As candidates vying to succeed Deval Patrick as Governor of Massachusetts in 2014 flock in droves to the left end of the political spectrum, another has entered on the right. Joining Charlie Baker and Scott Lively as Republican gubernatorial hopefuls is Mark Fisher, a small-business owner from Shrewsbury, Mass.
Designated “A tea party Republican” by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Fisher is the owner of Merchant’s Fabrication in the Central Mass. city of Auburn. Like Lively, Fisher blames any and all problems incurred by the Commonwealth at the expense of its residents on “The Democratic stronghold” which has taken “the breath out of Massachusetts.”
Aptly, Fisher declared his candidacy on the 240th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, from which the right-wing Republican faction derives its namesake.
A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 1980s, Fisher, like many Americans, has since felt the nauseating wrath of the country’s roller coaster, having been laid off from a handful of jobs before prospering with Merchant’s Fabrication. It is for that reason that he strongly believes that the obstacles he overcame to get an education and build a business have taught him that in America “He promises to work hard to help provide the same opportunities to the hard-working people of The Commonwealth,” as he notes on his campaign website.
Though, admittedly, it’s still in the infancy of his campaign, Fisher’s Issues Page on his campaign site is nothing but a longwinded narrative of how Massachusetts once promised to make toll roads obsolete, but then ” issued more bonds, creating an environment where the bonds could never be paid off,” and thus tolls are a mainstay on some major highways.
Sure this is a noble issue to tackle and as I mentioned, it’s still early for Fisher. But here’s hoping there’s a bit more substance to come on his part.
Boldly declared a political outsider on his homepage, Fisher recently sent a letter to Governor Patrick expressing his concerns and the irresponsibility of renovating the Governor’s office with a $9 million budget.
He’s still waiting for a response.
To get a better grasp of the gist and tone Fisher is trying to set in the race, check out this short, albeit cheesy, YouTube video from his campaign. Stay tuned to BostInno for more information on Fisher’s political stances as they become more evident.
