Sen. Scott Brown urged local college Republicans to become “part of history once again” at the Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans Fall Convention on Saturday at Boston College.
Brown gave his support to Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker and encouraged students to take action in the upcoming election.
“If you were involved in my campaign on Jan. 19, you want to be a part of another part of history? Nov. 2, it’s when you take back your state,” Brown said.
The conference, held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., was organized by MACR, “a student organization created to support and spread Republican ideals on college campuses across the state,” according to its website.
MACR members, made up of young Republicans from Babson College, Bentley College, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard College, Mt. Holyoke College, Northeastern University, Suffolk University and Wellesley College, gathered at BC to hear Brown and other speakers discuss the November election.
About 150 students RSVP’d to the conference on Facebook.
Other speakers, including state treasurer candidate Karyn Polito, former Massachusetts representative Peter Torkildsen and secretary of state candidate Bill Campbell, discussed the state of the economy and job market in the Bay State.
Baker said his goals include lowering the cost of health care, improving Medicaid services and restricting the state’s pension system to save the state at least $50 million per year.
Attendees voiced their opinions on both the conference and the upcoming election.
“Especially in Massachusetts, it’s great to see other conservatives in the area,” said College of Arts and Sciences senior Emma Sullivan, the president of BU Republicans. “I know most colleges have a very liberal atmosphere, BU especially.”
“Patrick spent an exorbitant amount of money,” said Brandeis sophomore Michael Sklaroff, president of the Brandeis Republicans. “He doesn’t take a lot of the responsibilities of office seriously.”
“We’re the ones making the phone calls, doing the grassroots effort,” said BC senior Tomas Castella, president of the BC Republicans. “It really becomes less and less of something that you do and more and more of something you become.”
Brown told the students that they should take more action in the next few days.
“You got to bust your butts for then next 17 days so we have a different Beacon Hill come January,” Brown told the students.
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