“All politics is local “

When we talk about the local election, we are not talking about sound bites or door knockers. We are not talking about leaders who aspire to be exalted in the community.

Tip O’Neil former speaker of the house said … “all politics is local “

I can’t think of any part of the political spectrum of our city that is more important than those local elections for; school board member, Court of Common Council , zoning boards or the office of the Mayor.  We are talking about democracy on a local level!

 

 

Our job is to keep the community informed, Martha Hood is here to inform, educate and empower the average voter. Any man or woman can make a difference in the life of the community. Politicians & community leaders, who have a vision for the future, should not be obsessed with money, power and respect. Any good politician will be recognized as a builder; they see a problem that they want to fix- be it large or small.

Local or national – a good politician takes on the challenge of correcting the problem – not for them and their family, but to prevent the problem from continuing to affect every family in the community.  I am not a community leader, nor a politician; I just live in a neighborhood near you. I am being held hostage & oppressed by socioeconomic disparities that plague my community, the stench of poverty and homicide makes a toxic cocktail in any urban setting.

Every day I roll my sleeves up and go to work in my community to find real solutions to the problems facing my community. So when we talk about local elections – we are not talking about community leaders or politicians. I am addressing democracy in the purest form; I serve the public, my job is to inform, educate and empower the residents in my community.

I am not a community leader, nor a politician, or a religious leader I just live in a neighborhood near you. This is where I do that @ in the City of Hartford, I serve the public, and my job is to inform, educate and empower all the residents living within my community

 

Sincerely yours,

Martha Hood