25 Days Until Election Day. Here’s What to Know.

Election Day is just 25 days away.

Here are a few links to have on hand:

With a record-tying 9 statewide ballot questions this year, that ballot will be much longer than usual, and voter education this fall is extra important. Read on for our recommendations on all 9 questions.

Want some Ballot Question palm cards? Let us know here.

✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in.

✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception.

❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers.

✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout.

❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services.

⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones.

✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built.

❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies.

✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.

Phone Bank for Ballot Questions

Phone Bank for No on 3: Wednesdays at 6 pm, RSVP here (also text banking on Mondays & Tuesdays)
Don’t let private equity buy our election system

Phone Bank for Yes on 4: RSVP here
No eligible voter should but shut out from our elections.

Phone Bank for No on 5: RSVP here
Protect our state’s ability to invest and say no to CEOs trying to undermine Fair Share.

Phone Bank for Yes on 9: Wednesdays at 6 pm, RSVP here
Protect MA’s leadership in gun violence prevention.

Our 2026 Candidate Endorsements

~~US Senate~~

Ed Markey for US Senate

Djuna Perkins for Norfolk County District Attorney

Norfolk County voters who want to see a progressive reformer as their next District Attorney should vote for Djuna Perkins. Djuna will bring professionalism, accountability, a trauma-informed approach, and a commitment to building community trust to an office that desperately needs it, and her decades of experience show her strong commitment to fairness and justice.

She has been endorsed by Progressive Brookline, Progressive Mass Western Norfolk County, and Neponset Valley Progressives.

Learn more about Djuna at https://www.djunaperkins.com/.

~~MA Senate~~

Persis Yu for Norfolk and Suffolk

The District: Boston: Jamaica Plain / Roslindale / West Roxbury / Hyde Park (Ward 18 Pcts 9,-12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23; Ward 19 Pcts 2, 3, 5, 8-11, 13; Ward 20), Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, Westwood

A working mom and active BPS parent,  trained as a lawyer and social worker, Persis Yu is an experienced consumer rights attorney and champion for families and workers. During her nearly two decades as a consumer rights attorney and advocate, she has secured billions of dollars in student debt relief, filed class action lawsuits that directly cancelled hundreds of thousands of dollars in predatory employer debt, and led campaigns that resulted in worker protection laws in more than a dozen states. She combines expert knowledge, a proven track record, and strong progressive values. Learn more about Persis at https://www.electpersis.com/.

Persis Yu has also been endorsed by our chapters JP Progressives and Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale.

Shannon Teabo for Worcester and Hampshire

The District: Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Gardner, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Spencer, Sterling, Templeton, Ware, West Brookfield, Westminster, Worcester (W7 Pcts 2, 4-6; W9 P3&4)

Shannon Teabo is an activist, organizer, and mom running to fight for affordable childcare, funding for education, and equitable access to quality healthcare. She is running against Republican incumbent Peter Durant, who has an8% on our Legislative Scorecard and a racist, xenophobic, and anti-worker record as a state senator and previously as a state rep.  Learn more about Shannon at https://www.teaboforsenate.com/.

Erika Uyterhoeven for Second Middlesex

The District: Cambridge (Agassiz-Baldwin, Neighborhood Nine, Porter Square, North Cambridge: Ward 7 Pct 1, Ward 8 Pct 1, Ward 10, Ward 11), Medford, Somerville, Winchester (Pcts 4-7)

State Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven has been a champion of tax fairness, climate action, public schools, criminal justice reform, and so many important issues. Erika has consistently had an A+ on our Progressive Scorecard. Learn more about Erika at https://www.electerika.com/.

Vanna Howard for First Middlesex

The District: Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Pepperell and Tyngsborough

Sen. Vanna Howard won the special election for this seat earlier this year. Both as a state rep before and a as a state senator now, she has been a strong champion for immigrants’ rights, reproductive justice, and public education. Learn more about Vanna at https://www.vannahoward.com/.

Jamie Eldridge for Middlesex & Worcester

The District: Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Harvard, Hudson, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, and Wayland

Senator Jamie Eldridge has been a stalwart on so many progressive issues, like tax fairness, immigrants’ rights, climate action, housing justice, and more and has reliably had an A or A+ on our Legislator Scorecard. Learnmore about Jamie at https://www.jamieeldridge.com/.

~~MA House~~

Jack Richardson for 3rd Barnstable State Rep

The District: Bourne (Pcts 4-6), Falmouth (Pcts 3-5, 7-9), Mashpee

Jack Richardson became the youngest person ever elected to the Falmouth Select Board, and he immediately got to work. He led the effort to ban ICE from town property without a judicial warrant and secured funding for a Portuguese-speaking social worker. He has championed measures to make Falmouth more affordable, vibrant, and more climate-resilient at the local level and is ready to fight for housing affordability and climate action at the State House. Learn more about Jack at https://www.jackprichardson.com/.

Jack Richardson has also been endorsed by our chapter Indivisible Upper Cape.

Celina Reyes for 16th Essex State Rep

The District: Lawrence (Ward A Pcts 2A, 3, 4; Ward E Pcts 1A, 2, 3, 4; Ward F), Methuen (Pcts 3, 7, 13A)

Celina Reyes is a Lawrence City Councilor, a family child care provider, and a leader of her local in SEIU 509. Through her work with SEIU 509, she has championed greater investments in child care and rent stabilization, and organized to help pass the Fair Share Amendment. Learn more about Celina at http://www.celinareyes.com.

Connor Murray for 18th Essex

The District: Andover (Pcts 1, 4A, 5-10),  Boxford (Pct 1), North Andover (Pcts 7&8), Tewksbury (Pcts 3, 5A, 7)

Connor Murray has been an activist for climate action, affordable housing, and gun violence prevention and is ready to lead on those and other progressive issues in the State House. Learn more about Connor at https://www.murray4ma.com/.

Lora Wondolowski for 1st Franklin State Rep

The District: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Greenfield (Pcts 5 – 8), Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, Rowe, Shelburne, Sunderland, Whately

Lora Wondolowski is the Greenfield City Council President, a role in which she has been able to shepherd a number of progressive policy initiatives. She got into local politics to fight cuts to Greenfield public schools, and she has been a reliable champion of public education. She was the founding executive director of the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters, where she helped pass the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act, and currently works for the Peace Development Fund, investing in grassroots organizing efforts. She would bring a much-needed mix of progressive values, policymaking knowledge, and organizing experience to the State House. Learn more about Lora at https://wondoforrep.org/.

Lora has also been endorsed by our chapter Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution.

Tom Hendrickson for 3rd Hampden State Rep

The District: Agawam (Pcts 2–8), Blandford, Chester, Granville, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland

Tom Hendrickson is an Agawam City Councilor, who has led local initiatives on Community Choice Aggregation and Council transparency, and has worked to elect progressives across Western Mass. He is running to be a champion for public schools, workers’ rights, taking on corporate power, and single payer health care. He is running against a 16-year conservative Republican incumbent who has never broken 28% on our Scorecard. Learn more about Tom at https://www.tomhendrickson.org/.

Ravi Simon for 13th Middlesex State Rep

The District: Concord (Pcts 3 & 4), Lincoln (Pct 1), Marlborough (W1 Pcts 1 & 2, W2 Pct 2A, W7 Pct 2A, Sudbury, Wayland (Pcts 1, 4)

Ravi Simon brings policy experience, organizing skills, and strong progressive values. As the legislative aide to Rep. Carmine Gentile, he worked on PM priorities like debt-free higher education, a local option real estate transfer fee, and same day registration. He has served as a member of the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee, and he was an organizer with the State House Employee Union, fighting for better workplace conditions for himself and fellow legislative staff. Learn more about Ravi at https://www.ravisimon.com/.

Lorena Betts for 16th Middlesex State Rep

The District: Chelmsford (Pcts 1, 2, 3A, 5B, 6), Lowell (Ward 1 Pcts 1, 2, 3, 4; Ward 2; Ward 4 Pct 4)

Lorena Betts is first and foremost an organizer. She is the founder of The Peacemakers Network, a grassroots movement of peacemakers in Massachusetts focused on building bridges through education, community building and policy advocacy, and has organized the local No Kings rallies in her community. She has State House experience as a legislative aide, and that experience has led her to understand how badly the State House is broken and the need for organizers inside working with those outside to make real change possible. Learn more about Lorena at https://lorenabetts.com/.

Lorena Betts has also been endorsed by our chapter Solidarity Lowell.

Mike Connolly for 26th Middlesex State Rep

The District: Cambridge (East Cambridge, Central Square, The Port, Cambridgeport: Ward 1 Pct 3; Ward 2 Pcts 1, 2, 3A; Ward 3 Pcts 1, 2, 3; Ward 4 Pct 1; Ward 5 Pcts 1, 3; Ward 6 Pcts 1, 1A); Somerville (East Somerville; Ward 1 Pcts 1-4; Ward 2 Pct 1A)

Mike Connolly has been a strong progressive ally since we first endorsed him in 2016. On our Progressive Scorecard of the State Legislature, his scores have ranged from 95% to 100%. Mike has fought for stronger tenant protections, social housing, and revenue for affordable housing, as well as workers’ rights, bold climate action, voting rights, transparency, and more. Mike is willing to speak out against bad, rushed legislation, and to push the State House to be more ambitious in all of its policymaking. Learn more about Mike at https://www.mikeconnolly.org/.

Ben Ewen-Campen for 27th Middlesex State Rep


The District: Somerville (Ward 1 Pct 4A; Ward 2 Pcts 1, 2, 3, 4; Ward 3 (all); Ward 4 Pct 2A; Ward 5 (all), Ward 6 Pcts 1, 2, 3, 4)

Ben Ewen-Campen has been a reliable progressive ally and a leader on key issues on the Somerville City Council. As an advocate for affordable housing, he helped found the statewide coalition fighting for a local option real estate transfer fee. He led the passage of Somerville’s Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) District, and he spearheaded the work on Somerville’s rent control home rule petition. He led the passage of ordinances to ban tear gas and heavily restrict the use of other “non-lethal” crowd control techniques, require Council approval of surveillance technologies, and make Somerville the second city in the US to prohibit the usage of facial recognition technology by the local government. Learn more about Ben at https://www.benforstaterepma.com/.

Leila Migliorelli for 32nd Middlesex

The District: Malden (Ward 5 Pcts 2 & 3A), Melrose, Wakefield (Pcts 4 – 6)

Leila Migliorelli is a Melrose City Councilor who has led on such issues creating the first-ever Melrose Affordable Housing Trust, advocating for critical infrastructure projects, and supporting public schools. She is running to advocate for strengthening public schools’ funding, protecting immigrant rights, expanding access to reproductive health care, and and building more sustainable communities. Learn more about Leila at https://leilaforrep.com/.

Leila has also been endorsed by our chapter Mystic Valley Progressives.

Lisa Lopez for 6th Norfolk


The District: Avon, Canton, Stoughton (Pcts 1, 2A, 4A, 5, 7, and 8)

Lisa Lopez is a former Select Board Member in Canton, the third woman in history to ever be elected to the role. She championed the town’s municipal energy aggregation program (Canton Electrical Choice) and Affordable Housing Trust and played a key role in the town’s response to COVID. She was the initial chair of the Community Preservation Committee in Canton, and she is the current chair of the Canton Housing Authority and the local Affordable Housing Trust. She is running to be an advocate for housing affordability, environmental protection, and health care access. Learn more about Lisa at https://www.lopezforrep.com/.

Tom Melville for 9th Norfolk

The District: Medfield (Pcts 3 & 4), Millis (Pct 1), Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole (Pct 5), Wrentham

Tom Melville is a former journalist, having served as Executive News Director at WBUR and News Director at NECN, and someone who as a result values open communication, transparency, and listening. He was inspired to run after seeing the bigoted and divisive way that the incumbent, Republican Marcus Vaughn, responded to the opening of a shelter for migrant families. He is running to be a strong advocate for education funding, civil rights, climate action, health care access, and government transparency.  Learn more about Tom at https://www.electmelville.com/.

Tom is also endorsed by Progressive Mass Western Norfolk County.

Jen Heck for 18th Worcester

The District: Douglas, Oxford (Pcts 1 & 4), Sutton, Uxbridge (Pct 1), Webster

Jen Heck is a documentary filmmaker who led the successful campaign to bring Sutton into MBTA Communities Act compliance, turning early opposition into near-unanimous support. She is running to be a champion for tackling the housing affordability crisis, investing more in our public schools, and establishing clear ethical guardrails around the use of AI. She is running against Republican Joe McKenna, who has a0% on our Legislative Scorecard. Learn more about Jen at https://www.heckyeah2026.org/.

Governor’s Council

The Governor’s Council is the most important office that you may have never heard of. The Massachusetts Governor’s Council consists of eight individuals elected from districts each consisting of five state senate districts. The Council is responsible for confirming judges and members of the Parole Board, among other nominees, and of approving pardons and commutations. If you care about the present and future of courts in Massachusetts, then you should care about the Governor’s Council.

We are proud to endorse four incumbents facing contested elections.

Tamisha Civil for District 2

  • Learn about Tamisha at https://tamishacivil.com/.
  • Communities in District 2: Ashland, Attleboro, Avon, Bellingham, Braintree (Pcts 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5A, 5B, 6B), Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Dover, East Bridgewater, Easton, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Halifax, Hanson, Holliston, Hopkinton, Mansfield, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Milton, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Norton, Plainville, Randolph, Sharon, Sherborn, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman, Wrentham
  • State Senators’ Districts within D2: Mike Brady, Bill Driscoll, Paul Feeney, Karen Spilka, Becca Rausch

Mara Dolan for District 3

  • Learn more about Mara at https://maradolan.com/.
  • Boston neighborhoods in District 3: Boston — Fenway (W4P10, 12; W5P2, 10, 12, 15; W21P1); Boston – Allston/Brighton (W21P2-16, W22)
  • Other cities and towns in District 3: Acton, Arlington, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge – West Cambridge (W8P2; W9); Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Harvard, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Newton, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Woburn
  • State Senators’ Districts within D3: Mike Barrett, Will Brownsberger, Cindy Creem, Jamie Eldridge, Cindy Friedman

Paul DePalo for District 7

  • Learn more about Paul at https://www.pauldepalo.com/.
  • Communities in District 7:
    • Hampden County: Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales
    • Hampshire County: Ware
    • Middlesex County: Ashby, Groton, Shirley, Townsend, and Westford
    • Worcester County (excluding Ashburnham, Athol, Harvard, Milford, Petersham, Royalston, Southborough, Warren, and Winchendon)
  • State Senators’ Districts within D4: John Cronin, Peter Durant, Ryan Fattman, Robyn Kennedy, Michael Moore

Tara Jacobs for District 8

  • Learn more about Tara at https://tarajacobs.com/.
  • Communities in District 8:
    • Berkshire County (all)
    • Franklin County (all)
    • Hampden County (all but Brimfield, Holland, Monson, and Wales)
    • Hampshire County (all except Ware)
    • Worcester County (Ashburnham, Athol, Petersham, Royalston, Waren, and Winchendon)
  • State Senators’ Districts within D8: Jo Comerford, Adam Gomez, Paul Mark, Jake Oliveira, John Velis