By Bruce Skarin
In an improbable attempt to challenge the political establishment, Millbury, Massachusetts resident Bruce Skarin has announced his entry as an independent into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate. The 37-year-old scientist and father of two made the decision to officially enter the race after two years of research into the problems with government and after walking over 185 miles through New Hampshire in January as part of the NH Rebellion.
“The goal of the NH Rebellion was to make the corrupting influence of money in politics the number one issue by asking all future candidates a single question: How will you end the system of corruption in Washington?” explained Skarin. “I believe I already have an answer for 2014 by running as an independent using a 100% voter-funded campaign.”
For the past ten years, Bruce has been employed as a Senior Simulation Scientist at Aptima, a Woburn-based government research and development company with a focus on human-centered engineering. Over the last two years, in his spare time, Bruce has been applying his expertise to evaluate why the U.S. government has been unable to make meaningful progress on big problems like long-term climate change and the national debt.
“Part of the problem is that Congress is ill-equipped for understanding the complexities of the challenges,” explains Skarin, “yet tracing the issues further led me to the nearly chemical dependence between representatives and the big money required to win today’s elections.”
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