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Philip C. Jack

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Philip C. Jack

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Philip C. Jack was a 2016 Democratic candidate for the Seventh Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Jack's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Strengthening Our Schools

  • Ashland and Framingham are diverse communities with similarities and differences. One thing these communities share is a drive to provide a world class education to every student. But to do so, we need an equitable state funding formula that provides each school system with the resources needed to achieve that goal. Both across the state and across this district, we should expand universal pre-K, vocational education, and the methods we use to measure student success. Teachers should always have a seat at the table when it comes to reforming and empowering our schools, as should parents and administrators.
  • The Foundation Budget Review Commission Final Report gave us a great place to start with respect to fixing the way we pay for public education. I endorse the recommendations discussed in that Report which, taken together, will increase opportunity for all learners, protect the public employees who work with our students, and help clarify the goals of our annual budget. Perhaps most importantly, we need to allow students to have a voice in the conversation as we figure out ways to protect and promote their health, safety, and well being.

Fighting for Middle Class Families

  • I grew up in a middle class family supported by a single, good paying union job. Today, far too many households - many of them with two wage earners - are struggling to make ends meet because we have not done enough to protect and strengthen working families. While we must certainly continue our efforts to assist the most economically vulnerable in our community, there can be no true ladder out of poverty without a robust and vibrant middle class. I agree with the President that our economy must grow not from the top down, but out from the middle, and regardless of what happens in Washington, DC we have a responsibility to do everything we can at the state level to expand that middle.
  • To do this, we must first and foremost fight for jobs that pay a living wage, and we must protect workers against wage theft and overtime abuse. We need to ensure that anyone who works hard, regardless of background or education, has the ability to support themselves and their family. We must also continue to nurture and expand 21st-Century industries such as clean energy and nanotechnology across Massachusetts, and especially right here in Ashland and Framingham, because these industries help create great paying jobs. And finally, we must ensure that we’re doing everything we can to control the ever-increasing costs of housing, healthcare, and public transportation.

Protecting Seniors

  • There are 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day. Here in Massachusetts, someone turns 60 every 12 minutes, and by the end of 2016 it is projected that those over 60 will outnumber Massachusetts residents under the age of 20 for the first time ever. And yet despite their growing numbers, seniors are often left out of the conversation regarding the shrinking middle class, and we need to change that.
  • As a Selectman I saw firsthand how many seniors, after having worked hard for 40 plus years, were struggling to afford their homes so that they could continue to live in the communities that they loved. I also saw how hard local government worked to help those seniors, but with ever tightening local budgets, more needs to be done at the state level. We should allow towns to make it easier for seniors to qualify for local property tax relief, create incentives for senior affordable housing, increase funding to local Councils on Aging, and tackle rising health care costs once and for all.

Increasing Access to, and Lowering Costs of Housing and Transportation

  • A reliable transportation network and a sustainable inventory of public, private, and multi-family housing are foundational elements in a prosperous, growing, and vibrant community. But, as a state, we have not made the necessary commitment to these areas, resulting in far too much deferred maintenance to our roads, bridges, and public transportation, and far too little housing that working families and seniors living on fixed incomes would consider affordable. And while public and private investment is critical, so too are forward-thinking regulations and zoning laws, as well as accountability, transparency, and oversight.
  • Ashland and Framingham are a central hub in the Metrowest region, which itself is emerging as a key economic engine in our Commonwealth. But to keep that engine running smoothly we need continued investment in both the commuter rail and our regional transit authority, as well as an adequate and diverse housing stock that meets the needs of individuals and families at every income level and which is developed in an environmentally friendly manner.

Reforming our Criminal Justice System

  • Massachusetts can and should serve as the national leader when it comes to meaningful criminal justice reform. There are several key steps we can take to do that. First, for those who are at risk of becoming criminally involved, we need to mitigate the factors contributing to that risk. That means education and employment opportunities in low-income neighborhoods, and working closely with police and community leaders to identify and address potential problems. We also need to make a much greater commitment to pretrial diversionary programs for all youth and young adults. Within our courts, we need bail reform and the elimination of mandatory-minimum sentencing practices.
  • For those who are in prison, we must focus on rehabilitation, mental health services, and opportunities for professional and personal advancement. Once incarcerees are released, we need to ensure that reintegration into the community is made easier by ensuring automatic healthcare enrollment and access to jobs or job training programs. We also need to support efforts to ban the box on employment and college applications.
  • These initiatives will help reduce recidivism, which will save every taxpayer money, and will strengthen our ability to protect our communities by helping to curb the cycles of crime and violence that ensnare far too many of our neighbors.[1]
 ”
—Philip C. Jack, [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 Tom Sannicandro (D) did not seek re-election.

Jack Patrick Lewis defeated Yolanda Greaves and Cliff Wilson in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Middlesex District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Middlesex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jack Patrick Lewis 61.87% 9,286
     Republican Yolanda Greaves 33.20% 4,982
     Independent Cliff Wilson 4.93% 740
Total Votes 15,008
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Jack Patrick Lewis defeated Brett D. Walker and Philip C. Jack in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jack Patrick Lewis 37.03% 825
     Democratic Brett D. Walker 34.16% 761
     Democratic Philip C. Jack 28.82% 642
Total Votes 2,228


Yolanda Greaves ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventh Middlesex District Republican Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Seventh Middlesex District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Yolanda Greaves  (unopposed)

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

Endorsements

2016

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

  • The MetroWest Daily News
  • Congressman Jim McGovern
  • Former Treasurer Steve Grossman
  • Sheriff Michael Bellotti
  • Sierra Club
  • MA Organization of State Engineers and Scientists
  • Pipefitters Local 537
  • Iron Workers Local 7
  • Framingham-Newton Building Trades Council
  • Sprinkler Fitters Local 550

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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. ↑ Philip Jack, "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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  7. ↑ Philip Jack, "Endorsements," accessed September 6, 2016


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