The Problem that Won't Go Away*

A year ago, I ran for a seat on the Select Board on a single issue. I focused my entire campaign around bringing attention to the 220 households in Littleton that fall under the poverty line and what the Select Board could do, as the town’s policy-maker, to end poverty in town.

I didn’t expect to win against Chuck, who, regrettably, secured for himself a fourth three-year term.

(Sidenote: Click on his name ^ to read Chuck’s “origin story.” If you remain curious about his absence of ethics, pop “Chuck” into the search window above ^ for supporting evidence of this reality.)

Now, a year later, I’m running again because, among other things, I still want Littleton to end local poverty.

Littleton can do this by the Select Board adopting the policy to preferentially award alcohol and cannabis licenses to beneficial corporations, preferring the beneficial corporation’s promise (to give all of its profits to the impoverished in town) over the rich guy’s promise (to give his wife a Lear jet.)

It’s a policy that the Select Board could, and should, adopt.

Sure, it’ll negatively affect the handful of super wealthy people who will no longer be preferred, but I honestly don’t care much for super wealthy people and their money

We’ve got a poverty problem that we could remedy with one policy change.

And I’d like to see us try.

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*I’m considering this for my campaign slogan.

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My name will appear on the ballot for a seat on Littleton’s Select Board.

Election Day is May 10, 2025.

My sixth policy objective: End local poverty.