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International issues play key role in Lowell rep’s race
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH Aug 29, 2018 01:26pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Ted Siefer |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 29, 2018 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RADY MOM IS NOT your typical pol, as anyone who’s met the two-term state representative on Beacon Hill can probably attest. He exudes warmth and compassion and often displays a broad smile that seems to express some deeper understanding of the universe. It probably has something to do with the fact that Mom meditates on a daily basis, that his self-described occupation is “healer,” that he was once a Buddhist monk. Mom is unique in another respect: he is the first Cambodian-American legislator in the country, representing the 18th Middlesex District, which is home to the largest Cambodian community in the eastern United States.
One might expect Mom to be especially equanimous ahead of the Sept. 4 primary election; Democrat incumbents rarely face serious challenges in Massachusetts, especially in Democratic strongholds like the 18th Middlesex. But this isn’t the case for Mom. Two prominent Cambodian-American candidates are running against him, as is a well-known former city councilor and school committee member. And the campaign has taken a nasty turn. One Cambodian-American rival alleged Mom roughed him up at an event. And an operative with Mom’s campaign did a lot of digging to try to prove (unsuccessfully) that the other Cambodian-American candidates didn’t reside in the district. |
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