Representative Don Humason



UPDATED CONTACTS Westfield Evening News column By State Representative Don Humason, Jr. March 20, 2010 My wife and I have done our duty, completed our census form, and already sent it back. So, to the U.S. Census Bureau: Enough already with all the mail! Please, stop wasting my money and stop sending me reminders. Thank you. Some troubling news out of Beacon Hill is that the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees have decided that their budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2011 will include a cut of local aid to cities and towns across Massachusetts of 4% across the board. Despite a resolution proposed by my Republican colleagues and co-sponsored by dozens of Democrat legislators, the W&M Committees have decided that local aid is not a priority worthy of protecting from the fiscal vagaries of the Commonwealth. They say we don’t have the money this year. I certainly hope their budgets don’t include new appropriations. This Sunday is the annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade. Congratulations to Mark Hanrahan, the Westfield Parade Marshall, who will lead the Westfield contingent through the streets of the Paper City. Congratulations also to the 2010 Irishman of the Year, David Bates, and the 2010 Irishwoman of the Year, Reggie Laverty. And finally, congratulations to our Colleen, Kirsten Thresher, and the members of her Court. With any luck, the Colleen and her Court will ride the route aboard an award-winning float called “Under the Irish Sea,” once again built by the magnificent Sons of Erin Float Committee. Good luck! Last week, I wrote my column on “How to Lobby like a Professional.” It must have worked. Several of my constituents contacted me to urge me to vote against the health care insurance reform bill. So I guess we’re getting somewhere. The good news is that people in my district reached out to me. The bad news is that they contacted the wrong legislator. I explained they needed to weigh in with their Federal Representative in the United States House of Representatives, not with their State Representative in the Massachusetts House. So this week I want to publish an updated list of contact information you may use to contact your public officials in Washington, Westfield, and Boston. Mayor Dan Knapik Email: Mayor@cityofWestfield.org Westfield City Hall: 59 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: (413) 572-6200 State Senator Mike Knapik Email: Michael.Knapik@state.ma.us Knapik’s Boston Office: State House Room 419 Boston, MA 02133 Phone: (617) 722-1415 Knapik’s District Office: 57 North Elm Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: (413) 562-6454 State Representative Don Humason Email: Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us Humason’s Boston Office: State House Room 542 Boston, MA 02133 Phone: (617) 722-2803 Humason’s District Office: 64 Noble Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: (413) 568-1366 Governor Deval Patrick Email: mass.gov/governor Patrick’s Boston Office: Office of the Governor State House Room 280 Boston, MA 02133 Phone: (617) 725-4005 Phone: (888) 870-7770 (in state only) Fax: (617) 727-9725 TTY: (617) 727-3666 Patrick’s Springfield Office: Western Massachusetts Office of the Governor State Office Building 436 Dwight Street Suite 300 Springfield, MA 01103 Phone: (413)784-1200 United States Senator John Kerry Email: http://Kerry.senate.gov Kerry’s Washington Office: 218 Russell Building Second Floor Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2742 Fax: (202) 224-8525 Kerry’s District Office: Springfield Federal Building 1550 Main Street Suite 304 Springfield, MA 01101 Phone: (413) 785-4610 Fax: (413) 736-1049 United States Senator Scott Brown Email: http://ScottBrown.senate.gov Brown’s Washington Office: 317 Russell Senate Building, 3rd floor Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4543 Fax: (202) 224-2417 Brown’s District Office: 2400 JFK Building 55 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203 Phone: (617) 565-3170 Phone: (877) 472-9014 Fax: (617) 565-3183 United States Congressman John Olver Email: www.house.gov/Olver Olver’s Washington Office: 1111 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5335 Fax: (202) 226-1224 Olver’s District Office: 57 Suffolk Street Holyoke, MA 01040 Phone: (413) 532-7010 Fax: (413) 532-6543 * * * Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of the Westfield Evening News. Representative Don Humason and his Chief of Staff Sarah Latour may be reached at their Westfield District Office, 64 Noble Street, Westfield, MA 01085, 568-1366. Representative Don Humason may be reached at his Boston office, State House Room 542, Boston, MA 02133, (617) 722-2803. Email address: Rep.DonaldHumason@Hou.state.ma.us Website: www.donhumason.org
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UPDATED CONTACTS

Westfield Evening News column

By State Representative Don Humason, Jr.

March 20, 2010

My wife and I have done our duty, completed our census form, and already sent it back. So, to the U.S. Census Bureau: Enough already with all the mail! Please, stop wasting my money and stop sending me reminders. Thank you.

Some troubling news out of Beacon Hill is that the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees have decided that their budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2011 will include a cut of local aid to cities and towns across Massachusetts of 4% across the board. Despite a resolution proposed by my Republican colleagues and co-sponsored by dozens of Democrat legislators, the W&M Committees have decided that local aid is not a priority worthy of protecting from the fiscal vagaries of the Commonwealth. They say we don’t have the money this year. I certainly hope their budgets don’t include new appropriations.

This Sunday is the annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade. Congratulations to Mark Hanrahan, the Westfield Parade Marshall, who will lead the Westfield contingent through the streets of the Paper City. Congratulations also to the 2010 Irishman of the Year, David Bates, and the 2010 Irishwoman of the Year, Reggie Laverty. And finally, congratulations to our Colleen, Kirsten Thresher, and the members of her Court.

With any luck, the Colleen and her Court will ride the route aboard an award-winning float called “Under the Irish Sea,” once again built by the magnificent Sons of Erin Float Committee. Good luck!

Last week, I wrote my column on “How to Lobby like a Professional.” It must have worked. Several of my constituents contacted me to urge me to vote against the health care insurance reform bill. So I guess we’re getting somewhere. The good news is that people in my district reached out to me. The bad news is that they contacted the wrong legislator.

I explained they needed to weigh in with their Federal Representative in the United States House of Representatives, not with their State Representative in the Massachusetts House.

So this week I want to publish an updated list of contact information you may use to contact your public officials in Washington, Westfield, and Boston.

Mayor Dan Knapik

Email: Mayor@cityofWestfield.org

Westfield City Hall:

59 Court Street

Westfield, MA 01085

Phone: (413) 572-6200

State Senator Mike Knapik

Email: Michael.Knapik@state.ma.us

Knapik’s Boston Office:

State House Room 419

Boston, MA 02133

Phone: (617) 722-1415

Knapik’s District Office:

57 North Elm Street

Westfield, MA 01085

Phone: (413) 562-6454

State Representative Don Humason

Email: Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us

Humason’s Boston Office:

State House Room 542

Boston, MA 02133

Phone: (617) 722-2803

Humason’s District Office:

64 Noble Street

Westfield, MA 01085

Phone: (413) 568-1366

Governor Deval Patrick

Email: mass.gov/governor

Patrick’s Boston Office:

Office of the Governor
State House Room 280
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 725-4005
Phone: (888) 870-7770 (in state only)
Fax: (617) 727-9725
TTY: (617) 727-3666

Patrick’s Springfield Office:

Western Massachusetts Office of the Governor
State Office Building
436 Dwight Street Suite 300
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: (413)784-1200

United States Senator John Kerry

Email: http://Kerry.senate.gov

Kerry’s Washington Office:

218 Russell Building Second Floor
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2742
Fax: (202) 224-8525

Kerry’s District Office:

Springfield Federal Building
1550 Main Street Suite 304
Springfield, MA 01101
Phone: (413) 785-4610
Fax: (413) 736-1049

United States Senator Scott Brown

Email: http://ScottBrown.senate.gov

Brown’s Washington Office:

317 Russell Senate Building, 3rd floor
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 224-2417

Brown’s District Office:

2400 JFK Building

55 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617) 565-3170
Phone: (877) 472-9014
Fax: (617) 565-3183

United States Congressman John Olver

Email: www.house.gov/Olver

Olver’s Washington Office:

1111 Longworth HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5335

Fax: (202) 226-1224

Olver’s District Office:

57 Suffolk Street

Holyoke, MA 01040

Phone: (413) 532-7010

Fax: (413) 532-6543

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of the Westfield Evening News.

Representative Don Humason and his Chief of Staff Sarah Latour may be reached at their Westfield District Office, 64 Noble Street, Westfield, MA 01085, 568-1366. Representative Don Humason may be reached at his Boston office, State House Room 542, Boston, MA 02133, (617) 722-2803. Email address: Rep.DonaldHumason@Hou.state.ma.us Website: www.donhumason.org