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The campaign season is upon us.  Candidates are knocking on our doors, cluttering it with leaflets, asking for money, and pitching for our support.  Priding ourselves on being an informed voter, we want to work our way through the clutter of candidates to make the best selection we can.  But, oh, there are so many of them! Six are running for State Representative in HD5, including me.  Most HD5 residents also live in Senate District 34, which has four candidates. A few live in Senate

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I lead three lives. I was trained as a neuroscientist. Late in my career, I added astrobiology to my academic interests. And I’ve been a politician to varying degrees most of my adult life. Politician is a label I’m proud to embrace, because politics is the way that a pluralistic society peacefully reconciles differences and chooses among contending priorities. Politics are obviously front and center right now, as I campaign for State Representative in HD5. But this week-end I’m taking a break

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