Tisei's Democrats
It's been noted elsewhere that in the new "Democrats for Tisei" ad I mentioned yesterday, one of those Democrats is currently employed by Richard Tisei's real estate company (Northrup Associates), and another was formerly employed there.
I can add that neither are exactly firm Democrats-only types, based on their record.
Helen Bolino, who currently works at Northrup, has voted regularly in Democratic primaries. But, according to OCPF and FEC records, she has only contributed money to Republicans: Tisei regularly; Bradley Jones once; and the maximum $500 in both 2009 and 2010 to gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker.
Mary Waselchuk, a former Northrup agent, has voted regularly in state Democratic primaries, and has made no political contributions that appear in OCPF or FEC searches. However, the Peabody clerk's office confirms that she voted in the Republican Presidential primaries in 2000, 2008, and 2012.
That doesn't necessarily make their testimony for Tisei any less valuable. But, perhaps worth considering.