March 10, 2014/Press Releases
GOP Lt. Gov candidate exposed for deep ties to anti-choice and anti-equality activists
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2014
Contact: Matt Fenlon
Phone: 617.939.0800
REPUBLICAN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CANDIDATE EXPOSED FOR DEEP TIES TO ANTI-CHOICE AND ANTI-EQUALITY ACTIVISTS
Further Evidence Linking Karyn Polito to Extremist Republicans
BOSTON — Upon reading Friday’s MassterList, the Massachusetts Democratic Party uncovered deep ties between 22 Republican State Committee Members who voted in favor of the anti-choice and anti-equality platform and the Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Karyn Polito.
“Once again, we see that the hand-picked Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Karyn Polito, just can’t shake the connections she has to extremist positions in the Republican Party,” said Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Tom McGee. “In public, the Republican ticket tries to distance itself from the extreme wing of the Republican Party but it’s clear, in private, they have been catering to the same Tea Party faction that has been supporting Karyn Polito all along.”
Below is a list of the Republican State Committee Members who are Polito contributors and supported the extreme Republican Party platform.
Date Contributor
6/5/10 Adams, Paul
3/24/10 Ardinger, Thomas (Frank)
5/11/10 Ardinger, Thomas (Frank)
12/9/10 Ardinger, Thomas (Frank)
1/27/14 Ardinger, Thomas (Frank)
4/2/10 Aylward, Steven
10/15/10 Aylward, Steven
11/15/10 Aylward, Steven
12/18/13 Barstow, Lisa
9/8/10 Berrena, Richard
11/1/10 Berrena, Richard
2/28/14 Buckley, Peter
10/17/02 Burke, Brian
12/20/13 Burke, Brian
4/30/10 Bush, Barbara
8/26/10 Cappucci, Jr., Rob
7/15/10 Dulchinos, Peter
9/29/10 Early, Carol
5/7/10 Fogarty, Janet
8/18/10 Fogarty, Janet
10/28/10 Fogarty, Janet
10/29/10 Fogarty, Janet
12/30/13 Green, Richard
12/13/10 Johnson, Bonnie
12/30/13 Johnson, Bonnie
2/21/14 Kelly, Joyce
5/19/10 McCarthy, Thomas
12/30/13 McGrath, Edward
12/7/10 Potaski, Mike
5/24/10 Richardson, Cathy
1/31/14 Smiley, Susan
6/30/10 Vacon, Linda
10/28/10 Zykofsky, Stephen
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