LATEST NEWS

• Guardia Announces Second Round of Visits to Voters

  Nearly every day since announcing his candidacy for the 9th Essex district State Representative seat, Anthony Guardia has visited voters in their homes, hoping to hear their concerns and share his ideas for the future of the district.

  7/22/10 - read more

• Budget Final

  With the recent state budget passed on Beacon Hill, I would like to share some of my thoughts on fiscal policy with you. When the Legislature creates state budgets they should be accountable, transparent, and locally focused.

  7/17/10 - read more

• 17.5

  In 2006 the legislature determined that for every city and town, at least 17.5% of their education budget would be funded by the state. Since then, 58 school districts of the Commonwealth’s 400+ school districts have yet to be funded at the agreed upon level of 17.5%.

  6/22/10 - read more

• Bowling Fundraiser a Success for Guardia

  On Friday, June 4th, voters of all ages joined 9th Essex District State Representative candidate Anthony Guardia at the Wakefield Bowladrome for a night of music, food, and fun. People from across the district came to the sold out event to show not only their bowling skills, but their support for the Guardia campaign.

  6/14/10 - read more

• Anthony Guardia announces Wakefield Supporters, Refutes Falzone’s List

  Anthony Guardia, candidate for State Representative in the 9th Essex District, today announced his list of supporters in the town of Wakefield for the upcoming election. This follows a press release by incumbent Mark Falzone of his Wakefield supporters, many of whom have decided to switch their support since Guardia announced his candidacy in February.

  5/25/10 - read more

• Guardia Turns In Nomination Papers

  State Representative candidate Anthony Guardia recently turned in his signed campaign nomination papers at all the local town halls.

  Anthony is running for the 9th Essex district seat, which includes Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus, and Wakefield.

  5/10/10 - read more

• There is a drug problem in the 9th Essex District.

  Data compiled by the Department of Public Health and presented to the Saugus School Committee in November is stunning. When compared to surrounding communities- Lynn, Malden, Melrose, Revere, Salem, and Wakefield- Saugus had the highest per capita hospitalization rate for heroin abuse and other substance abuse. Lynn had the most individuals hospitalized for heroin and other substance abuse. Inaddition, two heroin dealers have been arrested in Wakefield over the past few weeks...

  3/31/10 - read more

• The current budget situation in Saugus is divisive to a good community.

  The School Committee recently approved a budget increase of $2.5 million over last year’s budget. The Town Administration initially offered the School Department a budget increase of $450,000. The budget has since been bumped up to $960,000 by Town Administration to avoid personnel layoffs. To do this, the Town Manager had to under fund other line items giving Saugus a built-in deficit in its overall budget. Further, other departments are in desperate need of funding, for example the Saugus Public Library is only $141,000 away from recertification.

  2/28/10 - read more

• Guardia Campaign Kick-Off a Resounding Success

  Anthony Guardia, Democratic candidate for 9th Essex District State Representative, held a campaign kick-off event on Friday, February 26th. Over 200 people filled the Saugus Knights of Columbus to show their support, including friends, family, elected officials, and supporters of all ages.

  2/28/10 - read more

• Local Leaders to Endorse Guardia at Campaign Kick-Off

  Anthony Guardia, Democratic candidate for 9th Essex District State Representative, will kick off his campaign on Friday, February 26th with support from local leaders. The event will be held at the Saugus Knights of Columbus, located at 57 Appleton St, from 6-9pm and will feature endorsements by Paul Dinocco, Sean Grant, Wallace McKenzie, and David Surface.

  2/14/10 - read more

• Anthony Guardia announces candidacy for 9th Essex District State Rep.

  Anthony Guardia, Chairman of the Wakefield School Committee, announced today that he will run as a Democrat for State Representative for the 9th Essex District. Guardia has served on the committee for four years and has been its chairman since April 2009. “As an elected official in Wakefield, I see firsthand the problems our cities and towns have had to deal with,” says Guardia. "I believe it’s time that we had a strong voice on Beacon Hill who is focused on solving issues important to the district."

  2/1/10 - read more