Which candidate would make a difference?

• The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Department of Fish and Game have had their budgets cut by more than 30% since 2001.
• Last in the United States in state and local spending on on park and recreation as % of personal income. 48th in per capita spending
• Only 5 Rangers outside of metro Boston to patrol 320,000 acres.
• Spending on the maintenance of buildings, infrastructure, and landscapes within state parkland has been deferred until there is now an estimated $1.2 billion backlog of major capital repairs.
  
  Which candidate is going to be able to step forward and help pull our state and local parks out of this downward spiral?