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State auditor candidate says he has enough signatures to make ballot
By Sarah M. Kneezle, Globe Correspondent
A union organizer running for state auditor said today he will submit over 6,000 signatures to the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office in the hopes of securing a spot on the November ballot under the new Working Families party.
Rand Wilson needs to collect 5,000 valid signatures from registered voters by Wednesday to secure a spot on the November ballot and challenge incumbent Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci.
The Somerville resident said he is running for state auditor to highlight issues important to the working community, a constituency he says both major parties have ignored.
"For too long, business and corporate special interests have dominated the political dialogue in Massachusetts while the voices of working people - and the public interest - have been sidelined," Wilson said in a written statement on his website.
The Working Families party was founded in 1998 in New York State and often bases its membership on labor unions and community organizations, according to the Mass. Ballot Freedom Campaign's website.
