Hashing it all out

Since most of my thoughts are posted on my twitter feed these days, I thought I compile a list of hashtags that I use/follow. Let me know if there are other hashtags related to Massachusetts politics that I should add to the list:

#CMass -- Central Massachusetts
#westernma -- Western Massachusetts
#mapoli -- Massachusetts Politics
#bospoli -- Boston Politics
#worcpoli -- Worcester Politics
#magov -- Governor and Candidates for Governor
#masen -- Senator and Candidates for Senate
#maleg -- Massachusetts House and Senate
#ma01 -- Congressional District 1
#ma02 -- Congressional District 2
#ma03 -- Congressional District 3
#ma04 -- Congressional District 4
#ma05 -- Congressional District 5
#ma06 -- Congressional District 6
#Worcester -- Worcester
#Fitchburg -- Fitchburg
#Leominster -- Leominster

The State House Money Race

Who has the most money as we look forward to the 2012 elections? Year-end reports were due to OCPF late last month; I've compiled this list of House incumbents and candidates (either publicly announced or campaign committee filed with OCPF). Here are the results (amount listed is cash-on-hand as of December 31, 2011):

Second Franklin
$1,483.77 -- Denise Andrews (D-Orange) -- Incumbent

First Hampden
$20,021.34 Todd Smola (R-Palmer) -- Incumbent

First Middlesex
$2,143.27 -- Sheila Harrington (R-Groton) -- Incumbent

Third Middlesex
$10,033.42 -- Kate Hogan (D-Stow) -- Incumbent

Fourth Middlesex
$15,045.82 Steven Levy (R-Marlborough) -- Incumbent
$1,453,35 -- Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough)

Eighth Middlesex
$11,145.76 -- Carolyn Dykema (D-Holliston) -- Incumbent
$7,887.10 -- Martin Lamb (R-Hopkinton)

37th Middlesex
$16,735.88 -- Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenburg) -- Incumbent website, twitter 

First Worcester
$12,382.39 -- Kim Ferguson (R-Holden) -- Incumbent

Second Worcester
$3,460.91 -- Rich Bastien (R-Gardner) -- Incumbent

Third Worcester
$40,148.13 -- Stephen DiNatale (D-Fitchburg) -- Incumbent

Fourth Worcester
$20,232.42 -- Dennis Rosa (D-Leominster) -- Incumbent
$3,482.24 -- Justin Brooks (R-Leominster)

Fifth Worcester
$6,427.75 -- Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) -- Incumbent

Sixth Worcester
$5,437.38 -- Peter Durant (R-Spencer) -- Incumbent

Seventh Worcester
$6,042.45 -- Paul Frost (R-Auburn) -- Incumbent 

Eighth Worcester
$9,956.62 -- Kevin Kuros (R-Uxbridge) -- Incumbent

Ninth Worcester
$14,246.91 -- George Peterson (R-Grafton) -- Incumbent 

10th Worcester
$13,396.14 -- John Fernandes (D-Milford) -- Incumbent 

11th Worcester
$6,625.55 -- Matt Beaton (R-Shrewsbury) -- Incumbent

12th Worcester
$12,403.98 -- Harold Naughton (D-Clinton) -- Incumbent

13th Worcester
$6,548.64 -- John Mahoney (D-Worcester) -- Incumbent
 
14th Worcester
$28,959.94 -- Jim O'Day (D-West Boylston) -- Incumbent

15th Worcester -- OPEN SEAT

$526.59* -- Dianna Biancheria (D-Worcester)
$4,404.70* -- Kate Toomey (D-Worcester)
*Balance in municipal election account.

16th Worcester
$74,639.23 -- John Fresolo (D-Worcester) -- Incumbent

17th Worcester
$402,923.38 -- John Binienda (D-Worcester) -- Incumbent

18th Worcester
$39,951.09 -- Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) -- Incumbent
$1,661,10 -- Donald Bourque (D-Webster)
$13,205.60 -- Jennifer Callahan (D-Sutton)