Two Significant Motions Brought To Vote

At the February 26, 2023 business meeting of the Framingham Democratic Committee two motions were brought to vote in relation to remarks made by the FDC Chair Mike Hugo during the Feb 7 City Council meeting.

The first motion was for the FDC membership to endorse the statement from the FDC Executive Committee repudiating the chair’s remarks.  This motion passed with overwhelming support.

The second motion called for an agenda item to be included in the next (March) business meeting of the FDC for the members to consider removal of the chair and if so removed, to fill the vacancy by election.  This motion did not pass by a vote of 11-yes,  to 16-no with 1 abstention.

Statement of Apology and Press Release

At the February 7, 2023 Framingham City Council meeting FDC Chair Mike Hugo  made remarks in opposition to the establishment of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) in the City of Framingham.  In his remarks Chair Hugo made some offensive comments for which he has apologized.

The Framingham Democratic Committee’s Executive Committee issued a press release speaking out against the comments made by Chair Hugo.

Links to the chair’s letter of apology and press release follow:

Letter of apology by Mike Hugo:
Hugo’s statement of apology

Press release from Executive Committee:
PRESS-RELEASE-17-Feb-2023

Fills Disability Vacancy Seat

FDC member Kathie McCarthy was elected to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee during the February 11th meeting held at Lynn Classical High School.

Kathie becomes the 4th member of the FDC now serving on the State Committee.  She fills a vacancy in the female disability seat.

She served on the Framingham Disabilities Commission from 2004 through 2016 as a strong vocal advocate for the disabled. She has been a caretaker/advocate for family and friends throughout their medical struggles.