This Week Tom and Nancy welcome Shannon McAuliffe who is running in MA for Suffolk County District Attorney:

Shannon was a public defender in Suffolk county for 12 years

Shannon has focused on helping high risk individuals

She seeks to build rather than destroy

The DA’s office job is to improve public safety

Low income people have trouble meeting bail

The prosecutor’s job is to convict those who commit serious crimes

Discrimination in the courts

Shannon has a vision for trust, transparency and transformation

Shannon’s website is mcauliffeforda.com

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This Week Tom and Nancy welcome John Drinkwater who is running state senate 1st Middlesex District in MA

John Drinkwater is the legislative director for the AFL-CIO

His website is drinkwaterforsenate.com

John hopes to address the issues of deep poverty in Lowell

Other areas of the district have concerns with transportation

One of John’s priorities is to combat the opioid crisis

Section 35 is an important part of the law

John discusses job training including an apprenticeship model

Support for vocational schools

Public education funding

The sparks fly on this episode of Political TNT! Its brother vs sister and Democrat vs Republican on this week's episode of Political TNT. Political TNT is recorded live at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and Hosted on the United Podcast Network! Who won? Send in your comments, thoughts, and questions to [email protected]

This Week Tom and Nancy welcome Mark MacKenzie who is running to represent New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District in Congress:

Mark is currently a state representative in New Hampshire

Mark was a firefighter for over 25 years in Manchester

He worked on campaigns for Jesse Jackson and presidential campaigns

He has a 30+ year history in the legislature

Mark is on the house labor committee

Public safety health bill

The biggest issues Mark plans to address are income and equality

Mark is a union man

He wants to wean us off fossil fuels but not at the cost of good jobs

His approach to family leave

Discussion on raising the minimum wage

Mark’s website is https://markmackenzieforcongress.com/

The sparks fly on this episode of Political TNT! Its brother vs sister and Democrat vs Republican on this week's episode of Political TNT. Political TNT is recorded live at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and Hosted on the United Podcast Network! Who won? Send in your comments, thoughts, and questions to [email protected]