Politics & Government
Herb Robinson, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress in Mass. Fourth District
A Newton native, Herb Robinson is running in the Democratic primary for the Fourth District seat, which will be held this Thurs., Sept. 6. Prior to this race, Robinson had an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate.
As we gear up for Thursday's primary, Patch wants readers to stay informed as they head to the voting booths. We recently sent out questionnaires to all the Fourth Congressional District candidates, one of which will be representing Wrentham in Congress. Below are responses from Democratic candidate Herb Robinson:
General Information
Name : Herb Robinson
Also known as : Herb
Age : 60
Place of residence : Newton, Mass.
Education
College
Attended college : Yes
College : Cornell
Degree : BSEE with Distinction
Year of graduation : 1974
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Employment Information
Job titles held : Software Engineer/Architect
Employers : Stratus, Self, Honeywell, Incoterm, Transitron
Political Information
Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Federal office
Running for position: US Representative, 4th District
Chamber/district: 4th
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : N/A
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: N/A [Editor's Note: .]
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Party HQ
Address 116 Carver Rd
Newton, MA
02461
Campaign Manager
Name : Jon Chalk
Title : Campaign Manager
URLs
Website : http://herbrobinson.us
Twitter : @HerbforCongress
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/herbie.robinson
Other facts
Herb grew up in a small farming town in Update New York and has worked as a farm laborer, masons helper and dish washer before becoming an electrical engineer and embarking on a career doing creative problem solving for private industry.
Wrentham Patch will be running profiles on all six Fourth District candidates running in this Thursday's primary:
- Sean Bielat
- Joe Kennedy III
- Elizabeth Childs
- Rachel Brown
- David Steinhof
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