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Thanks!
Massachusetts and the nation have taken a turn, and I wish the winners well. I hope that this change will result in a more just, peaceful, democratic and sustainable world. Whichever path our leaders lead us down, I will continue to work for a better world for ourselves, our children and the other species with whom we share this planet.
After far too many months of juggling work, family and running for treasurer of the commonwealth, thanks are in order:
- Thanks to the O'Keefe team who worked hard to get the word out.
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- Thanks to the 120-plus volunteers who got me and my other Green-Rainbow candidates on the ballot and made our campaigns the success they were.
- Thanks to my fellow candidates, Grace, Martina, Wendy, Jill and Owen, for working tirelessly to advocate for justice, peace, democracy and the environment.
- Thanks to the Somerville Journal and Grey2K for taking a chance and endorsing my campaign.
- Thanks to the people who I met during the course of the campaign who expressed their gratitude to me for running and offering them a choice.
- Thanks to the 5,618 people who voted for me in my home town of Somerville.
- Thanks to the more than 322,000 people who voted for a change in Massachusetts.
- Thanks to my wife, Melanie, for putting up with my long nights of little sleep and efforts on the campaign trail.
- Finally, thanks to my two children, Liam and Emma, for putting up with a busy daddy. It was all for you.
Join Us!
"This year, my fellow Green-Rainbow Party candidates, our volunteers and I
built on our past successes. Now that the election is over we are
continuing the struggle for economic and social justice, peace, democracy
and an environmentally sustainable world for ourselves and our children.
Join Us!"
--- James O'Keefe
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The Issues I Am Fighting For
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Investing in Our Communities And Environment
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| The state treasurer oversees the $42 billion public school teacher and state worker pension fund. As your next treasurer, I will invest in projects that will assure the required return to pension holders, preserve the quality of life in Massachusetts and create thousands of new jobs.
We can solve our housing crisis by turning abandoned properties into quality housing. We can build our economy by providing capital to start small businesses. We can save our environment by investing in energy conservation, renewable energy, creating good local jobs and keeping us out of imperialist wars over oil. |
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Being An Independent Watchdog For You
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| As the Green-Rainbow Party nominee, I am not beholden to entrenched political party interests and will be a watchdog over our government. I cannot be bought by special interests. I will fight corporate welfare and make the treasurer's office accountable only to the people of Massachusetts. |
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Getting Corporations To Clean Up Their Act
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| The days of corporate abuses, such as Enron, will be over if I am elected. I will work with responsible mutual funds and other state pension funds to use the power of our combined shares to get corporations to clean up their act. We can rein in excessive CEO salaries and perks. We can make corporations truly accountable to employees and shareholders. We can get corporations to pay workers a living wage and stop polluting our communities. |
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What others have said
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"In the race for Treasurer, voters have three unique candidates with diverse
experiences from which to choose. But only one candidate stands out with the
best ideas to lead the office into the future.
That candidate is Green Party nominee James O'Keefe."
--- Winchester Star, 10/31/2002, Endorsement
"There is also an earnest, well-spoken Green Party candidate, James O'Keefe,
who is bringing different issues to the debate, topics the Greens want to insert
into the discussion about the treasurer's job."
--- The Patriot Ledger, 11/2002
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