To the Editor:

The upcoming November election is one of crucial importance to our nation at the local, state, county, and national levels. Progressive values are under attack. Gains in health care, in environmental safeguards, and in protections for our most vulnerable citizens have been rolled back. We need representatives who advocate for a compassionate society, not a nation governed by fear. 

Local and regional governments act as a pipeline to, and bulwark against, the divisive tactics at the federal level that have set religious, ethnic, and cultural groups against each other.

In Princeton, we have two excellent Democratic candidates for Princeton Council, Eve Niedergang and Dwaine Williamson. Their campaign theme is “A Princeton for All,” and they are advocates for a welcoming and inclusive community, prudent stewardship of financial resources, sustainable growth, and a commitment to affordability. Williamson and Niedergang will work for a Princeton where people from all economic backgrounds can share in the advantages our town has to offer. 

Both Niedergang, who received her bachelor’s degree at Cornell and master’s at Princeton, and Williamson, a graduate of Georgetown University and Rutgers Law School, have lived in Princeton since the 1980s and have raised their children here.  Both have extensive experience in campaigning for local, state and national Democratic candidates, as well as extensive records of service on area nonprofit boards. Williamson is a member of the Princeton Planning Board.

On November 6, vote. Vote for the entire Democratic ticket from bottom to top. In midterm elections, usually one-third of Democrats turn out to vote. If we ALL turn out this time, the message of resistance will be unmistakable.

Scotia W. MacRae

Chair, Princeton Democratic Municipal Committee

Evelyn Place