Joseph Avellone Touts Private Sector Experience In Run For Governor

Massachusetts Democrats gather for their annual convention in Lowell Saturday. The event is billed as focusing on the party's platform, but it will also be a launching pad for Democrats seeking high office.

Several candidate for governor are scheduled to address the convention. Among them is Joseph Avellone, of Wellesley. The executive at the pharmaceutical company PAREXEL joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss his candidacy.