Get Your Vote On! Lt. Governor

Get Your Vote On! Republican and Democratic Candidates for Lieutenant Governor

MALC is happy to report that all four of the candidates running in the September 9th Democratic and Republican primary elections* for Lieutenant Governor returned our questionnaire. (To find out where to vote: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.aspx)

Like both the Democratic Attorney General’s primary race** and the Democratic State Treasurer’s primary race***, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor’s race is very competitive. There are three candidates competing for the Democratic spot on the November general ballot. MALC strongly encourages our community to take the time to learn about each of the Democratic candidates. Once again, there is no race on the Republican side, with only one candidate running. Even though it is almost all but certain that candidate will be on the November ballot, it is important to take the time to read their questionnaire answers and view their campaign website.

We created PDFs of the candidates’ answers (see below). They share the same formatting for visual consistency. We have linked to all four of the candidates’ campaign websites and we have also included the questions MALC asked them (see below, at the end of this post).

MALC does not endorse candidates for office.

MALC actively monitors all the state-wide candidates’ websites for any new policy platform postings for our sector. At the time of this post****, only one of the candidates competing in the September primaries (including those running for Governor) has a platform/issues paper regarding our sector that is posted on their campaign website. That candidate is Democrat Leland Cheung who is running for Lieutenant Governor. His education policy also mentions our sector as well (STEAM, arts education, etc.). We linked to his arts policy & education page as well as to his questionnaire answers and his campaign website.

The candidates for Lt. Governor (in alphabetical order):

Leland Cheung (D) Link to answered questionnaire (PDF): http://www.artistsunderthedome.org/Cheung.pdf
Link to campaign website: http://www.lelandcheung.com/
Link to his art, steam and the creative economy platform:
http://www.lelandcheung.com/arts
Link to his education platform: http://www.lelandcheung.com/education

Steve Kerrigan (D) Link to answered questionnaire (PDF): http://www.artistsunderthedome.org/Kerrigan.pdf
Link to campaign website: http://www.stevekerrigan.org/

Mike Lake (D) Link to answered questionnaire (PDF): http://www.artistsunderthedome.org/Lake.pdf
Link to campaign website: http://www.electmikelake.com/

Karyn Polito (R) Link to answered questionnaire (PDF): http://www.artistsunderthedome.org/Polito.pdf
Link to campaign website: https://www.karynpolitoforlg.com/

For Wednesday- Get Your Vote On! All the State Representatives and State Senators are up for re-election

Best,
Kathleen Bitetti, Artist and MALC Co-Founder
John Weeks, Writer and MALC Steering Committee Member

*From our June 9th MALC blog post: “There will be primaries in September for candidates of the Democratic and the Republican parties who are running for statewide positions. The winners of those primaries will be on the November ballot for the general election. Those candidates running as unenrolled (also known as independents), and who have met the 10,000 certified signature requirement, won’t have a primary in September. Instead, their names will appear on the November ballot along with those candidates who won their respective party’s primaries.” http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/massachusetts-governors-race-update/

**http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/get-vote-attorney-general/

***http://artistsunderthedome.org/malc/news/get-vote-state-treasurer/

****DATE AND TIME OF POST: Tuesday, 8/26/14 at 12:30 p.m. 

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MALC Questions for Lieutenant Governor Candidates:

(Note: Questions 1-3 can be answered with a yes or no, but please feel free to elaborate beyond a one word answer)

1. As Lt. Governor, would you commit to an open door policy for the Massachusetts artists community and the creative sector?

2. Lt. Governors of our state have a great tradition of promoting the governor’s policies throughout the state. If elected, would you advise the governor to make the promotion and support of our state’s third largest economic sector, the creative economy, a top priority for your office? (The creative economy includes artists of all disciplines, arts and culture, the film sector, etc. )

3. The Lt. Governor sits on the Governor’s Council, a clear sign that our state values his or her involvement in matters of justice. As Lt. Governor, would you commit your office to promoting justice for all workers, including artists of all disciplines, those involved in the arts, culture, the creative economy, and those who create intellectual property?

4. Is there anything else you would like to share in regards to your policy and/or platforms that directly impacts artists of all disciplines and by extension the arts, culture, and creative economy communities?