DEDHAM — More than 40 percent of the campaign contributions given to Norfolk County Commissioner John Gillis this year came from political insiders, state and local employees, or county bureaucrats, according to a recent analysis by the Republican candidate for county commissioner, Thomas E. Gorman.
“This analysis exemplifies why we need to abolish county government,” said Gorman. “It is an antiquated form of government that exists only to provide a patronage haven for the politically connected.”
Gillis, who has been receiving a taxpayer-funded paycheck for more than 50 years, has raised $14,140 for his re-election bid, according to reports filed with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Of that money, just under $6,000 was identified as having come from long-time political insiders, former elected officials from Quincy and Braintree , and county employees. Continued
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