Margot ran a campaign that was powered by good ideas and incredible supporters and volunteers. In the end, we came up a bit short, finishing a very close second to John Mahoney. Please see the post below for Margot's message about the results, and about the campaign in general.
We'd like to thank our volunteers and staff. We'd also like to thank Mayor Joe O'Brien and former City Councilor Steve Patton, as well as our oganizational support from: Clean Water Action, Mass Alliance, Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters, Mass NOW, Massachusetts Nurses Association, Massachusetts Sierra Club, Massachusetts Teachers Association, National Association of Social Workers, Neighbor to Neighbor, Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts, SEIU 509 Massachusetts Union for Human Service Workers, SEIU Local 615 Property Service Workers, SEIU 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, and the SEIU State Council.
Above all else, this message of the campaign remains the same, and it's for ALL of our supporters:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
About Margot
Margot Barnet – A Brief Biography
Margot Barnet, the second of three children, was born to Judy (Mayer) Barnet and the late Robert Barnet in Boston in 1953. She and her brothers grew up in Massachusetts, on the North Shore and later on Cape Cod. Margot has been fighting for fairness as long as she can remember, learning early lessons from her mother who was active in fair and affordable housing campaigns and later on environmental causes.
Margot's first experience in political campaigning was in 1964 when, at age eleven, she volunteered in the "LBJ for the USA" campaign office in Hyannis. Later Margot was active in many anti-war activities, starting when she was in high school during the Vietnam conflict. She is proud of her 1972 vote for George McGovern for President.
Margot is an environmental justice leader, and has served on the board of the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts (REC) since 1999, serving as its President from 2008 to 2010. At REC's 2008 Annual Meeting, she was honored by her colleagues for exemplary leadership during a challenging transition year. Margot has also served on the Board of the Tatnuck Brook Watershed Association and as a member of the Massachusetts board of Clean Water Action, helping to elect candidates who take cutting-edge leadership positions on key environmental issues.
Professionally Margot is a holistic chiropractor maintaining a solo practice in Worcester's Piedmont neighborhood for twenty years, more recently specializing in chiropractic neurology. As a former registered nurse, Margot took an active leadership role in organizing community support for the Saint Vincent's Hospital nurses during their historic victorious strike.
Margot has worked as a volunteer on many campaigns in many different capacities, especially since moving to Worcester in 1989. She has worked extensively on behalf of Harriette Chandler for State Representative and State Senator, Jim McGovern for Congress, John Kerry for President, Ed Augustus for State Senate, Deval Patrick for Governor, Tim Murray for Mayor and Lieutenant Governor, Barack Obama for President, Joe O'Brien for Mayor, and on various local races for City Council and School Committee. Margot is especially proud to associate herself with the Jim McGovern wing of the Democratic Party.
Margot was honored as the Worcester Democratic City Committee's Woman of the Year in 2009. She is married to David Coyne. Both Margot and David are civic volunteers and, among many people who draw their core values from their religious traditions, are deeply inspired by their Jewish heritage and its teachings about social and economic justice.