045 - Creating Meaningful Connections with Voters with MA Lt. Gov Candidate Kate Campanale
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PC045 - Creating Meaningful Connections with Voters with Massachusetts Lt. Governor Candidate Kate Campanale
Kate Campanale is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 17th Worcester District. She is the first female representative elected to the district and was appointed to the House Committee of Ways and Means, where she focused on the first-in-the-nation bill to establish a program that incentivizes employers and employees to share and reduce the burden of student loan debt. She also sponsored public safety initiatives to help protect women against domestic violence. On March 1, 2022, Kate announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. If elected, she would be the third female former State Representative from Worcester County to be elected in a row. She resides in Spencer, Massachusetts with her husband, State Representative Peter Durant.
Kate joins me today to share her inspiration for running for office and why she decided to run for a State Representative seat. We discuss how her parents instilled the value of community involvement and the importance of paying attention to current events and how these values impacted her political involvement. We discuss why it’s important for Republican candidates running for an elected office to create meaningful, personal connections with the voters in their community. We discuss how creating these connections with voters in your community helps the people remove ‘party politics’ from the equation when electing candidates. We discuss why Kate decided to run for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and the top 3 issues she is focusing on while campaigning with Chris Doughty. We discuss how current events, particularly the current state of our country’s education system, have encouraged more women to get involved in politics. Kate also shares her advice to other women aspiring to run for an elected office position.
“It’s about reaching the voters. Getting them to know YOU.” - Kate Campanale
This week on Political Contessa:
Kate’s inspiration for running for office and why she ran for State Representative
How Kate’s upbringing impacted her political involvement
The importance of making personal connections with the voters
Helping voters remove ‘party politics’ from the voting process and voting decisions
Why Kate decided to run for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
How current events have encouraged more women to get involved in politics
How the pandemic has exacerbated various issues across the U.S.
The issues voters are most concerned about today
The top 3 issues Kate and Chris are focusing on, on the campaign trail
Kate’s advice to other women wanting to run for office
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