Robert Underwood
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Robert Underwood is a Libertarian activist based in Springfield, Massachusetts and candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2006.
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[edit] Positions
Bob's City Council campaign was focused on changing local spending priorities to more closely match Springfield's needs. This impacts two issues in particular: police and education. Bob is highly critical of local police focus on seat-belt checks and drug arrests, two priorities he says are aimed at securing state grants rather than ensuring public safety. On the educational front, Underwood is critical of spending on middle management rather than on teachers, and of the local government's (especially Mayor Charlie Ryan's) attempt to scapegoat teachers for the shortcomings of the educational system.
[edit] Chronology
Late May (?) - nominating petition due
[edit] Previous candidacies
- City Council, Springfield, Massachusetts, 2005 - finished 16th of 18 candidates.
- State representative, Ninth Hampden District, Massachusetts, 2004 - Fell 20 signatures short of making the ballot, largely handicapped by ballot access consderations that limited petitioning to undenrolled and registered Libertarian voters. [1]
