2012 - 5th Essex District - Question 6Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon Congress and the President to: (1) prevent cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans benefits, or to housing, food and unemployment assistance; (2) create and protect jobs by investing in manufacturing, schools, housing, renewable energy, transportation and other public services; (3) provide new revenues for these purposes and to reduce the long-term federal deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, ending offshore tax havens, and raising taxes on incomes over $250,000; and (4) redirect military spending to these domestic needs by reducing the military budget, ending the war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home safely now?

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City/Town	Ward	Pct	Yes	No	Blanks	Total Votes Cast
Essex			1,183	521	476	2,180
Gloucester More »			9,683	3,282	2,724	15,689
Rockport More »			2,963	876	935	4,774
Totals			13,829	4,679	4,135	22,643