Thursday, 4:30 PM
Candidates make last-minute push for votes in Fifth District
By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff
With the special election in the Fifth Congressional District looming tomorrow, Democrat Niki Tsongas and Republican Jim Ogonowski are making last-minute appeals to voters.
Ogonowski, a Dracut hay farmer and retired Air Force and Air National Guard officer, planned more than two dozen appearances today in 11 cities and towns, including visits to a commuter rail station, supermarkets, coffee shops, and community centers.
Tsongas, a community college dean and the widow of former US senator Paul Tsongas, started her day by standing with supporters on a busy corner in Concord, waving to morning commuters. Other scheduled stops included visits to senior centers and a 5 p.m. appearance at a rotary in Methuen.
"Jim's feeling great. He's out in the community meeting the voters, meeting the people he intends to represent in Washington, and every place he goes he hears a new story and gets even more inspired about what he's doing," said Alicia Preston, a spokeswoman for Ogonowski.
Katie Elbert, a spokeswoman for Tsongas, said, "There's a lot of enthusiasm for Niki's candidacy and we've been seeing that in her visits throughout the district as well as in the feedback we've gotten from people making phone calls and going door to door."
