Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 16, 2024 ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ Danielle Allen, Democratic candidate for State Committeewoman for Middlesex and Suffolk Dear Editor, T he time for mail-in-voting is here! It is hard to believe that it’s election season again, but the March 5 primary season is here. Mail-in-ballots can be returned now. In addition to making sure you return a ballot to support President Biden, please pay attention also to the Democratic State Committee race for Middlesex and Suff olk. My name is Danielle Allen, and I am proud to be a candidate for Democratic State Committeewoman for this district. The Democratic State ComMid-grade Regular $3.88 99 64 95 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $3.68 Order online at angelosoil.com mittee works to engage voters with our democratic process. The State Committee sets the rules for how the party operates and supports local town and ward committees, as they seek to engage voters all over the Commonwealth in our democracy. As a 2021-22 gubernatorial candidate, I came to understand and appreciate the importance and power of the grass-roots structure of the Democratic party. All of our town and ward committees are like our civic school houses. They are where people learn how to support candidates, and to be candidates. They are where we have the chance to lift our voices and shape the party’s agenda. As the Democratic State JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM Committeewoman for Middlesex and Suffolk, I would work to make sure that all our ward committees are up and running again, and that we are well represented at the BORGONZI | FROM PAGE 4 “My first real break in the (football) business was when I was hired as the assistant recruiting coordinator at Boston College in 2007,” he said. “One of my responsibilities there was being the NFL liaison with the team, which meant I was meeting with a lot of NFL perDanielle Allen Candidate State Convention. I would also work to help the party set up a MassDems Commission on Healthy Democracy to advance the values of inclusion, engagement, and healthy competition. An East Cambridge resident, I am an internationally recognized expert on democracy and former gubernatorisonnel to talk about our players. At the time, we had a few fi rst round picks on the team, including Matt Ryan, so there was a lot of scouts coming through BC. I was able to network with a lot of the scouts that I met there, and in the process developed a relationship with Scott Pioli, when he was with the Patriots. Scott was eventually hired by Kansas City as its general manager in 2009, and he brought me out there to work with him.” After building up his reputation as a successful executive with the Chiefs organization, Borgonzi is now being wooed by other teams like Pioli was 15 years ago. “I had a great experience this past month interviewing for the Washington Commanders’ GM job. I met with owner Josh Harris and his search committee for nearly six hours in his Miami offi ce,” he said. Could the Patriots be in Mike’s future? After the Patriots have recently moved on from the successful Belichick dynastic era, Borgonzi is not ruling out that possibility. “You know ever since I got into the league 15 years ago, al candidate. I am honored to serve on the boards of the Cambridge Health Alliance and Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. I come from people who have loved and fought for democracy for generations. You can learn more about me on my website: https://allenforma.com/ I’m proud to have the endorsements of Chair Decker, Rep. Connolly, former State Treasurer Steve Grossman, Cambridge City Councillor and former Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, Governor’s Council candidate Mara Dolan, State Committeewoman Linda Pinti, and many others. I ask for your vote for Democratic State Committeewoman to advance this work. Whether you vote by mail, vote early, or vote on Tuesday March 5th, please vote for Danielle Allen. Signed, Danielle Allen Candidate I’ve had thoughts of coming back home to work for the Patriots someday,” he said. “I was at the Super Bowl media night last week, and was actually approached by some Boston media outlets with that same question. That would be a dream of mine, for sure, just to come back home to try and help restore that championship level team that I grew up watching.” The move back home, whenever that day might be, will be made easier, because his wife, Jill, is a North Reading native, and many members of their families still live in the area. “But it’s still always tough to relocate when you have a young family, especially when the kids (son Joseph and daughter Nina) are in school, and have developed friendships over the years. It has to take that special opportunity for me to leave this city and this organization,” Mike said. But vacationing every summer on Cape Cod to visit family and friends before training camp is a nice place to start in that decision-making process for the Everett High football legend with a championship pedigree.
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