Why Support William ?
We are living through one of those rare moments in history when a generation must decide what kind of country it wants to be. The old answers are not working. The old promises have gone unkept. What Massachusetts needs now is not a politician — it needs a public servant who has looked hardship in the eye and not blinked. William F. Gates has built his life in service: To his family, to his community, to his students, to the ideals that make this republic worth fighting for. He is running not for power, but for purpose. Not for himself — but for all of us.
This Senate seat does not belong to the powerful. It does not belong to the lobbyists or the corporations or the comfortable. It belongs to the nurse pulling a double shift. To the architecture student who wonders whether her talent will ever be enough to afford a life here. To the striking barista fighting for a fair wage. William F. Gates has stood with those people — not in speeches, but in the smoke, in the classroom, in the community and on the picket lines. He has spent his life running toward the fire, not away from it — as a firefighter, as an educator, as a union leader, as a builder of things that last. He asks not what Massachusetts can offer him, but what he can offer Massachusetts. That is why he is running And that is why he deserves your support.
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He was an FDNY Firefighter
After the attacks of 9/11 William joined the FDNY in October of 2001. Working in Ladder 11 in Lower Manhattan for 15 years.
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He is a High School Physics Teacher
William Teaches Physics at a High School in Shrewsbury Massachusetts.
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William Rejects AIPAC
William will not and has never accepted any contributions from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He will work to designate AIPAC as a foreign Lobby and sees any candidate that has accepted AIPAC contributions as disqualifying from holding office.
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Supports Paris Climate Agreement
William has worked his entire life to protect our natural world, an essential part of the commonwealth of our people, from exploitation and degradation. He was invited to the signing of the Paris climate agreement at UN Headquarters in NYC on April 22, 2016. He believes that the natural world holds the future of humanity in its hands. We must protect our ecosystems if we are to have any hope for our future.
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William is Bee Keeping Age
William has been a member of the Worcester Bee Keeping Association and a bee keeper for 9 years. He currently keeps 3 European honey bee hives at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He often shares the honey his bees make with his neighbours, friends and family and community members. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfoVmBJGNs&t=14s
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Universal Healthcare is a Human Right
William believes in universal healthcare for all Americans as a fundamental right. Growing up with a father that was a Captain in the FDNY and an EMT, A Mother that was an ICU nurse, a brother that was a firefighter and an EMT, and a sister that is a nurse practitioner, William was also an EMT, a FDNY Firefighter and a certified first responder. I believe it is a crime to profit off of the deprivation of healthcare. every year in the United States approximately 195,000 Americans die because they cannot afford healthcare. With 550,000 Americans going bankrupt every year because of healthcare costs (70% of all US bankruptcies). The time for this to end is now! We the people, Demand it!
