Today, the News-Times ran two good articles on mayoral candidates Mark Boughton and Helena Abrantes. The following are some of the highlights of each article.
Democratic challenger Helena Abrantes said that her campaign is being driven by her roots, and community involvement. You can read the article here.
Abrantes questioned Boughton's leadership on the issue of illegal immigration.
By calling attention to the influx of illegal immigrants in the city several years ago, he has polarized the city and embarrassed its residents, Abrantes said.
According to former Mayor gene Eriquez, Abrantes is not making the mistakes that the last Democratic candidate for Mayor, Dean Esposito made.
"She's been knocking on doors. She's been going to community events.
She's been in front of people. She's been doing radio ads. She's been doing mailings. Those are the ingredients you need," Eriquez said.
Abrantes herself said that she's running because she enjoys making the community better.
"I've always enjoyed doing things for the community. It's done in a
quiet way. I'm not one to be out in public with the things I do," Abrantes said.
Incumbent Republican Mark Boughton said that this year's campaign is different than any other, as his father is very ill. You can read the article here.
Boughton says the campaign has not gone as planned, and he has faced many different challenges.
"It's been a different campaign," Boughton said. "There are some things you just can't focus on. You have to manage the city until 4:30 p.m., and then you have to knock on doors, and then you have to make sure the mail is getting out," Boughton said. "It's hard to do that when you're talking to doctors about a medical crisis."
Supporters say Boughton will easily win re-election.
"The mayor is going to win. He will have an overwhelming majority. He will have his strongest showing ever," Custumpas said.
Boughton says leadership is very important in being Mayor.
"You need a plan to lead. It isn't enough to say, 'We need a change.' Anybody can knock down a barn. It's a lot harder to build it," Boughton said.
1 comment:
The Mayors response was sad. He can not concentrate on the election because of the situation with his father. And what is Ted doing answering the questions?
We all know where Ted stands, what of Mark? I would like some answers to the REAL issues, not excuses, but that is all we have ever gotten.
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