Tag: Maybe I Should

The 2016 election of President Donald Trump had a consequence that may have not been anticipated — a surge in the number of women running for elective office. Lucy Corchado, 50, a former Salem councilor, wanted to serve an underprivileged neighborhood. Both Flowers and Peterson participated in a program run by Emerge Massachusetts, an organization that helps Democratic women get elected, to learn about fundraising and how to run a successful campaign. “We need to be at the table.” Allison Gustavson said she’s ready to take her seat. Hill is in his 10th term representing the 4th Essex District; he was first elected in 1998. “I think it just seemed that this is where I could serve the most people and bring people together,” she said. Throughout the campaign, she said she felt the community was inclusive of minority groups, but that it’s not enough to just say you’re inclusive. “I had to rise up, even though reluctantly in the beginning.” Running as a woman of color has its own challenges, said Lucy Corchado, who represented Salem’s Ward 1 for two terms, 2003 through 2007. While she focused on all of Ward 1, not just The Point, people also wanted to know whether she would listen to residents from outside that neighborhood. Corchado said racism is still there.