Fuller: My opponent is attacking me for choosing to work and to raise kids

by Village 14 | Oct 25, 2017 | Mayor's race, Newton, Ruthanne Fuller, Scott Lennon | 34 comments

Candidate Ruthanne Fuller has just released this statement in response to an ad in today’s Newton TAB.

My opponent’s recent ad questioning my capacity to be both a mother and a leader shows a regrettable lack of understanding for those of us who work every day to balance family, career, and service to the community and for women who work – whether in paid or unpaid positions – and raise kids.

Last year, I declared my candidacy for Mayor of Newton because I am passionate about Newton’s future. I have a clear vision, a plan to make us an even better community, and the experience to deliver. My campaign has been and will continue to be

Lennon: I am the only candidate who has consistently held a full-time job

by Greg Reibman | Oct 25, 2017 | Mayor's race, Newton, Ruthanne Fuller, Scott Lennon | 131 comments

In a full page ad in today’s Newton TAB, candidate for mayor Scott Lennon takes a not-so-subtle jab at opponent Ruthanne Fuller’s less traditional history, saying: 

I am the only candidate who has consistently held a full-time job for the last twenty years.