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America First Party
1630 A 30th Street #111
Boulder, Colorado 80301
http://www.AmericaFirstParty.org
Friday, April 2, 2004
Party Celebrates First Elected Official
Boulder, CO -- The America First Party is celebrating a major milestone in its
development--the first ever election of a party member to public office. On
Tuesday, March 30, 2004, Jeffrey W.T. Buck was elected to the Representative
Town Meeting Assembly of Framingham, MA representing the 13th Precinct.
Framingham is the largest town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with a
population of more than 67,000 people. It is located 20 miles west of the
commonwealth's largest city, Boston. Under its form of government, the Board
of Selectpersons along with a Town Manager form the executive branch, while
a Representative Town Meeting Assembly serves as the legislative branch.
Each year, voters elect four representatives from each of the town's
eighteen precincts to the Town Meeting Assembly. Each Town Meeting Assembly
member serves a three-year term.
Jeffrey W.T. Buck is a 31 year-old Education Masters Degree candidate at
Framingham State College, with a focus on teaching English to speakers of
foreign languages. In 2003, he co-founded Concerned Citizens and Friends of
Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement (CCFILE), a local grassroots immigration
reform organization.
Commenting on his election as a write-in candidate, he said, "I'm honored to
be the first AFP member elected to public office. It's a small step for us,
but it's a step in the right direction. My primary task as a Town Meeting
member is to see that the plain English of our Commonwealth's Constitution
and town By-Laws is upheld, starting with the oath of office. I look
forward to doing the best job I can for all my constituents."
National Chairman Dan Charles added, "In 2002, we came close to winning
several elections, and more than half our candidates got between 15% and 25%
of the vote. 2004 has started off well, with our first victory. Our
strategy from day one has been to focus on state and local elections in 2002
and 2004, growing our own candidates as we grow our party. Jeffrey is not
the first party member to serve in public office, but he is the first to be
elected to public office as a party member. We believe this is a harbinger
of better days to come for the American people and the residents of the Town
of Framingham."
Contacts:
Dan Charles, National Chairman, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 4
Romelle Winters, Press Secretary, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 2
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