<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<page created-at="2006-03-16T10:48:48-05:00" name="massformassa" updated-at="2009-05-12T14:40:40-04:00">
  <title>Mass. for Massa</title>
  <author>Frank Campagna &amp; Bob LaVallee (USMC ret.)</author>
  <user user-key="ABYPANOWDFG">
    <email>frankcam@tiac.net</email>
  </user>
  <blurb>Known as &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;The Fighting Dem&amp;#39;s,&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; there are over sixty Democratic military veterans from every branch of the armed forces  --including combat veterans from the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq--  running for Congress in the upcoming mid-terms. While all of these candidates are worthy of support, my Massachusetts friends and I  --NY State  transplants and local veterans--  are doing everything in our power to elect &lt;b&gt;Eric Massa&lt;/b&gt; in the 29th Congressional District of New York.

We&amp;#39;re hosting a fundraising event for Eric:

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;THURSDAY MARCH 30th
7:00 - 9:00 PM&lt;/b&gt; 
&lt;b&gt;THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH ~ 645 Boylston St., Boston, MA&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;i&gt;with&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;ERIC MASSA&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;i&gt;and Honorary Guest&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;b&gt;SEN. MAX CLELAND&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Do you live in Massachuestts and want to do more to affect national politics? &lt;i&gt;Then attend our fundraiser for Eric!&lt;/i&gt;

Do you think a Congress with more Democratic veterans will be more responsible about sending American troops to war? &lt;i&gt;Then make a contribution to Eric&amp;#39;s campaign!&lt;/i&gt;

Do you want to support our troops? &lt;i&gt;Then help send them to Congress!&lt;/i&gt;

The upcoming mid-term elections present a critical --perhaps final-- opportunity to stop the downward spiral that began with the Republican Right takeover of our federal government.  Even if you can&amp;#39;t attend on the 30th, please take a moment now to contribute to Eric&amp;#39;s campaign.&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</blurb>
  <visibility>public</visibility>
  <showcandidatesummary>true</showcandidatesummary>
  <raisedamount>725.00</raisedamount>
  <raisedcount>10</raisedcount>
  <goal kind="none">
  </goal>
  <entries>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8515" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8515">
        <displayname>Eric Massa</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>NY-29</location>
        <sortname>massa</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>415495.56</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>6976</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.massaforcongress.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8515</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>725.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>10</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb>Eric is the sole Democrat challenging first-term incumbent Republican Randy Kuhl in NY-29, who was elected with just 51% of the vote in 2004. 

A former Special Assistant to Gen. Wesley Clark and commissioned Naval Officer with 24 years on active duty, Eric is one of the sixty-plus &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Fighting Dem&amp;apos;s&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; veteran candidates running for Congress across America. Eric worked on the staff of the Armed Services Committee, and as a result of his disagreement with plans for the Iraq war and the treatment of returning veterans, he &lt;i&gt;left his position on the Armed Services Committe&lt;/i&gt; and became a strong critic of the Bush administration&amp;apos;s handling of national security.

Eric also decided at that time to &lt;i&gt;leave the Republican Party;&lt;/i&gt; he subsequently declared his candidacy as a Democrat for the U.S. Congress.

The NY-29th is a predominantly rural district southeast of Buffalo and southwest of Syracuse that has been especially hard-hit by the Republican-led economic bust. At a time when Congess is mired in Republican corruption and  scandal, residents of the 29th district and Americans everywhere will benefit from Eric&amp;apos;s integrity, experience and unmatched work ethic.</pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="9390" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/9390">
        <displayname>James Webb</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>VA-Sen</location>
        <sortname>webb</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>888842.23</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>16153</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.webbforsenate.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9390</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8848" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8848">
        <displayname>Claire McCaskill</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>MO-Sen</location>
        <sortname>mccaskill</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>371464.78</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>10997</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.claireonline.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8848</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8419" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8419">
        <displayname>Jon Tester</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>MT-Sen</location>
        <sortname>tester</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>342823.12</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>10513</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.testerforsenate.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8419</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8494" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8494">
        <displayname>Christopher Murphy</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>CT-05</location>
        <sortname>christopher murphy</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>41276.62</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>420</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.murphyforcongress.org/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8494</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8473" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8473">
        <displayname>Patrick Murphy</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>PA-08</location>
        <sortname>murphy</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>165860.63</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>5964</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.murphy06.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8473</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8841" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8841">
        <displayname>Jay Fawcett</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>CO-05</location>
        <sortname>fawcett</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>63909.92</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>3484</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.Fawcett4Congress.com </website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8841</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="9278" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/9278">
        <displayname>Tammy Duckworth</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>IL-06</location>
        <sortname>duckworth</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>73966.45</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>1702</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.duckworthforcongress.com/</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9278</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
    <pageentry>
      <entity id="9215" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/9215">
        <displayname>Dan Seals</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>IL-10</location>
        <sortname>seals</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>537618.76</raisedamount>
        <raisedcount>4686</raisedcount>
        <links>
          <website>http://www.dansealsforcongress.com</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9215</donate>
          <volunteer/>
          <blog/>
          <events/>
        </links>
      </entity>
      <raisedamount>0.00</raisedamount>
      <raisedcount>0</raisedcount>
      <pageblurb></pageblurb>
    </pageentry>
  </entries>
</page>
