Jake Oliveira is the great-grandson of immigrants from Portugal and Poland, who settled in Ludlow, Springfield and Palmer. They worked in the Ludlow Mills and put down strong roots in Western Massachusetts. Jake’s grandfather Bolac Bastek helped to build the Quabbin reservoir.
I’ll protect and beautify our parks, rivers, and open spaces, like Forest Park, Swift River, and the Quabbin. We need to invest in clean energy, like solar and wind power, and stop air, noise, and water pollution caused by big outside corporations.