Chairman of the Wakefield School Committee Anthony Guardia has recently announced that he will be running for state representative for the Ninth Essex District under the Democrat party.

The 24 year old is the grandson of Italian immigrants. Hard working and diligent, Guardia is currently completing his JD law degree at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

He has also served on the committee for four years and chairman since April 2009, Guardia says that he’s has watched his community divide over budget issues too many times and has over the years been forced vote for the lesser of two evils rather than voting for what is best. Seeing what is happening in the community has brought him the desire to run for office.

He is clear on the issues he stands on and the main issue Guardia wishes to tackle is local aid and funding. Elaborating further on the matters in the ninth district, he says:

“If there were simple and fair local aid funding formulas our communities would be able to reduce
property taxes and increase quality of life. If there were fair capital funding formulas, our schools and other
municipal projects would be updated properly.  Finally, if we are creative in how we approach our most pressing issues i.e. job creation, affordable health care, quality education and protecting our environment, we can make our Commonwealth a leader for years to come.”

To know more about the issues he wishes to focus on and address, a deeper look into his family background and education, you can visit his site:  http://www.anthonyguardia.com/