EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Fresolo’s Opponent Drops Out of Race
Friday, April 20, 2012
Rep. John Fresolo
The decision leaves Fresolo, a seven-term incumbent, without an opponent at the moment. He could not immediately be reached for comment.
Anderson, who resides on Greenwood Street, was going to run against Fresolo in the Democratic Primary, but now he is thinking closer to home. He told GoLocalWorcester he will likely run for city council next year. His decision, he said, was a matter of commitment.
Not now
“Right now is not the right time,” Anderson said of a State House run. “I can’t dedicate 100 percent of my time, so I will hold off.”
He cited his ongoing studies at Salter College in West Boylston. Anderson, who has worked with the Worcester Department of Public Works and Parks, is instead studying for an associate’s degree to become a medical assistant.
“I have to finish school,” Anderson said, adding he decided “a couple days ago” not to seek election. “I’ll finish what I have going on right now and go from there. Maybe (he’ll run for) City Council next year. I was going to run before, but I worked for the city. I didn’t want to take up a seat and not be able to vote on anything.”
Being overlooked
Anderson said he originally decided to pull papers to “better this neighborhood and better the city.” There was, he said, a lot going on in Worcester that simply was not being talked about or revealed to the general public.
“I was just noticing how much stuff goes on that’s overlooked,” Anderson said. “I wanted to make the public more aware of what’s actually going on. Working for the city, I noticed different things the average person did not.”
Anderson said he recently stepped down as vice president of the National Association of Government Employees Local Union 495. In that role, he said, “I saw a lot of stuff that wasn’t being addressed, obviously. The city was wasting money.”
He cited the city’s pools as an example, saying “They hired a private company to come and tell them the pools were no good. That was obvious. Why not use that money to just repair the pools or for something else worthwhile?”
As for whether someone else should take his place as a challenger to Fresolo, Anderson said, “I believe a challenge is good. If someone wants to step up and run against him that’s great, as long as they have the best interests of the people in mind. I don’t think anyone should go unchallenged.”
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