In a race between progressives, approach matters; Voters deserve transparency
Somerville Times, August 29 2024
"Transparency is a key progressive value, and one I take very seriously. It should be easy to see what your elected official achieved during their term — what they proposed, with whom they partnered, and what they successfully passed into law or into the state budget. But it isn’t easy. In fact, it’s virtually impossible. Unless, like me, you’ve spent years learning how to decipher state websites, state budgets and the legislative process as a staffer in the State House." Read more...
Erika Uyterhoeven’s tactics are hurting the progressive movement
Cambridge Day, August 22, 2024
"The elected members of the Somerville Democratic City Committee voted overwhelmingly to endorse ... first-time candidate for state representative Kathleen Hornby. [Incumbent Rep.] Uyterhoeven’s subsequent public comments calling duly elected members of the SDCC “out of step with the clear progressive values of this district” is yet another example of tactics that are hurting the progressive movement in Somerville and beyond." Read more...