Politics & Government
Gomez Visits Longtime JP Candy Wholesaler
The U.S. Senate Republican candidate stopped by Maracas Distributors where he met with the owner and spoke to the media Wednesday.

U.S. Senate Republican Candidate Gabriel Gomez stopped by Jamaica Plain where he visited a candy re-wholesaler on Green Street and took questions from the media.
Ricardo Austrich, owner of Maracas Distributors, lead Gomez around the warehouse - filled with candy Austrich purchases from wholesalers then sells to local bodegas - as the two chatted about the value of small businesses in our economy.
Austrich is a Cuban-born immigrant who came to the United States in 1966. Maracas has been in business since 1973. Austrich founded the business while he was a student at Boston University.
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