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09-07-2006

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September 7, 2006 CONTACT:

ROMNEY SIGNS BILL AUTHORIZING DISABLED PARTICIPATION ON REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARDS

 

 

Governor Mitt Romney today approved legislation that will add a representative of the disabled community to serve on the advisory board of each of the Commonwealth’s 15 Regional Transportation Authorities. Representatives will serve one-year terms as non-voting members of the boards.

 

“I am very pleased to sign legislation that will help the disabled community to influence policy and advocate for greater accessibility within public transportation,” said Governor Romney.

 

Governor Romney signed the bill into law in his Beacon Hill office where he was joined by his wife, First Lady Ann Romney, members of the disabled community and the bill’s legislative sponsors.

 

“Members of the disabled community are heavily reliant on public transportation to function in their day-to-day lives,” said Mrs. Romney, who lobbied legislative leadership to enact the bill. “For this reason, it is especially important for them to be able to take part in RTA meetings and make their voices heard if issues of concern arise.”

 

“Adding a representative of the disability community to RTA advisory boards ensures that public transportation policies will consider the needs of everyone in the Commonwealth,” said Linda Guiod, Vice President for Chapter Programs at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central New England Chapter, which supported the bill.

 

“This legislation is a first step in recognizing the previously unmet needs of the disabled community,” said Senator Steven Baddour, D-Methuen. “Adding a representative of the disabled community to the RTA Advisory Boards was absolutely necessary.”

 


 

Killion to Advise Commonwealth PAC

 

September 7, 2006, Concord, NH - The Commonwealth PAC announced today that Republican political

consultant Rich Killion has signed on as Advisor to the PAC in its efforts to elect

Republican candidates in New Hampshire in the 2006 elections.

 

“We are delighted that Rich has joined the Commonwealth PAC as an advisor,” said Beth

Myers, Director of The Commonwealth PAC. “His considerable experience in New

Hampshire politics will be a great asset in our efforts to solidify the Republican Party’s

status as the majority party in America.”

 

“I have long admired Governor Romney and the leadership he provides to my native state

of Massachusetts,” said Killion. “Whether it’s bringing much needed fiscal discipline to

government or providing hands-on leadership on the Big Dig, Governor Romney’s

actions and ideals stand as a great example for Republican candidates seeking elective

office. I look forward to helping him and the Commonwealth PAC support Republican

candidates across the Granite State.”

 

Killion has been active in a number of campaigns and grassroots initiatives in New

Hampshire. He was campaign manager for Bruce Keough's gubernatorial bid in the 2002

New Hampshire Republican primary and is the former Executive Director of N.H.

Citizens for A Sound Economy. A former Director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for

Communication and the college’s Polling Institute, Killion is currently the Vice President

of Elevare Communications, a political and strategic communications firm in Concord,

New Hampshire.

 

Copied from The Commonwealth PAC.

 


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