2018 MA Senate race: on Drugs


Heidi Wellman: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Marijuana is a gateway drug"?

A: NO

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Massachusetts Senate candidate Mar 7, 2018

John Kingston: Focus on opioid crisis instead of divisive rhetoric

During an interview at the Daily News office, Kingston, 52, a businessman, activist and political newcomer, said he would restore bipartisanship efforts in Congress to get lawmakers focused on issues such as immigration policy, the opioid crisis and crumbling infrastructure instead of divisive rhetoric.

"What I want is an America in which we can have disagreements and points of view, but we are not tearing each other down or tearing the fabric of American life apart by virtue of our prejudice," he said.

Described as an independent-minded Republican, Kingston, of Winchester, came to Massachusetts by way of Connecticut. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School, the father of four worked in investment management, primarily at Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., or AMG, as general counsel and later vice chairman.

Kingston is also a self-described social entrepreneur, advocating for issues such as freedom of speech on school campuses and veteran services.

Source: Milford Daily News on 2018 Massachusetts Senate race Feb 1, 2018

Allen Waters: Demand for drugs by whites is putting more blacks in jail

Allen Waters, who is running as an independent, says demand for drugs by whites leads to incarceration of blacks. "White doctors overprescribing. White junkies over-desiring. White lawman testifying. Black dealers a'lying. Cycle no denying," Waters posted on his Twitter feed in reaction to a time story about the raids. Referring to the Tweet as a "ditty," Waters said he was drawing attention to the incarceration of blacks, even here in Cape Cod, that is driven by white demand for drugs.
Source: Cape Cod Times on 2018 Massachusetts Senate race Apr 12, 2016

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Candidates and political leaders on Drugs:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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