Episode 68: Jon Hecht (Political Activist / Former Town Councilor and State Representative)

Meet Jon Hecht! He's a longtime contributor to the Watertown community from being a town councilor, a state representative for the area, the first president of the Watertown Community Foundation and many other involvements. In this conversation we get into his early work with human rights in China, his first steps into local politics and joining the town council, helping create and being the first chair of the council's budget and fiscal oversight committee, working on open space and park projects, and then his path into becoming a state representative and using the platform to continue improvements in Watertown. Then we switch into his current work on legislative reform and the question he's working to get on the ballot for next year that he believes would open up the state legislative process to be more equitable for committee members and open to the public. Find out more information about the ballot question at stipendreform.comSupport the showHead on over to www.littlelocalconversations.com to check out all the episodes, events, and everything else going on. Sign up for the Little Local Conversations email newsletter Follow on Instagram: @littlelocalconversationsUpcoming events! Click here to see upcoming live podcast events.