There are three good candidates running for Lt. Governor:  Mike Lake, Steve Kerrigan, and Leland Cheung.  I’ll be voting for Mike Lake.  Why Lake?  Cheung seems very solid on the issues but the vibe I get from him is that he’s not yet ready to step up and be an effective Governor if he had to do so.  That said, I hope he runs for statewide office again in the future.  In the end it came down to Kerrigan and Lake for me. I’m confident either could step up and serve as Governor should the need arise.  Both seem good issues.  In the end, I decided on Lake because he’s opposed to casinos and supports repeal the casino law whereas Kerrigan is a casino supporter.   It was close.  Casinos were the tie-breaker.

I believe both Maura Healey and Warren Tolman would make a good AG.  (I liked Tolman when he ran for Governor in 2002.)  Again, I’m using their views on casinos as the tie-breaker.  Healey is opposed and Tolman is in favor so my vote goes to Healey.  (I believe she’ll enforce the law no matter what it is.  I just like that she’s on record that casinos are a bad idea for MA.)