Today my wife and I hosted an event for Andy Maynard, our state Senator. In order to qualify for campaign financing funds, Andy needs to get donations from 300 individuals in his district, so the purpose of this event was to get as many donors as possible for Andy, with the amounts of the donations being somewhat secondary. My wife organized the party, with lots of help from other Groton Democrats.
The day started out great, weather-wise, but the cloudy, near cold weather arrived promptly along with our first guests. Nonetheless, judging by the amounts of food and drink consumed, people seemed to have a good time.
Anyway, we made some progress toward Andy’s goal of 300 contributors. That number, by the way, might need to be reconsidered. It doesn’t sound like that many, particularly given the fact that a donation of as low as $5.00 is acceptable, but in practice it is turning out to be fairly difficult.
Here’s Andy, with State Representatives Betsy Ritter and Elissa Wright, neither of whom yet have opponents. Andy does have an opponent, which made me feel better (I don’t know if I can say the same for Andy), because I would have felt a little funny asking people to help him get state money that he wouldn’t need.
If you’re in Andy’s district please consider donating to help get Andy to 300. If you’re in another district, and there’s a candidate you support, make a donation to him or her, even if in a nominal amount so they can qualify for public financing.
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