Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Volume 19, Number 37
ELECTION 2020
As emotions run high, party leaders urge civility
Age: 63
Other: Martin serves as the Ranking Member in both the Commerce and Transportation Committees. He is also a member of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. In 2019, Martin was named a “Plainville Community Hero” by Plainville Community Schools. Mary Fortier Party: Democratic Throughout our area, politcal yard signs touting both Republican and Democratic candidates have been stolen, and sometimes destroyed. Pictured: Durham resident Tracy Ogrodnik said two of her Donald Trump signs have been vandalized. Submitted by Tracy Ogrodnik
is used to trespassers stealing her yard signs. But this year, Ogrodnik said her signs have been destroyed. “Two days in a row someone slashed my sign,” she said.
“I think a person was walking, he didn’t want other people to see him strolling with a sign, so he had to destroy it.” See Election, A16
Age: 59 Occupation: Attorney Education: B.A., history and secondary education from Boston College; law degree from Western New England University
Fortier
Platform: Fortier wants to focus on rebuilding the economy from coronavirus. She seeks to improve education, provide necessary healthcare and create more green technology jobs. She advocates for apprenticeship programs for middle and high school students. See Candidate, A6 R233461
Durham resident Tracy Ogrodnik – a supporter of President Trump – said she
Party: Republican
Platform: If re-elected, Martin will focus Martin on expanding apprenticeship programs to business sectors, modeled after successful manufacturing systems. He also seeks to incorporate more apprenticeship training programs for middle and high school students who aim to pursue careers in manufacturing. Martin opposes highway tolls.
While theft and defacement of political yard signs is nothing out of the ordinary, both Democrats and Republicans say the political divisiveness feels more charged than in years past.
And both sides deal with it.
Henri Martin
Education: B.A., criminal justice from Saint Anselm College
The election is less than two weeks away, and political tensions are running high. Sometimes too high.
Sign theft has become a “consistent, ongoing problem,” she said.
31st Senate District
Occupation: Business owner; State Senator
By Nadya Korytnikova Special to The Citizen
“We didn’t have this problem four years ago, not to that extent,” said Jennie Caldwell, vice-chair of the North Haven Democratic Town Committee. “In the past, few people would occasionally call us and ask for a new sign because theirs had been stolen. But now they call us on a regular basis.”
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