Official Campaign Announcement (Press Release)

Michael Cowett has announced that he will be a candidate for Republican State Committeeman in the Middlesex and Suffolk state senatorial district, which includes all of Chelsea and Everett as well as the following sections of Cambridge and Boston:

Cambridge: Ward 1 all, precinct 1 of ward 2, ward 3 all, precinct 2 of ward 4, and all of wards 6, 7, and 8
Boston: Ward 2 all (Charlestown), precinct 5 of ward 3 (the West End), precincts 4, 6, and 7 of ward 21 (Allston), and precincts 1, 2, and 5 of ward 22 (Allston and Brighton).

"I'm running for two major reasons: build Republican infrastructure and support Republican candidates at all levels," Cowett said. "Recent Republican success in Massachusetts, especially in the state House, has largely come in areas with strong city and town committees, and we must bring that success to the Middlesex and Suffolk District."

"We also need strong Republican candidates for every office at every level of government, from school committee to Congress. No matter how thoroughly the Democratic Party continues to fail Bay State residents, nothing will change until the Republican Party starts to offer viable alternatives even in historically deep-blue areas.; after all, we will lose every single race we refuse to contest. We must broaden our focus from a few friendly enclaves to each of the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns, and I intend to begin that effort in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Everett."

Michael Cowett is currently a junior at Harvard College. Politically, he has been an active member of the Cambridge Republican City Committee throughout college, most recently as a volunteer for Charlie Marquardt's campaign for Cambridge City Council. He has also interned for state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick).

cross-posted to RMG here: http://redmassgroup.com/diary/13740/cowett-announces-run-for-gop-state-committee