WHY VOTE FOR BRIAN HOOSE?

40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY, AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT HAS PREPARED ME TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE VOTER/TAXPAYEARS OF WESTFIELD.

AND, WITH 40 YEARS OF GOVERNANCE INVOLVEMENT. I ALREADY KNOW MANY HOUSE MEMBERS INCLUDING LEADERSHIP.

BIO

HOMEOWNER, A VETERAN, DEGREE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

1960’s: INVOLVED IN NEIGHBORHOOD SELF-HELP ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT THAT BECAME THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS YOUTH COUNCIL, FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP.

U.S. ARMY, (‘68-‘71) LEADERSHIP TRAINING ’69, AND 3rd INFANTRY DIV. ’70-‘71

1970’s: HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; CO-FOUNDER VIETNAM WAR VETERANS’ SERVICES CLUB, LIAISON TO CONG. CONTE FOR VETERAN’S ISSUES AND STATE WIDE ORGANIZER TO INCREASE VIETNAM VET BENEFITS. TRUSTEE, MASS BOARD OF REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES: LEAD SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO RESTORE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGETS, STOPPED EFFORT TO END LAY BOARDS AND TO REORGANIZE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION. HONORABLE MENTION IN NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, WHO’S WHO IN 2 YEAR COLLEGES IN AMERICA, TRAINED IN PUBLIC SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN WASHINGTON D.C. WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STUDIES, CHAIR OF ALL COLLEGE COUNCIL (COLLEGE GOVERNING COMMITTTEE). WREB, TALK RADIO HOST.

1990’S TO PRESENT: DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, ’92 TO PRESENT, SUBMITTED PROPOSALS ON EDUCATION REFORM, AND CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING; APPOINTED TO CHICOPEE BOARD OF APPEALS, CHAIRMAN ’92-94. NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITATOR, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE CHICOPEE 1993-94, CO-ORGANIZER WILLIMANSETT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE DRIVER.

WESTFIELD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CHAIR, ’06-07, MEMBER AFSCME Local 17, COORDINATOR PATRICK/PATRICK-MURRAY CAMPAIGN FOR WESTFIELD.