The Sandwich Democratic Town Committee

State Senator Dan Wolf has announced in a communique to his followers that without a change in the Ethics Commission’s ruling he will resign his seat in the State Senate and suspend his campaign for governor as of August 29, 2013. Wolf states in his message that the Commission has given him only two choices: 1) give up all contracts/leases Cape Air has with MassPort (stop flying there), or 2) divest completely from the company. Neither of those are viable options in his opinion, so he writes that:

And so, without a change in the Ethics Commission’s position, I will resign my Senate seat effective Thursday, August 29.   I would do so under duress. I would do so believing that the Cape and Islands Senatorial district is being denied duly elected representation.   Until this matter is resolved, I am suspending my efforts to become the next Governor of Massachusetts, believing that unless this ruling is changed I cannot conduct a campaign for real economic and social justice, defining a bright future for the Commonwealth that includes affordable public education, a rebuilt infrastructure, and healthy partnerships between the public and private sectors.

State Senator Dan Wolf

To read the complete announcement click on: Wolf Resignation and Suspension Announcement