A Message from Martha

Dear Friends,

Good news – we have officially secured the 10,000 nominating signatures necessary to place my name on the Fall ballot as a candidate for re-election as Attorney General. With your help, we accomplished this goal well ahead of the May 4th deadline.

Hundreds of you helped us meet this goal and attended events or collected signatures from your friends and neighbors. I am so grateful to our volunteer team and to the thousands of people who signed nomination papers.

I also have enjoyed the opportunities I've had throughout the signature drive to meet with volunteers and with voters, and to listen to their ideas and concerns.

Every day as your Attorney General, I work to stand up for consumers, taxpayers, and victims.

I am running for re-election to continue these fundamental and important fights – keeping people safe in our communities, protecting our children and seniors, recovering money on behalf of taxpayers, and fighting for the families hit hardest during this difficult economy.

Because of your loyalty and support, we are in a strong position for re-election. I am truly grateful for all you have done to help us meet this important early goal.

Thank you,

Martha Coakley

P.S. - I was interviewed by NECN's Alison King yesterday out at a seniors conference. We had a chance to talk about the campaign ahead. Please take a look by clicking here:

An Update from the Campaign Trail

The weather has finally begun to turn and Martha and our outstanding volunteers have been incredibly busy this month! A quick update from the last month:

We’re pleased to report that we are making progress towards collecting the 10,000 signatures we need, thanks to our Days of Action over recent weekends.  Each Saturday, Martha has met up with volunteers at Headquarters and then ventured out to high-traffic areas in the community to collect signatures and say thank you to voters.  Throughout the month, Martha made visits to supermarkets in West Roxbury, Porter Square, Fresh Pond, and Arlington. Check out photos on our Flickr site.   We have more Days of Action coming up on March 27, April 3, and April 10. Sign up to join us for a couple of hours by emailing volunteer@marthacoakley.com.

Earlier in the month, Martha visited Malden, South Boston, and Lowell to enjoy local St. Patrick’s Day festivities. She also made appearances on Greater Boston with Emily Rooney (watch online), Nightside with Dan Rea on WBZ 1030AM (listen to the podcast online), and FOX25 Morning News for “Ask the AG” (watch online).

Martha has also been busy at work as Attorney General.  Earlier this week, The Boston Globe wrote an editorial about Martha’s work combating the faulty marketing of antipsychotic drugs, and her participation in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.  Also earlier this week, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Massachusetts buffer zone law – a law which Martha has defended over the last year. The statute protects public safety and patient access to reproductive health care facilities by creating a 35-foot buffer zone around clinic entrances and driveways.  And this week, Martha announced a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation that provides an estimated $18 million in loan modifications for Massachusetts homeowners, $3 billion in loan modifications for homeowners across the country, and a $4.1 million payment to the Commonwealth.

Make sure to follow Martha on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook for all the latest news and events.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Martha

I hope you all are enjoying your St. Patrick's Day!

I am excited to seek re-election as Attorney General and my campaign team is out working hard every day. Over the past month, we have been out traveling the state, visiting local Democratic caucuses and working with volunteers to collect signatures at supermarkets, coffee shops, and commuter rail locations. I’ve been happy to join our volunteers at many of these stops and I appreciate the positive responses that we’ve received from people.

The Boston Herald joined me this Saturday, and wrote a piece on our work out on the campaign trail. You can read it on the Herald website.

Today, I saw old and new friends in Lowell at the City Manager’s annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast.   

We are a little over halfway to our goal of gathering the 10,000 signatures necessary to secure my place on the ballot. With your help, we can complete this drive soon. Can you join us this Saturday March 20th, or next Saturday, March 27th, for one of our Days of Action? I will be at campaign headquarters at 10:00 a.m. to say hello and then will join some teams out in the area.  If you can dedicate one or two hours on an upcoming Saturday, please RSVP online or email Kate Foster at foster@marthacoakley.com. 

It’s been great to see so many of you out around the Commonwealth, and I hope to see more of you soon. Again, thank you for all that you do.

Martha Coakley

More Days of Action THIS WEEKEND

Our Days of Action these last two Saturdays were a great success thanks to the dozens of volunteers who signed up to hit the streets and collect signatures in the community.  With each weekend, we are that much closer to the goal of 10,000 certified signatures by May 4.

We're hoping to build on this success with another strong weekend. Like previous Days of Action, a number of volunteers will be meeting at Coakley Headquarters (529 Main Street, Charlestown) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, and then will be heading out to targeted locations in Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Brookline.  We will also have staging areas in Newton and Arlington:

• Newton - meet at Starbucks, 85 Wells Ave in Newton Center; to RSVP, email coordinator Katie Sullivan (ksullivan@marthacoakley.com)
• Arlington - meet at Starbucks, 270 Broadway in Arlington; to RSVP, email coordinator Kate Foster (foster@marthacoakley.com)

 We have selected locations where signatures can either be collected inside or underneath an overhang, so we will be collecting signatures rain or shine.  You can still RSVP to join us!

Days of Action

Gathering signatures is the first important phase of the campaign. Martha needs 10,000 certified signatures from registered voters (Democrats and unenrolled voters) in order to get her name on the ballot for re-election to Massachusetts Attorney General. 

As part of our signature gathering campaign, we are coordinating “Days of Action” every weekend starting February 27.  There will be targeted efforts in each region, including Greater Boston, Southeastern Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley and Essex County, Central Massachusetts, and Western Massachusetts.  

Anytime after 10:00 a.m., volunteers will meet at Headquarters in Charlestown or one of our regional locations and go out into the community for two-hour stretches to collect signatures. Volunteers will be paired up or put into groups, so no one will have to venture out alone, and we'll provide volunteers with suggested locations, maps and directions, and nomination papers.  

Our first big Day of Action is this Saturday, February 27. Learn more or RSVP online, or contact our regional field directors for your area to get plugged in:

• Greater Boston: Dan Cullinane (dcullinane@marthacoakley.com)
• Southeastern Massachusetts: Kyli Miller (kyli@marthacoakley.com)
• Merrimack Valley and Essex County: Kate Foster (foster@marthacoakley.com)
• Central Massachusetts: Craig Dorsett (craig@marthacoakley.com)
• Western Massachusetts: Arjun Tasker (arjun@marthacoakley.com)

First Organizational Meeting

Last night we opened the doors to Coakley Headquarters and welcomed our volunteers for our first organizational meeting. We had a great crowd of enthusiastic supporters, and officially kicked off our signature drive to get Martha's name on the ballot for re-election as Attorney General.

It was great to see some familiar faces again and some new supporters joining the team for this very important first phase of the campaign.  To ensure that Martha's name appears on the ballot, we must collect 10,000 certified signatures in a short couple of months.  We've posted a new page on our website explaining the signature process, and everything you need to know to get involved.

As part of this drive, we're focusing attention on local caucuses.  Throughout the month of February, Massachusetts communities will be holding its caucus to elect delegates to this year’s Democratic State Convention in Worcester this June.  These caucuses are great locations to gather signatures, with attendees from a single municipality in one location (signature papers are separated by city/town), and who are typically registered Democrats or registered unenrolled voters.  The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a complete list of caucus dates and locations on their website: www.massdems.org.  

Check out our events calendar for updates on which caucuses Martha will be attending throughout the month.