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Eric T. Nakajima

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Eric T. Nakajima was a 2016 Democratic candidate for the Third Hampshire District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Nakajima's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

A Better Valley. For All of Us.

  • The 3rd Hampshire District is home to outstanding arts and culture, agriculture and recreation and world-class colleges and universities. Massachusetts, including our region, is at the cutting edge of the innovation economy from research centers to startups to advanced manufacturing.
  • Despite our advantages, Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the nation. Outside of greater Boston the challenge only gets worse. If you grew up in the Valley, you know it can be hard to find the job or the home you can afford that would allow you to live in your hometown.
  • We need a major effort to expand investment in the things that we know can boost our economy, expand the middle-class and create opportunity for people of all backgrounds: affordable public education from Pre-K through college, 21st century transportation and infrastructure, and support for new industry, entrepreneurship and small-businesses.
  • A better Valley for all of us also means addressing inequality at its roots: advocating for a living minimum wage (the fight for $15), engaging communities or color and immigrants, and addressing pay equity and family policies that help everyone get ahead and get their due.

Fair taxes

  • We need to reduce the tax burden on ordinary families and ensure that those who have benefited the most from Massachusetts economic expansion pay their faire share in taxes. In 2018, a referendum with be on the ballot creating an income tax surcharge on incomes over $1 million per year. The Fair Share Amendment, as it is called, would raise over $2 billion for transporation and education from pre-school to public higher education. I strongly support the Fair Share Amendment and as your state representative will fight for its passage and implementation. Raising new resources is essential if we are to build a 21st Century Commonwealth that works for all of us.
  • We need to reduce the tax burden on ordinary families and ensure that those who have benefited the most from But I am also concerned that existing state policies place too much burden on comunities and people who can least afford it. That's why I support expanded local aid and reform of Chapter 70 education funding: towns are under too much fiscal stress providing essential local services. That's also why I support keeping the cap in place on new charter schools. Whether you like charter schools or not, the current funding system in place is hammering the ability of public school districts to meet their expenses. We need to reform charter school funding as a matter of home rule.

Education

  • Massachusetts has the finest public schools in the nation, thanks to the efforts of our teachers, parents, students (of course!) and widespread public support and engagement. Despite our success, our schools confront serious challenges to ensuring our schools stay world-class and making every effort to provide all of our children with a solid education.
  • I am opposed to lifting the cap on charter schools and believe we need expanded Chapter 70 funding to meet current education needs. In addition, I support limiting the use of high stakes testing and reintroducing portfolio assessment of student achievement. I support state funding of universal pre-school and all day kindergarten, and want to ensure we have funding and support for the arts, and innovative programs like extended learning and makerspaces.

Women's Health & Reproductive Rights

  • Representative Ellen Story leaves a legacy of outstanding leadership on women's rights and health-related issues that will be hard for any candidate to match. I have heard deep concern from many people in the district that we'll lose the attention we need to these issues when Ellen retires. I understand, and will work hard to partner with you to ensure we have the resources and policies in place to guarantee access to health and reproductive services, equal pay for equal work, and anti-discrimination legislation. In addition, I look forward to partnering with organizations like Planned Parenthood and MassNOW to fight the introduction of any legislation that would reduce access to women's health services - as has happened in many states across the United States.

Higher Education

  • Colleges and universities are the lifeblood of the Pioneer Valley economy and the foundation for opportunity for generations of students. Our goal should be to build a world-class, affordable public system of higher education. As your state representative, I will work hard to build widespread support in the Legislature for UMass Amherst and our area community colleges. There is no question that we need substantially greater investment in public higher education if we are to meet the demand for lower cost education that is open to students of all backgrounds. The goal should be to go beyond the recent "50/50 plan" for state funding of higher education to make public college debt free for students of middle-incomes or below.
  • UMass and the other Five Colleges also have a major responsibility as the largest tax exempt institutions in our area. I support a constructive partnership with UMass, Amherst and Hampshire Colleges that leverage the opportunity presented by these colleges to expand support for local businesses, identify opportunities for joint developments to reduce housing pressures in the towns and increase local job creation. As your state representative, I will be a creative and persistent voice for this effort and will ensure that no stone is unturned to bring new resources into the district.[1]
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—Eric T. Nakajima, [2]

Elections

2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. Incumbent Ellen Story (D) did not seek re-election.

Solomon Israel Goldstein-Rose ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Hampshire District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Hampshire District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Solomon Israel Goldstein-Rose  (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


The following candidates ran in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Hampshire District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Hampshire District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Solomon Israel Goldstein-Rose 34.21% 1,788
     Democratic Eric T. Nakajima 23.13% 1,209
     Democratic Sarah C. LaCour 18.62% 973
     Democratic Viraphanh Douangmany Cage 13.26% 693
     Democratic Bonnie MacCracken 7.10% 371
     Democratic Lawrence E. O'Brien 3.67% 192
Total Votes 5,226


Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Nakajima's endorsements included the following:[7]

  • John Walsh, former Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, Deval Patrick Campaign Manager
  • Dan Rivera, Mayor of Lawrence and former UMass Trustee and UMass Amherst Alum
  • Greg Bialecki, former Secretary of Housing & Economic Development, Patrick Adminisration
  • Dan O'Connell, former Secretary of Housing & Economic Development, Patrick Administration
  • Scott Jordan, former Undersecretary of Administration & Finance, Patrick Administration, UMass Amherst Alum
  • Michael Hunter, former Undersecretary of Business Development, Patrick Administration
  • Barbara Anthony, former Undersecretary of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation, Patrick Administration
  • April Anderson Lamoureux, former Assistant Secretary of Economic Development, Patrick Administration

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Eric T. Nakajima, "Issues," accessed September 6, 2016
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  7. ↑ Eric T. Nakajima, "Endorsements," accessed September 6, 2016


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