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Martina Robinson
ABOUT THE CANDIDATE  Campaign bio  Website
Full name Martina Robinson
Party Green-Rainbow Party; Grace Ross has chosen Robinson to be her running mate
Age 30
Current home Belchertown
Education Purchase College, UMass Amherst
Current job Disability Coordinator of Grace Ross for Governor, freelance writer, dance teacher
Resume highlights Disability and equal marriage rights activist, community organizer
Campaign e-mail grace4gov@green-rainbow.org
Phone number (508) 754-3505
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To lifetime of challenges, she adds a try for lieutenant governor
To lifetime of challenges,
she adds a try for lieutenant governor

(By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff, 10/10/06)
Martina Robinson knows the odds are steeply stacked against her. She thinks she has a chance, but winning is not her sole objective.
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