Feeley-Knuuttila endorses O'Neill-Laperriere, shuns fellow Democrat

Democratic Party unity is dead along the Mohawk Trail, as yet another fallen Democrat has declined to endorse the winner of a state house primary.

Colleen O'Neil-Laperriere (U-Gardner) announced on her website this afternoon that she had received the endorsement of Democratic runner-up Amy Feeley-Knuuttila (D-Winchendon) in her quest to win the representative's seat in the Second Worcester District.

Feeley-Knuuttila lost Tuesday's primary to Pat Gerry (D-Gardner) by a nearly two-to-one margin, despite winning three of the five towns in the district. Gerry won Gardner overwhelmingly on his way to the nomination.

Earlier today, Lee Chauvette (D-Athol) in the neighboring Second Franklin District announced that he would not be supporting nominee Denise Andrews (D-Orange).

Second Worcester House Update

In a report Thursday night that Pat Gerry (D-Gardner) had secured the Democratic nomination for state representative in the Second Worcester District, CMassPolitics.com omitted the names of the two unenrolled candidates that had qualified for the ballot.

In addition to facing Rich Bastien (R-Gardner), Gerry will also contend with Carolyn Kamuda (U-Gardner) and Colleen O'Neil-Laperriere (U-Gardner) in the November election.