Fattman’s Mailer Proves Campaign Immaturity
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Patrick Sargent, GoLocal Worcester Contributor
In a curious decision, State Representative Ryan Fattman (R), who is running against Senator Richard Moore (D) for the Worcester and Norfolk County State Senate seat, sent out a mailer to his constituents with a
picture of him licking the face of his wife, Stephanie Fattman.
Also in the limelight during this election year, Mrs. Fattman is running as the Republican candidate for Worcester County’s Register of Probate, against current Register Stephen G. Abraham.
“It's not very respectful to show anybody licking a potential Register of Probate - even their spouse,” said David S. Bernstein, contributing editor of Boston Magazine and analyst for WGBH.
Bernstein said, “I like when politicians let us see their personal sides, but there are still lines of decency to consider.”
Fattman was asked several times to respond to GoLocal, and yet his only attempt to return GoLocal's messages were several futile attempts at phone calls that dropped each time. Fattman kept "getting disconnected" and there was an "issue with his phone." Giving Fattman the benefit of a doubt, he did at least try to make some kind of comment about the picture, although we may never know what that commentary would have been.
Fattman, from Sutton, was a State Representative for only two terms before deciding to run against Senator Moore, who has been in the seat nearly twenty years. Last year, Moore was promoted to the third highest position in the Senate, President Pro Tempore.
As extreme as the face licking comes across, Fattman does show signs of subtlety finally.
According to Oxford resident Jeremy Lemoine, “I don’t think the mailer was his best marketing, but I have received numerous hand written notes on my door from him. You never see that anymore. I was impressed. He had been going door-to-door but I wasn’t home. Most said ‘Sorry, I missed you.’ That’s different from anyone else in an election in my opinion.”
Related Slideshow: Central MA State Legislature Candidates’ Campaign Finances
The candidates listed below represent the Massachusetts candidates who filed papers with the Board of Elections as of March 27, 2014. Since Campaign Finance Reports are filed bi-annually, reports are not available for those who filed after December 31, 2013.
The slides below list the candidates ending balance for the most recent filing period. Full reports are available through the The Massachusetts Office of Campaign & Political Finance by following the links provided
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Senate
First Worcester District
Harriette L. Chandler (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $182,870.00
2013 Year End Report
Paul J. Franco (R)
Ending Balance: $1,161.18
2013 Year End Report
Sean M. Maher (D)
No report available
William Feegbah (D)
No report available
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Senate
Second Worcester District
Michael O. Moore (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $73,948.85
2013 Year End Report
Todd Williams (R)
No report available
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Senate
Worcester & Norfolk
Richard T. Moore (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $131,471.62
2013 Year End Report
Ryan C. Fattman (R)
Ending Balance: $106,179.81
2013 Year End Report
Andrew Pontbriand (U)
No report available
Shella Fitzpatrick (U)
No report available
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House
4th Worcester District
Dennis A. Rosa (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $8,657.31
2013 Year End Report
Daniel M. Phillipo (R)
No report available
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House
5th Worcester District
Stephen J. Comtois, II (R)
Ending Balance: $324.17
2013 Year End Report
Jennifer J. Gaucher (R)
No report available
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (R)
No report available
Jason M. Petraitis (R)
No report available
James Cooke (R)
No report available
George Yiantsidis (D)
No report available
Matthew Castriotta (D)
No report available
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House
7th Worcester District
Paul K. Frost (R)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $13,671.78
2013 Year End Report
Terry Burke Dotson (D)
No report available
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House
9th Worcester District
David K. Muradian, Jr. (R)
No report available
Robert Shawn Craig (R)
No report available
Martin Green (D)
No report available
Eric Denison (U)
No report available
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House
10th Worcester District
John V. Fernandes (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $6,473.93
2013 Year End Report
Christopher T. Kivier (R)
No report available
James Teed (R)
No report available
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House
12th Worcester District
Brad P. Wyatt (R)
Ending Balance: $40,894.64
2013 Year End Report
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $26,369.83
2013 Year End Report
Bill Connolly (U)
No report available
Mary J. Richards (D)
No report available
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House
13th Worcester District
John J. Mahoney (D)
Incumbent
Ending Balance: $28,127.53
2013 Year End Report
Jacqueline Gisela Kostas (R)
No report available
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House
17th Worcester District
Michael Germain (D)
Ending Balance: $4,814.69
2013 Year End Report
Douglas Belanger (D)
Ending Balance: $453.44
2013 Year End Report
Michael Harper (D)
No report available
Moses S. Dixon (D)
No report available
Kate D. Campanale (D)
No report available
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House
18th Worcester District
David P. Cortese (D)
Ending Balance: $2,383.31
2013 Year End Report
Brenda Ennis (D)
Ending Balance: $166.16
2013 Year End Report
Mark G. Dowgiewicz (D)
No report available
Joseph D. McKenna (R)
No report available
Jesse Limanek (R)
No report available
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