James held on to the lessons from those he met, and from an early age decided that his calling was the pursuit of social and economic justice. His activism further nurtured by the brothers at Xaverian High School, James went on to graduate from Harvard with honors where he was involved in numerous Democratic campaigns.
Chapter 90 was intended to help all communities in the Commonwealth maintain roads. But now that our small farming and local manufacturing towns have become bedroom communities and commuter pathways, the outdated Chapter 90 formula does not take into account high volume traffic that results in considerable wear and tear on local infrastructure. Overall funding needs to be increased and the formula should be reviewed to adjust for traffic volume and road use, which would benefit every town in our district.