Candidate Profile: Herb Robinson, MA Fourth District

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. Below are responses from Democratic candidate Herb Robinson:

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Name: Herb Robinson
Also known as: Herb
Age: 60
Place of residence: Newton

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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

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POLITICAL INFORMATION

Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for a: Federal office
Running for position: U.S. Representative, Fourth District
Chamber/district: Fourth
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : N/A
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: N/A [Editor's Note: .]

Party HQ:

116 Carver Rd
Newton, MA
02461

Campaign Manager:

Name: Jon Chalk
Title: Campaign Manager

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URLs

Website: http://herbrobinson.us
Twitter: @HerbforCongress
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/herbie.robinson

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OTHER FACTS

Herb grew up in a small farming town in upstate 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.

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Needham Patch will be running profiles on all six Fourth District candidates running in this Thursday's primary:

• Elizabeth Childs (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
• Rachel Brown (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
• David Steinhof (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)