Evan Falchuk, Independent Candidate for Governor of Mass., Announces Statewide “Falchuk County Caravan” Tour

January 23, 2014
Contact: Emily Demikat, Falchuk for Governor
Ph: (617) 874-3826
edemikat@falchuk2014.org

BOSTON - “This isn’t a ‘listening tour’; it’s an active exchange of ideas with voters in their own neighborhoods,” Falchuk said. “The way to best inform my proposals and ideas is by directly speaking with as many voters as possible, rather than just assuming I know what the majority of voters think and want. Too often that kind of engagement is lacking in politics today. Votes should be earned by candidates, not assumed or taken for granted based on antiquated party allegiances.”

Since launching his United Independent Party campaign for Governor last year, Falchuk has visited over 80 cities and towns throughout Massachusetts, where he, campaign volunteers and staff have met directly with thousands of voters, ranging from small business owners, students and parents, to veterans, senior center residents and issue experts.

The Falchuk County Caravan Tour kicks off today and will include:

Thursday, Jan. 23:  Hampshire County (including Northampton, Hadley and Amherst)

Sunday, Jan. 26:  Berkshire County (including North Adams, Adams, Cheshire and Pittsfield)

Wednesday, Jan. 29:  Worcester County (including Worcester, Shrewsbury and Leominster)

Thursday, Jan. 30:  Hampden County (including Springfield, Chicopee and Westfield)

Saturday, Feb. 1:  Essex County (including Andover, Danvers and Peabody)

Monday, Feb. 3:  Franklin County (including Greenfield, Deerfield and Orange)

Wednesday, Feb. 5:  Suffolk County (including Boston, Revere and Winthrop)

Friday, Feb. 7:  Middlesex County (including Reading, Woburn and Wakefield)

Monday, Feb. 10:  Norfolk County (including Quincy, Weymouth and Braintree)

Friday, Feb. 14:  Bristol County (including Attleboro, Taunton and Dartmouth)

Sunday, Feb. 16:  Barnstable County (including Sandwich, Barnstable and Yarmouth)

Thursday, Feb. 20:  Plymouth County (including Hingham, Marshfield and Plymouth)

Wednesday, Feb. 26:  Dukes County and Nantucket County (including Martha’s Vineyard: Tisbury and Oak Bluffs, and Nantucket) 

Falchuk, staff and volunteers will visit every Massachusetts county during the tour over six weeks, with the goal of reaching as many voters as possible with his message of calling for fiscally sensible solutions and pragmatically progressive ideas. The Massachusetts native is convinced from the thousands of voters he’s met throughout the Commonwealth that this is the common-sense combination the majority of voters are looking for.

Indeed, in a 2013 statewide poll conducted by DAPA Research, Inc.’s David Paleologos, 73% of registered voters in Massachusetts said they would support a “non-traditional” candidate for statewide office with a successful business track record, and a centrist party platform focused on fiscally sane solutions and social freedoms – matching Falchuk’s profile and focus. In this same poll, a majority (58%) of respondents said they believe Massachusetts should have a third official independent party committed to fiscal sanity and social freedoms – a major focus of Falchuk’s United Independent Party platform.

“Democrats are keeping an eye on Evan Falchuk, a 44-year-old Newton resident running for governor under the self-styled United Independent Party,” the Associated Press recently reported, while Bloomberg Businessweek picked up news of Falchuk having been named to a national list of “10 Influentials in the Independent Movement to Watch,” featuring politicians and candidates dedicated to countering partisan politics. Falchuk earned a slot on the list alongside U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, Susan Collins and Angus King.

About Evan Falchuk and the United Independent Party
Evan Falchuk is the United Independent Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts. A Massachusetts native and global business executive, Falchuk is calling for fiscally sensible solutions and pragmatically progressive ideas. Founded in January 2013 by Falchuk and supporters from around the state, the United Independent Party (UIP) is committed to moving from limited “small government versus big government” debate between Democrats and Republicans to one focused on greater accountability to voters, stronger protection of civil liberties, and more innovative, fiscally pragmatic solutions that improve the daily lives of individuals, families and communities. For more information, visit www.Falchuk2014.org, or Evan’s pages on Facebook and Twitter.

For further information or to schedule an interview with Evan, please contact Emily Demikat edemikat@falchuk2014.org, Ph: (857) 239-1443.