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Jack Hurd: how he plays the political ice |
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Written by Bob Sprague
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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After high school, when a hockey-coaching opportunity arose, "I never said no."
He tutored preteens first, Mites and Squirts, for five years. Then from 1980 until the present, though in a lesser role in recent years, Hurd coached hockey at Arlington Catholic. Over the years, the teams he led won numerous titles.
As he rose to production manager in his work life at Polaroid, Hurd expanded his definition of service from rinks to meeting rooms. He was elected to Town Meeting in 1990, serving until he won election in 1997 to the Board of Selectmen. In that time, he has been chairman twice. He founded the selectmen's Transportation Advisory Committee. To him, this is a signal achievement, for the panel taps a number of excellent people to advise about transportation issues.
"The TAC has been an incredibly productive and successful committee that has in a relatively short period of time made our town a much safer place to live and work," he said.
Residents who want to know TAC's numerous accomplishments are encouraged to see its Web site.
Hours in a selectmen's hearing room are far from new to a Hurd. His uncle, Franklin W. Hurd, served as a member of the board from 1953 to 1959. He was the father of Franklin Hurd, who retired last year as executive director of the Arlington Housing Authority. He also served as a selectman from 1988 to 1994.
Jack's brother Edward was a selectman in Billerica in the 1990s, a fact that help's extend name recognition beyond to the town where Republican Brion Cangiamila is running a write-in campaign.
These connections are primarily of local interest. What ties has Hurd made that could help him serve in the Senate?
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