Charlie Baker

 If I were 18 and eligible to vote, I would vote for the republican nomination, Charlie Baker. Baker favors and is working towards many important changes that our state needs. He focuses mainly on secondary education and wants to hopefully raise the states limit on charter schools. I believe that a bigger focus on secondary education is necessary for making sure that more students continue with their education. Charlie Baker advocates for online learning as well as potentially reducing the costs of college by creating a three-year bachelors degree program and a four-year bachelor and masters' degree program.

Baker is a supporter for less sick time for all Massachusetts workers. Only businesses with 50 plus workers would be eligible for paid sick time and the workers would only receive one hour of time for every 40 hours worked. 

Charlie Baker also has bigger plans for our welfare reform. He has incentives to businesses that would hire welfare recipients as well as stricter welfare conditions on recipients searching for work. Baker wants to raise the age for work exemption from 60 to 66.          

His competitor, Martha Coakley, mainly focuses on a changed reform to cut spending, however, many of her plans may take years to pass. Also, her top priority is early childhood education primarily in impoverished areas. Baker’s focus on secondary education pertains to a greater range of people and would benefit more students. Even though Baker's platform involves spending more money on reform, his plans would greatly benefit our state and that is why I would vote for him.