Adam Hinds, a Democratic candidate for the state Senate seat from the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden District, has been endorsed by former Congressman John W. Olver of Amherst.
“Today I am thrilled to endorse Adam Hinds for state Senate,” Olver said in a statement issued last week. Olver retired from Congress in 2013 and was a state senator from 1973 to 1991. Hinds served as Olver’s 1998 campaign field director and 2000 campaign manager.
“Having spent a lifetime in public service to western Massachusetts, I understand the amount of time and effort that it takes to advocate for this region,” Olver said. “I served in the Massachusetts Legislature for more than two decades and I know what it takes to make Beacon Hill pay attention to the needs of this region. Adam Hinds is remarkably capable, and will be the strongest voice and most powerful advocate for western Massachusetts. Adam understands the many challenges we face in this region, and has what it takes to bring resources back to the district.”
Olver added, “I believe that public service is about helping people, the opportunity to do what is right, and improving the everyday lives of families in Massachusetts. Adam embodies these values in every aspect of his life, from his early political work to the years he spent in service at the U.N., to his community work in Pittsfield and North Adams.”
Hinds said that Olver’s “work in service to western Massachusetts, the Commonwealth, and our country has done so much to improve the lives of students, working families, and veterans. He’s the workhorse, and I hope to embody that determined approach to serving the region.
Hinds also has been endorsed by North Adams Mayor Richard “Dick” Alcombright and Pittsfield School Committee Chairwoman Katherine Yon.
The Senate district includes Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsbug and Worthington in Hampshire County,
An event for Democratic candidates is planned in Shelburne Falls for Aug. 1 beginning at 7 p.m. in Shelburne Falls Eagles Hall at 52 State St.
The event, co-hosted by Democratic state Reps. Paul Mark, of Peru, and Stephen Kulik, of Worthington, will give voters a chance to meet Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden District state Senate candidates Rinaldo Del Gallo, Andrea Harrington and Adam Hinds as well as 8th District Governors Council hopefuls Mary Hurley and Jeffrey Morneau.
The 8th District includes all of Hampshire County except Ware.