2011 Springfield mayoral candidate profile: Jose Tosado says he's most ...
“We know what it is like to endure suffering,” Tosado said. “We never left Springfield – never any consideration. Springfield has been good to us. Still is.”His sister, Teresa, was the first female Latino police officer in Springfield, and his brother John is a police officer. Tosado would later serve on the Police Commission, and was elected to the School Committee in 1999 and to the City Council in 2003. Tosado said he takes great pride in helping to bring ward representation to Springfield, lobbying for its passage for years before it gained council approval and the approval of voters. It changed the council from all at-large members to a mix of five at-large members and eight ward members, improving neighborhood representation, he said. His campaign has included releasing a five-point plan to combat crime, saying that Sarno has not done enough. The plan includes proposals for a “gun court” to focus on gun cases, and a “gun squad” to crack down on gun crimes, and a call for the Police Department to become more proactive on crime, rather than reactive. Tosado voted in favor of a special permit for a wood-burning plant in East Springfield in 2008, only to reverse his stance and vote to revoke the permit this year. In addition, some critics have said that Tosado flip-flopped on the trash fee , supporting the fee as a local member of the state-imposed Finance Control Board in 2006, then was opposed to the fee extension in May of this year. Tosado has also been critical of the superintendent of schools, Alan J. Ingram , saying he believes the school system is in worse shape today since Ingram took the job three years ago, and has also been critical of the $30,000 relocation bonus given to Ingram in 2008, while the superintendent chose to rent in Springfield rather than buy a house.
Not a bad profile...the Valley Advocate profile went more in depth.
I also see the so called "flip-flops" as actually more of a strength then a weakness of Tosado's...it shows that he is willing to change his mind when presented with more information...if I remember correctly it was he as president of the city council scheduled more public hearings on the Biomass issue and then a revocation session; which he did not have to do. Also he brought in a differing opinion from Pat Markey to contrast against Pikula's...
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He obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology from Westfield State College and a master's degree in social work from the University of Connecticut. On the Issues: Jose Tosado Springfield City Council President Jose Tosado, a candidate for mayor,
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