In 2008, Paul J.P. Loscocco, a Republican from Holliston, stepped down from his State Senate seat.  Carolyn Dykema was elected to that seat with a narrow victory of less than 900 votes (according to Boston.com).  This year Carolyn Dykema is running for re-election against Jonathan Loya. 

The Clean Sweep Beacon Hill, PAC has endorsed Jonathan Loya, stating:

“Jonathan brings with him ideas that will make voters take notice.  Adding these to drive and initiative, he presents a spirit that is sorely lacking on Beacon Hill.  He demonstrates a strong mastery of the problems facing both his district and the Commonwealth.  In addition to knowing what’s wrong, he brings fresh ideas and enthusiasm for positive action.  Nor is Jonathan content to stay with safe topics.  The issues he wants to tackle are problems real people experience daily: dirty and unsafe drinking water, inadequate education for our children and over-reliance on teaching to standardized tests to the detriment of individual learning, overbearing taxation, government waste and economic growth.” 

Jonathan Loya‘s website also points out that he is a first time candidate who believes in term limits.  It also lists his qualifications and his ideas to help make Massachusetts a better place to live and work. He is running as an Independent candidate.  When I checked my list of candidates, I did not see a Republican running in this race.

If Washington is broken, Massachusetts is also broken.  The only way to fix it is to elect people who are not tied to special interests or who are not intent on becoming wealthy at the expense of the Massachusetts taxpayers.  I believe Jonathan Loya is one of those people.  If you live in the 8th Middlesex District of Massachusetts, I hope that you will vote for him.