Vote for John Hugo in the 5th Congressional District

This map of the 5th Congressional District in Massachusetts can be enlarged to show exactly which towns are in the district. Half of Cambridge is in the district, and this map will show it.

Link to an interview with him, published August 14, 2018 in The Boston Broadside, the newest newspaper in the city of Boston.  This is one question ...

You’ve used some common buzz words and phrases: ‘conservative,’ ‘Republican,’ ‘Liberal Republican in Name Only.’  Can you put some meaning to those words for our readers, by telling us where you stand generally on issues?

... and his answer.

Let’s start by saying I refuse to compromise my values or moderate my positions in order to pander to what I think people want to hear.

I’m Pro-Life.  I fully support the 2nd Amendment.  I’m a nationalist who wants to live under the United States Constitution, not some United Nations diktat.  I support President Trump’s effort to secure the borders, to renegotiate bad trade deals, and his muscular foreign policy that puts America First.  Like President Trump puts America first, I will put the citizens of the MA-5th Congressional District first.  I will put the Constitution and individual liberty first.  That means limiting the role of the federal government, keeping taxes low, limiting regulations to only what’s necessary, and it’s time we stop digging our own fiscal grave.  We must balance the budget and address the national debt.

In short, I’m virtually the polar opposite of Katherine Clark on just about every issue.  She’s a globalist, a tax and spend liberal, who favors open borders, sanctuary cities, and virtually every extreme social interest measure proposed by the radical left-wing base of today’s Democrat Party.  Even on a cultural level – she’s totally out of touch with the average American.  Let me give one disgraceful ‘for instance.’  Her claim to fame is walking out on the moment of silence held in Congress for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.  She literally called this prayerful moment an ’empty gesture.’  The America I grew up in doesn’t believe that invoking God in our own way is an empty gesture.  Quite the opposite, I was brought up to believe that invoking the aid of God is an act of humility that seeks not just His intervention but His wisdom and guidance.  Not to mention we honor the victims.  This is not an empty gesture.

I could go on.  All you really need to know about Clark is that she puts the interests of illegal aliens who commit murder above the safety of innocent American citizens.  Good grief!  She voted against Kate’s Law.  That just proves she represents everyone but the hardworking, taxpaying and law-abiding citizens of our district.

A letter was published September 11, 2018 in the Watertown News, described as

an independent, locally owned news website. watertownmanews@gmail.com 617-458-9561

The link in the last paragraph was included in his letter.

I want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate every single person, no matter the party and no matter who you voted for, who took the time to do their civic duty on Tuesday September 4.  Our republic only works, indeed can only thrive, if informed citizens participate.

I’m truly humbled and honored that 64% of those who voted in the Republican Primary selected me to be the Republican Nominee.  I want to congratulate Dr. Louis Kuchner, my primary opponent, for running a spirited campaign that took the high road and focused on issues.  He has graciously endorsed my candidacy and pledged his support.  I am truly grateful.  Having Dr. Kuchner as a primary challenger has made me a better candidate.

I’m running, quite frankly, because I’m sick tired or hearing people complain about the way things ought to be, but never doing anything about it.  I’m just an average working-class citizen, struggling to pay my bills.  I’m a Taxi Dispatcher.  I’m sure you’ll hear that from my opponent’s campaign at some point.  What can I possibly know about being a legislator?  The answer is simple.  I have to live with and under the laws, pay the taxes, and deal with consequences of what legislators do – just like the average voter in our district.  But most important, I love my country and I don’t believe that Katherine Clark’s vision of America and policy views are consistent with what the vision and policy views espoused by the hard-working people, struggling to make ends meet in our district.

America is a bulwark of freedom.  The Constitution protects and guarantees that freedom, primarily from the Government.  Our free-market economy affords Americans the best hope for liberty, opportunity, and prosperity.  Free Market Capitalism, although not perfect, has done more to elevate people from poverty than any well-intentioned government programs, which often times institutionalize poverty for generations.

I want to congratulate Katherine Clark and invite her to debate the issues. I believe there are stark differences in our philosophy of government.  Let’s debate them.

The hardworking people of the 5th Congressional District deserve no less.

I invite you the voters to visit www.johnhugo.com to read more specifics about what I believe and what priorities will be as your congressman.

Respectfully,
John Hugo
Candidate for Congress, Massachusetts 5th Congressional District

This is a video of him and someone else holding a campaign sign in his hometown of Woburn. I recorded it on August 7, 2018.



This is his platform, copied from a document that is available on his Facebook page.

I am a working class candidate for the 5^th Congressional District.  Please consider my platform.

1. Taxes from Social Security should go into a fund and never be spent by the government, except for Social Security payments.


2. I will never seek an increase in the national debt.  The debt needs to be tackled immediately.  I also feel that the U.S. Constitution needs a balanced budget amendment.  It is unfair that we are saddling the next generation with so much debt.


3. We need respect for law and order as well as respect for civil rights, and neither needs to be exclusive.  We should always seek more efficient utilization of law enforcement while fostering better community relations.  Law and order keeps us safe.  So do civil rights.


4. We are all one race - the human race.  We should focus on what we have in common and work together to make our country a more tolerant place.  Frankly, I am so tired of the politically correct crowd dividing us into opposing groups.  All human DNA is 99.5% the same.  Let's teach that instead of division.


5. Our own government has always been the biggest threat to our own liberty.  Federal authorities should stay out of our e-mail, stop recording our web browsing history, and listening to our phone calls.  I oppose government trying to interfere with free speech on the internet.  We must always seek to protect American liberties.  Let's reassert the rights of the citizenry.


6. I will only support judges who will strictly interpret the Constitution and never try to legislate from the bench.  The Constitution has protected us for a long time.  Let us not be the cursed generation which destroys it.  At present, our fragile republic is under threat, especially the 1st and 2nd Amendments.  We have not enjoyed the privacy protections of the 4th Amendment for quite some time.


7. We imprison more people than any other country.  Much of this is due to the failed war on drugs.  We need to rethink the problem.  I support medical intervention for drug addicts instead of incarceration.  There is a difference between an addict and a criminal.  I support the end of cannabis prohibition on the national level.


8. The higher your taxes, the less freedom that you have.  I will never seek to increase the burden of taxation on the people.  We need better utilization of our revenues and our resources.  We are all overtaxed.  Let's get the government off our back.


9. The world is a dangerous place, and we need to be prepared to defend American liberties.  I will support a strong military and seek to reduce wasteful spending at the same time.  We should always seek peace, while prepared for war.  I strongly support putting our veterans first in line for government jobs.  They have made a unique sacrifice.


10. High political office has become the province of the wealthy.  The working class has been marginalized.  This is not what the framers of our Constitution envisioned.  The system is broken.  Let's fix it together.  I mean business.  Please support me in my campaign for Congress.

I collected signatures to help him be eligible to be listed on the ballot. I have held a campaign sign for him on public sidewalks.  I want to see him elected to the U.S. House of Representatives so that he can truly represent the best interests of the 5^th Congressional District, which includes these cities.

Arlington	Ashland	Belmont	Harvard Square
Framingham	Holliston	Lexington	Lincoln
Malden	Medford	Melrose	Natick
Revere	Sherborn	Southboro	Stoneham
Sudbury (parts)	Watertown	Waltham	Wayland
Weston	Winchester	Winthrop	Woburn

This is the link to an 8-minute video that I recorded of him making a campaign speech at an event in Waltham on August 2018.  At that time, he still had a Republican opponent in the primary election in September, but these are the results of the Massachusetts primary.  If you scroll down to the section titled "U.S. House of Representatives", and then scroll down a little further to the 5th Congressional District, John's name is bold-faced, indicating that he won.


I had this t-shirt custom-made, and I will wear it during the campaign as my personal endorsement of him.

End the Katherine Clark Crisis!