Gov. Baker today endorsed fellow Republican Jennifer Nassour for the District 8 City Council seat (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Mission Hill) being given up by Josh Zakim.
Displaying a hitherto unknown interest in the council district outside his State House office, Baker said Nassour would actually listen to the "everyday concerns of her constitutents" even as she applies her "decades of experience" in the non-profit, public and private solutions to help loosen the uniform set of views he implies the council now has:
At all levels of government, having a diverse set of ideas makes for better policy. Every resident of Boston should feel that their tax dollars are being spent with scrutiny and that their quality of life is improving, regardless of their neighborhood.
Baker did not specify any of Nassour's past jobs, but they include chairing the Republican State Committee when Scott Brown was elected senator and founding a group called Conservative Women for a Better Future - which she has said is only conservative on fiscal issues.
Nassour is one of several candidates running in this Tuesday's preliminary. Should she be the top or second-place finisher, she will advance to the November final election. Boston municipal elections are officially non-partisan.
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Seriously?
By Karma
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 9:05pm
This move by Charlie took about as much courage as him saying he loves dining in the North End. As Dan Rather would say... “Courage”.
Speaking of Charlie's version of courage.
By anon
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 9:30am
Charlie's solution to Trump vs Clinton? According to him, he didn't cast a vote for president. That's mighty courageous Charlie.
I thought Jennifer Nassour
By anon
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 7:59am
I thought Jennifer Nassour left the party because of Trump. Am I remembering wrong or did she pull a John Kingston?
What a
By anon
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 9:21am
Pathetic attempt at a dig against the popular governor in the country.
Try harder!
LOL!
By Lee
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:40am
“Conservative Women for a Better Future - which she has said is only conservative on fiscal issues.”
People can't be fiscally conservative
By anon
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:51am
But hold liberal social views? When I was a kid, 'liberal' Republicans and 'conservative' Democrats were normal. Most people fall in the middle between two extremes.
When were you a kid?
By adamg
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 2:58pm
I mean, you're describing Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci there, but even in Massachusetts, Charlie Baker's looking like the exception rather than the rule when it comes to formal Republican affairs.
And this is why...
By Stevil
Fri, 09/20/2019 - 9:02am
The majority of Americans are independents and their numbers are growing.
The wing nuts in both parties are tearing us apart claiming we should either become Europe or, on the flip side, freeze time in 1878.
They were when I was a kid too
By jmeltzer
Fri, 09/20/2019 - 6:58am
but that was a long long time ago, back in the Devonian when fish were wondering if going out on the land might be a good idea.
I endorse...
By Boston_res
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 11:00am
Who cares? Do people honestly vote based on endorsements?
Sometimes
By Gary C
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 2:31pm
When there are a lot of candidates, like the upcoming At Large City Council race, if someone or some entity that I like makes a suggestion or endorsement, I'd pay attention to that as I make my decision.
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