A statement from our members As members of the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee (HDTC), we are proud of our smart, caring, well qualified candidates. We are working diligently to help voters get to know them and to educate our residents Read more
On Friday, April 8th Hopkinton Democrats gathered at the Hopkinton Town Hall to elect and endorse candidates for the local town election on Monday, May 16th. Approximately 70 residents attended and endorsed the following 20 candidates. Mary Jo Lafreniere, Select Read more
Open to the public; registered Hopkinton Democrats invited to participate Hopkinton, MA. March 6, 2022: The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee (HDTC) will be holding its nominating caucus for the May town elections on Friday, April 8, at 6:30 PM at Read more
To be clear I want to reiterate that I do not in any way condone personal attacks on my opponent or his family members. I spent a lot of time this past week looking online and asking friends and my Read more
Lya Batlle-Rafferty – CPF M102 – 8 days before election – June 16, 2020
At last night’s scheduled Select Board debate on HCAM, instead of responding to the first question, my opponent read a prepared statement and left the debate. He accused me of allowing attacks on social media through surrogates on him and Read more
Pausing here to recognize the outstanding actions of Hopkinton residents to denounce the brutal murder of George Floyd. I join Hopkinton in condemning the murder of George Floyd and calling for greater awareness and action on racial justice. To me, Read more
Today, I am tired. I am white presenting. What does that mean? I have white skin. But, I am a latina. My dad is much darker. Oddly, though, even being light-skinned like my mom doesn’t stop people from treating you Read more
Although I participated in both of the peaceful protests against Racial Injustice on the Common the last two weeks and I posted briefly about those on Facebook, I wanted to take some time and put together a thoughtful statement before Read more
In the interest of transparency, I am posting all of my campaign finance reports online for easy access. They have also been filed with the Town Clerk as required by law.
Congratulations to our new Lifetime Members, who have been with us for twenty years or more: Margo Roman, Melanie Smith, Tom Smith, Ed Mills, and Bruce Karlin. We appreciate your commitment and service.
Mary Jo LaFreniere (Select Board) Cynthia Esthimer (Parks & Rec) Sue Kurys (Trust Funds) Susan Porter (Library Trustee) Janice LP Barry (Library Trustee) Michael Hayes (Constable) Patrick Atwell (Planning Board) Full list of your local elected Democrats
The delegates representing Hopkinton at the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic Party State Convention in September are: Amy Ritterbusch, Mary Jo Ondrechen, Lesley Ficarri, Beth Watson, Mary Jo Lafreniere (alt), Ellen Rutter (alt), Melissa Hayes (student), Darlene Hayes (HDTC chair), Patrick Atwell, Read more
Thanks to Lesley and Pete Ficarri for hosting a wonderful holiday party this year!
Come join us on Saturday May 12 and May 19, from 10 a.m to noon as we hold up campaign and election signs! We’ll meet at Four Corners (Routes 135 and 85). Bring your own signs or borrow some. We’ll Read more
The HDTC caucused up a storm tonight and elected our delegates and alternates to the upcoming State Democratic Convention. Congratulations to (left to right) Garry Russell, Paul McCarthy, Mary Jo Ondrechen, Lisa Whittemore, Muriel Kramer, Ellen Rutter, Jim Carvalho, Lya Read more
Thank you to Amy Ritterbusch & Amy Groves for re-doing the HDTC website. We are now ready for election season. A huge thank you to Jessica Fleet for maintaining site on the old platform up until now. Send any comments Read more