Letters to the Editor

Olson: Thanks for the Support

Write-in candidate garners four percent of the vote giving the voters a choice.

I wish to thank those who cast a vote for me in the recent State Senate special election on Jan. 10. In a democratic republic such as ours, it is important to have choice. A one person election is not an election and does not serve the  public good.  With very little time, and loyal supporters including Steve Aylward and the neighboring Watertown Republican Town Committee, my write-in candidacy garnered four percent of the vote.  Looking forward we will endeavor to offer a thoughtful, compassionate conservatives for future public offices. Tommasina Anne Olson Chair, Belmont Republican Town Committee

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Town Election, 2012

Brownsberger Eases Into State Senate

Unopposed, Belmont resident moves from reps side of the State House to the senate.

While most Belmont residents were looking across the New Hampshire border today, Tuesday, Jan. 10, to see how another resident was doing, the attention of Will Brownsberger's supporters was closer to home. And at 8 p.m., when the polls closed, the inevitable became fact as Brownsberger, running unopposed, won the general election with a little more than 4,500 votes to become the next Senator from the Second Suffolk and Middlesex District, comprising Belmont, Watertown, parts of Cambridge and Belmont. His vote tally was nearly equal with the amount he received last month in the Democrat primary. In Belmont, 15.6 percent of registered voters – about half the number who voted in the December primary – came out for Brownsberger, casting 2,416 …

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Hecht: Thanks to My Voters

And congrats to Will Brownsberger on his victory.

Dear Belmont: Hats off to all the Belmont residents who came out to vote in the special State Senate primary last Tuesday. I congratulate the other candidates on their strong, positive campaigns and especially Will Brownsberger on his impressive win.   I want to express my deep thanks to the many volunteers who devoted long hours to my campaign. I’m honored to have had this opportunity to work side-by-side with you. I also enjoyed reconnecting with many old friends in Belmont and meeting many new people.   I look forward to working with soon-to-be Sen. Brownsberger to benefit all the people of the Second Suffolk and Middlesex district.   Thank you. State Rep. Jonathan Hecht

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Special State Senate Election 2012

Why Will Won: Staying Close to Home Pays Off for Brownsberger

State Rep's needed to win over his Belmont/Cambridge base and they came out for him.

'Tip' O'Neill popularized the saying "all politics is local." And at last night's Democratic primary election to succeed Steve Tolman as State Senator in the Second Suffolk and Middlesex District, Will Brownsberger and his team perfected the application of that phrase.  A combination of getting out voters who know him the best, the money committed to that goal and the benefit of a wild card candidate in the home town of his strongest challenger, will allow Brownsberger to exchange the title of State Representative for State Senate come Jan. 11 when he waltzes to a win in an uncontested general election. "We'll be right here for the next four weeks, in this office. But I guess I should be getting use to being called "Senator" but I really …

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Special State Senate Election 2012

Belmont's Brownsberger Wins Primary for State Senate

Pledges to "working for you, the people" in emotional victory celebration.

Before a joyous crowd of campaign workers, friends and Belmont residents, State Rep. Will Brownsberger declared victory in the Special State Senate Primary in an emotional speech 35 minutes after the polls closed on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  "I will be working for you," said Brownsberger who seconds before proclaimed, "We won!" The final vote total from Watertown, Belmont, Cambridge and Boston:

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