Category Archives: Voluntary Spending Limits

While Del Gallo favors voluntary spending limits, his opponents do not.  None have agreed to voluntary spending limits. This letter to agree to voluntary spending limits was sent to his two Democratic opponents very early on in the process. Apart from being sent to them personally, the letter was published in a modified form as an “open letter” both in the Berkshire Eagle and the Berkshire Courier. In the Berkshire Eagle, it ran as “Rinaldo Del Gallo, III: Open challenges to candidates for state Senate,” published June 22, 2016.  It provided yet an additional 10 days to agree to spending Read more…

Editorial: Imagine there are no campaign war chests The Greenfield Recorder Thursday, July 07, 2016 It’s way too early to say who we might favor to replace state Sen. Ben Downing for the seat that represents western Franklin County. But we do like the idea floated recently by one of the declared candidates for the seat that represents Conway, Shelburne, Buckland, Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Rowe and Monroe as well as cities and towns in Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden counties. Democrat Rinaldo Del Gallo has called on his two fellow hopefuls in the September primary to agree to a voluntary limit Read more…