Alex Mendez is running to bring positive change to our government and communities.
This campaign is for every person who believes in the dignity of their neighbors and that the government's job is to actually make our lives better.
Meet Alex
Alex Mendez is a lifelong Quincy resident and Independent candidate running for MA State Senate.
Born in Boston and raised in Quincy, he began his interest in public policy in the early 2000’s as he watched, in real time: our drugs laws run amok, unjust foreign wars unfold, and our financial collapse. But, he also witnessed a clearly disparate treatment in our laws - where if you had a joint, you got arrested - but if you destroyed the economy or dropped bombs on people, you got billions of dollars from the government.
It just wasn’t right - and now it’s gotten much worse.
But although things have gotten worse, Alex has never abandoned his belief that America is a place of positive change - it just requires us to stand up for ourselves.
So, now today, he wants to share his vision and platform so that we can stand up, fix our problems, and create a good economy that helps us instead of hurts us. And he hopes you want the same.
Since 2016, Alex has worked as a lawyer, and he currently lives in Quincy with his wife, Angelica, and their daughter, Victoria.
MY platform
My proposals focus on economic growth and revolve around three prongs:
Institutional Infrastructure
Physical Infrastructure, and
Community Building
Together, these projects (listed below) will create economic stability; create good jobs; and give all the people of MA the opportunity to have happy and dignified lives - in a good economy that works for all of us, not just a few. See Full Platform…
1.
Institutional Infrastructure
Massachusetts should have “free,” high-quality and accessible:
Trade Schools
UMass Education
Medical School
Community Health Clinics
Childcare
Eldercare
2.
physical Infrastructure
Massachusetts should build 5 new MBTA tram lines to better connect Greater Boston, and focus our state’s new urban development on:
Transit Oriented Development
More Desirable Housing
More Trains and Trams
Mixed Use, Walkable Neighborhoods
Vibrant Downtowns
Innovation Hubs
Modernized, Sustainable Utilities
3.
Building COmmunity
Massachusetts should create programs that strengthen communities and pull us together, such as:
Community Access Entertainment Venues
Public Mural/Street Art Program
Rent-Free Small Business Program
Food Truck Program
Artist/Musician Residency Program
Prioritizing Good School Food
