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Town Day 2017: Politics and Puzzles

At our Town Day booth Saturday, September 16, we welcomed Arlingtonians interested in getting involved with the Democratic Party for 2018. Our State Representatives and State Senator stopped by, along with at least one candidate for Governor. Thanks to everyone who visited!

This year we offered a political fun facts quiz with raffle prizes: books for children as well as books by Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, and Hillary Clinton. Congratulations to the winners! If you’d like to play along, here are the questions:

  1. 50% of all registered voters in Arlington are Democrats. True or false?
  2. You can pre-register to vote in Massachusetts at age 16. True or false?
  3. Eleanor Campobasso is the only female Arlington resident ever elected State Representative. True or false?

Here are the answers.

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