
-- Kathleen Teahan, Abington, East Bridgewater, Whitman.
-- Walter Timilty, Milton, Randolph.
-- Timothy Toomey, Cambridge, Somerville.

Senators
-- Robert Antonioni, Leominster and area.
-- Harriette Chandler, Worcester and are
-- Robert Creedon, Brockton, East Bridgewater and area.
-- John Hart, Boston.
-- Cheryl Jacques, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Wellesley, Wrentham, Attleboro, North Attleborough, Natick, Sherborn.
-- Brian Joyce, Boston, Milton and area
-- Michael Morrisey, Quincy and area.

-- Marc Pacheco, Taunton and area.

-- Marian Walsh, Boston, Dedham and area.

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