Jack Hurd a long serving selectperson in Arlington has announced that he will seek the democratic nomination for state senate this fall for the seat currently occupied by James Marzilli.
This is unfortunate but entirely predictable, most of Marzilli's career path in public life has been peppered by incessant primary challenges going back to 1990, a good 30 to 40 percent of the electorate in Arlington just won't stand by the guy for some reason.
Hurd is a personable low key guy from a storied Arlington political family. He has also been a town hall fixture since 1996 or with many friends town-wide, if he can solve the fundraising riddle then he will run hard come September.
There are larger questions about his candidacy though, to my knowledge Jack has never dealt with any questions relating to casino gambling, choice issues or same sex marriage. He also contesting the seat during what will be a hot presidential campaign which is bound to bring out a host of liberal voters who may not think much of his centrist democrat townie orthodoxy.
Moreover, Hurd served as chair of the Town Democratic Committee in the mid nineties at a time when the membership consisted of no-shows and dead-heads. Quorums were hard to come by especially on nights when the Red Sox were playing and an air of torpidity hung over the proceedings.
There are also some rumors abroad in Arlington to the effect that there is split within the ranks of the Town Hall Gang, this would be the faction that helped put Sean Garballey over as State Rep this winter. Clearly they'd love to go for a two-fer and eject Jim Marzilli their longtime bete noir from the senate but whether or not they have the unity on hand this time is an open question.
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