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Nathan Bech (b. 1974, Springfield, Massachusetts) is the Republican Party candidate for State Representative in the 6th Hampden District of Massachusetts which includes all of West Springfield, Wards 2A, 3A, and 4A in Chicopee, and Ward 2E in Springfield.〔http://nathanbech.com/〕 This seat is currently held by Michael Finn〔https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/MJF1〕 with the vote scheduled to take place November 4, 2014.〔http://elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/massachusetts.html#cdate〕 Bech is a member of the Rotary Club of West Springfield.〔http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/Journals/JournalDetails.aspx?accountid=6035&jid=61075〕 He is a volunteer at the Hampden County House of Corrections in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He is also a member of Cottage Hill Church in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 2013, Bech successfully organized a campaign in his hometown of West Springfield, Massachusetts to prevent the establishment of a gambling casino there by the Hard Rock Corporation.〔http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/opponents_of_the_casino_were_c.html〕 Though vastly outspent, Bech’s grass roots campaign was successful with 55% of voters voting ‘No’.〔http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/opponents_of_the_casino_were_c.html〕 He continues to be active with the statewide effort to Repeal the Casino Deal in Massachusetts which will be voted on by Massachusetts voters on November 4, 2014. Bech was the 2008 Republican Party candidate for U.S. Congress from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. He ran against then incumbent John W. Olver, an Amherst Democrat, who has since retired. The seat is currently held by Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat. Bech is one of eighteen Iraq War veterans who ran for congress in 2008. ==Early life== Bech grew up in the predominantly Hispanic North End of Springfield, Massachusetts. His family moved to West Springfield when Bech was ten years old. Bech completed the requirements for a high school diploma in three years and spent his fourth year of high school studying in India as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. Bech graduated from West Springfield High School in 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nathan Bech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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