For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Mayor Menino’s Campaign, 617-367-1900
Monday, November 2, 2009 Media Advisory
WHO:
Mayor Thomas M. Menino State Senator Anthony Petruccelli State Representative Carlo Basile City Councilor Sal LaMattina Other community leaders
WHERE: East Boston Social Center 68 Central Square, East Boston
WHEN:
TODAY! Monday, November 2, 2009 6:00 PM
With polls set to open in less than 24 hours, Mayor Thomas M. Menino will thank hundreds of supporters for their dedicated work on the campaign and rally the community to help get out the vote for Tuesday’s election. Senator Anthony Petruccelli, State Representative Carlo...
For More Information Contact: Mayor Menino’s Campaign, 617-367-1900
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Celebrate city’s diversity, Mayor’s vision for moving Boston forward
With just one full day remaining before Election Day, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined supporters at two community rallies, bringing together leaders and community members from some of Boston’s most diverse neighborhoods. At Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, Mayor Menino was welcomed by hundreds of eager supporters from Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan. The Mayor then joined over one hundred supporters in Jamaica Plain for a get out the vote rally at Bella Luna Restaurant.
Ralph C. Martin, II, who spoke to the crowds at both Hibernian Hall and Bella Luna, said “As the former Suffolk County District Attorney and a parent of a child in the Boston Public Schools, I appreciate the progress Mayor Tom Menino has made in making our streets safer and our schools better. His passion, energy and effective leadership makes him the right person to keep the...
As we round the corner to Election Day, there is plenty of work left to Move Boston Forward. We need your help to ensure that Mayor Menino has a successful Preliminary Day. Each day up to next Tuesday we need you to reach out to our supporters to ensure that they vote for Mayor Menino. If you’d like to get involved and hit the doors for Mayor Menino, please contact our headquarters at (617) 367-1900 or CLICK HERE.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)/Local 888 has endorsed Mayor Thomas M. Menino for reelection. The endorsement follows a vote from the union members after a candidates’ forum last week. Mayor Menino spoke with the union’s members, who represent thousands of public employees in Boston, about maintaining the City’s strong financial standing despite state budget cuts, working with unions to improve city services, and providing resources to help working families in Boston.
In endorsing Mayor Menino, Local 888 President Bruce Boccardy said, “The members’ support of Mayor Menino for re-election is a clear statement… that our Local is confident that… he will work with the city’s public employees to protect workers’ rights and the issues that are important to working families”
“Local 888 represents so many hardworking families in Boston, and I’m proud to have their support as we enter the final days of this campaign,” Mayor Menino said. “Many members of the union worked with city government to help preserve jobs by accepting a one-year wage freeze, and I...
“…a stalwart friend and champion of health centers throughout his career”
Leaders of community health centers from neighborhoods across the City of Boston announced their support for Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s reelection, citing his unyielding efforts to improve public health by building community partnerships, creating innovative programming, and combating racial and ethnic health disparities. Below is their endorsement letter:
"As community health center leaders from across Boston, we personally endorse and wholeheartedly support the reelection of Thomas M. Menino as Mayor of Boston.
Mayor Menino has been a stalwart friend and champion of health centers throughout his career in elected office. As mayor he redesigned the health care system for the city’s poor and underserved residents. He personally led the fight to create Boston Medical Center and the Boston HealthNet community based health care delivery system. He has developed a myriad of public health initiatives through the Boston Public Health Commission, including primary care expansion, violence prevention, tobacco cessation and disease prevention. He has helped build new and expanded health...
The Haitian American Political Action Committee is proud to announce that during a recent meeting, all members voted to endorse Mayor Thomas Menino for re-election on November 3. This vote is a testimony of our appreciation for the Mayors’ commitment and dedication to empower our community through education, job training, housing and business development.
Mayor Menino’s Main Streets Initiative has revitalized our neighborhood business districts. His administration has made revolutionary changes in Chinatown, Egleston Square, Grove Hall and Codman Square. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mayor Menino and the dedication of the members of his administration, Mattapan has become a competitive neighborhood with a state-of-the-art library, new middle school, community center and early education center.
The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians makes Boston a unique and attractive place for new immigrants. Through this office, Mayor Menino provides new immigrants the opportunity to find immigration...
Mayor receives endorsements from ¿Oíste? and Coalition of New American Voters
Mayor Thomas M. Menino has received endorsements from two leading advocacy organizations that together represent tens of thousands of Latinos and the “New Bostonian” immigrant community. ¿Oíste?, the first and only statewide Latino political advocacy organization in Massachusetts, officially endorsed Mayor Menino for reelection. The Coalition of New American Voters (CNAV), an umbrella organization representing thousands of voters in Boston that aims to maximize the political power of all immigrant communities, also endorsed the Mayor. These latest endorsements add to the growing support that Mayor Menino has received from communities of color, New Bostonians, and progressives throughout the city.
In its endorsement, ¿Oíste? declared, “We endorse Mayor Menino for his significant commitment to neighborhood revitalization and the development of affordable housing. We also acknowledge his effective response to the federal lawsuit demanding changes in the electoral procedures in Boston. ”...
For More Information Contact: Nick Martin, 617-367-1900
Spectrum of partners helping Mayor Menino move Boston forward
Elected officials and progressive community leaders stood with Mayor Thomas M. Menino today to announce the formation of “Progressives for Menino.” The group, underscoring the Mayor’s commitment to championing progressive causes, includes advocates for environmental leadership, LGBT rights, women’s issues, housing, hunger and homelessness, public health, and labor. The announcement was held at SEIU Local 615’s union hall, a symbolic location given Mayor Menino’s support of the union’s members during the Justice for Janitors campaign.
“If you look at the people here today, you see so many of the folks who are building a better Boston, a Boston that is diverse, inclusive and caring,” Ted Landsmark, Jamaica Plain resident and member of Progressives for Menino said. “Tom Menino sets the example for this. His door is open to those with new ideas, unexpected needs or a cause worth fighting.”
In praising the dedicated efforts of the group, Mayor Menino said, “I want to thank you for helping me fight for the rights of workers...
For More Information Contact: Nick Martin, 617-367-1900
Represent progressive, diverse neighborhoods of the South End, Fenway, and Dorchester
Mayor Thomas M. Menino last night received endorsements from the Democratic Committees for Wards 4 and 15, representing two of the city’s most diverse and progressive communities. Ward 4 includes parts of the South End and Fenway/Kenmore, while ward 15 represents the Meeting House Hill and Bowdoin Street areas of Dorchester. In total, Mayor Menino has received six endorsements from democratic ward committees, and he is the only candidate to receive any such endorsements to date. The Mayor has received numerous other endorsements from non-profit advocacy organizations, community leaders, and labor unions.
“I’m proud to have the support of these communities as we continue connecting with...
WHO: Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Representative Marie St. Fleur, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, other elected officials and hundreds of supporters from all over Boston
WHEN: TONIGHT! Monday, September 21, 2009, 6:30 PM
Mayor Thomas M. Menino will join hundreds of supporters in a Get Out the Vote Rally tonight at Roxbury’s Hibernian Hall. State Representative Marie St. Fleur and Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, along with other elected officials, will help energize the crowd before Mayor Menino thanks everyone for their tremendous support in advance of tomorrow’s preliminary election.
Hibernian Hall is also the location where Mayor Menino held an April rally, which attracted hundreds of supporters to cheer on the campaign, after he announced his bid for reelection.
MLEV Cites Menino’s Strong Leadership on Climate Change
Boston, MA-- The Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters (MLEV), the non-partisan political voice for the environment, today announced its unanimous endorsement of Mayor Thomas M. Menino for reelection, citing his strong leadership on environmental issues that affect both Boston and the Commonwealth. A press conference to officially issue the endorsement was held at NEXUS Green Building Resource Center, a 9,000 square foot public center in Downtown Boston that provides free resources, events and a wealth of information on green building and sustainable design to the general public and the building industry.
“MLEV is proud to endorse Tom Menino for reelection...
Lora Wondolowski, 617-742-8822 Nick Martin, 617-367-1900
***PRESS ADVISORY***
Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters
Endorses Mayor Menino
Cites Menino’s Strong Leadership on Climate Change
What:
MLEV will announce its unanimous endorsement of Mayor Thomas M. Menino for reelection. Mayor Menino has been a strong leader on environmental issues that affect both Boston and the Commonwealth. The Mayor has taken major steps to reduce the city’s impact on climate change through a variety of measures.
Organization represents thousands of local tradesmen and women
In celebration of Labor Day, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today thanked the thousands of dedicated tradesmen and women affiliated with the Boston Building Trades for their support, as the organization officially endorsed Mayor Menino. The Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District, known as the Boston Building Trades, represents dozens of local organizations and thousands of skilled workers in a variety of trades.
“On behalf of the thousands of union tradesmen and women affiliated with the Boston Building Trades, it is my honor and pleasure to offer our endorsement to you, for Mayor of the City of Boston,” said James Coyle, General Agent for the Boston Building Trades, in a letter to Mayor Menino.
Contact Name: Jen Kelliher Date: September 3, 2009
Phone: 781-910-9962
Email: jenniferkelliher@gmail.com
The Boston Chapter of the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee is pleased to announce its endorsement of Mayor Thomas Menino for a 5th term as Mayor of the City of Boston.
Stacia Weiner, Chair of the Boston NOW PAC, says “Mayor Menino has a history of leadership on all of NOW’s issues—and a history of advocating for the people of the city of Boston. This is a race with a number of strong progressive candidates—all of whom are impressive in their own right, but none of whom can compete with the work Mayor Menino has done in the past 16 years to make the City of Boston a better place. Building on an already staggering foundation of accomplishments, we strongly...
On behalf of the city of Boston, our thoughts and prayers go out to Vicki and the entire Kennedy family. Senator Kennedy was steadfast in his devotion to the people of our city, state and country, and he was never afraid of any battle. He was not only a champion in the Senate, fighting for the poor and underserved, but he was also my close friend. I will miss his friendship and his guidance.
Senator Kennedy was the real deal – an authentic, principled and giving public servant who pushed us to work for things yet to be. His work eased our concerns, lifted us with opportunity and filled us with pride.
Boston has never had a greater champion. Massachusetts has never known a more relentless fighter for economic and social justice. America has never witnessed a more influential and productive legislator.
Boston - With new media leader Digitas as the backdrop, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced his plans to seek re-election as Mayor of Boston. Joined by family, friends and members of the online media company’s workforce, Mayor Menino officially made his intentions clear.
“Together, we've made our city greener, our streets safer, our schools better and housing more available,” Mayor Menino said. “Yet for a city - for a mayor - a record may be something to run on, but it's not something to run for. It's the vision, the dream, the confidence that things can be even better that keeps us at our tasks.”
Calling on young people in Boston to get more involved in government, Mayor Menino said, “Boston can be your proving ground and home to a wave of municipal innovation not seen since cities first brought water into people's homes.”
As part of the Mayor’s announcement, his re-election committee unveiled a new website, www.MayorMenino.com, and Facebook page, which allow visitors to learn more about Mayor Menino’s leadership and...
While the Menino campaign appreciates the show of support that was expressed in the Globe poll today, we recognize that a poll conducted this early in the campaign is only a snapshot of an election and is certainly subject to change. This poll of a final election campaign does not reflect standings of the candidates in a preliminary election. So we are grateful for the support but, we have a lot of work to do before the electorate votes in six months.
The purpose of our campaign is to reach out to every Boston voter and convince the voters that Mayor Menino is the best choice to Move Boston Forward. So even as we are heartened by the results in this poll, we remain committed to maintaining a healthy and substantive dialogue with the voters throughout this campaign.
Once again, we thank the voters for this show of support and vow to continue our efforts to communicate Mayor Menino's vision for Boston's future.
Emily Nowlin
Campaign Director
City still smitten with its mayor
In Globe poll, Menino holds commanding lead
By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | May 10, 2009
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, showing unbending political strength as he embarks on a bid for an unprecedented fifth term, has sustained his extraordinary...
Broadcast veteran was Executive Producer of 1988 and 1992 Presidential Debates
Boston – The Menino campaign today appointed Edward M. Fouhy to be its Debate Coordinator. Mr. Fouhy will represent the campaign in all debate negotiations. Mr. Fouhy, a highly respected veteran broadcast journalist, was executive producer of the 1988 and 1992 presidential debates, and was instrumental in changing their traditional format. The revamped debate series in 1992 was seen by more Americans than any other political broadcasts to that time.
