Thank you voters!
Dear Residents,
Thank you very much for all of the support and encouragement that I received during the past few months during my run for an open seat on the Westwood Board of Selectmen. I truly appreciate every vote across all four precincts cast in support of my candidacy. I was also impressed with the voter turnout, which in previous years was somewhat disappointing.
Secondly, I would like to thank every last person who sacrificed their weekends by helping me hold signs for seven straight weeks. In addition, I would like to call attention to each precinct captain who stood proud and held signs in support of me during the April 29th election, each one of you deserves more thanks than me, or anyone else could give you.
I would like to highlight all of the candidates who pulled papers and joined me in my quest to achieve the seat vacated by former Selectman Tony Antonellis.
Thank you to Doug Obey for your praises and words of encouragement during our time spent together on the campaign trail. I appreciated our conversations, our friendly attitude, and your commitment to our town. Although we may have disagreed on some policies concerning our town, I enjoyed running a clean race with you and wish you the best of luck in the future.
To Phil Shapiro: Thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to show your commitment to our town. Your victory was both impressive and inspiring to both me, and to the residents of Westwood. Thank you for being such a kind-hearted individual, and for your professional attitude. I look forward to working with you in the future!
Jason, thank you for showing your commitment to our town as well. Your knowledge of development and entrepreneurial ventures is quite impressive and will certainly serve the town well in the coming years. Seeing as we’re both from precinct four, I was excited to hear someone from my side of town was running for an elected position. Good luck to you in the future and thank you once again for being part of this race.
Lastly, I enjoyed my time running for office and, most importantly, had fun doing it. I was inspired to run for Selectman by three people, my grandfather, my father, and the former Governor Michael S. Dukakis. Each one of them taught me that becoming a civil servant is the best way to give back to a community that made me what I am today.
As a reminder, the State Primary Elections are set to take place on Tuesday, September 16, 2008. On this day, we will all be voting for the Democratic and Republican nominations for United States Senate, a seat currently occupied by John Kerry. Two candidates, Jim Ogonowski and Jeff Beatty will battle to receive the Republican nomination, while Ed O’Reilly and John Kerry will square off to decide who will become the Democratic nominee. Robert Underwood will run as the only Libertarian candidate. Mary Jean J. Charbonneau will run as an Independent, and William Estrada will run on the Socialist Workers Party platform. I sincerely hope we all can become interested and involved with this race. For reference, each candidate who has a website is listed below.
Edward J. O’Reilly (D-MA) http://www.edoreilly.com
John F. Kerry (D-MA) http://www.johnkerry.com
Jeffery K. Beatty (R-MA) http://www.jeffbeatty.com
James Ogonowski (R-MA) http://www.jimogonowski.com
Robert Underwood http://www.electbobunderwood.org
Best Wishes,
Greg Agnew
781-801-0779
greg@gregagnew.com
