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Rand Wilson

Rand Wilson has worked as a union organizer and labor communicator for more than forty years. Active in efforts to reform the Democratic party, he is an elected member of Somerville's Ward 6 Democratic Committee and an elected delegate to the Massachusetts state convention. Wilson currently is an advisor to CHIPS Communities United, a coalition working to ensure that the $52.7 billion dollar CHIPS and Science Act subsidies to the semiconductor industry benefit workers and communities, not just its executives and shareholders. He also serves as a trustee for the Somerville Job Creation and Retention Trust.

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