2018 MA House

MA House

11th Essex

About the DistrictConsisting of Lynn: Ward 4: Precinct 3; Ward 5: Precincts 1, 4; Wards 6 and 7; Nahant

Vacated by: Brendan Crighton (D) — now state senator

 

14th Essex

About the DistrictConsisting of Haverhill: Ward 7: Precinct 2; Lawrence: Ward A: Precincts 1, 3, Ward F: Precinct 1; Methuen: Precincts 3, 7, 10; North Andover: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Retiring Rep: Diana DiZoglio (D) — running for State Senate

*No questionnaire was received from Lisa Yarid Ferry.

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1st Franklin

About the DistrictConsisting of Ashfield; Buckland; Conway; Deerfield; Leverett; Montague; Shelburne; Shutesbury; Sunderland; Whately; Chester (Hampden Co.); Chesterfield (Hampshire Co.); Cummington (Hampshire Co); Goshen (Hampshire Co); Huntington (Hampshire Co.); Middlefield (Hampshire Co); Plainfield (Hampshire Co.); Williamsburg (Hampshire Co.); Worthington (Hampshire Co.)

Retiring Rep: Stephen Kulik (D)

1st Hampshire

About the DistrictConsisting of Hatfield; Northampton; Southampton; Westhampton; Montgomery (Hampden Co.)

Vacated by: Peter Kocot (D)

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2nd Hampshire

About the DistrictConsisting of Easthampton; Granby: Precinct 2; Hadley; South Hadley

Retiring Rep: John Scibak (D)

*No questionnaire received from Dan Carey

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3rd Hampshire

About the DistrictConsisting of Amherst, precinct 1 of Granby and Pelham

Retiring Rep: Solomon Goldstein-Rose (U)

*No questionnaire received from Mindy Domb

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6th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Framingham: Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15.

Vacated by: Chris Walsh (D)

14th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Acton: Precincts 1, 2, 6; Carlisle; Chelmsford: Precincts 1, 9; Concord

Retiring Rep: Cory Atkins (D)

15th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Lexington; Woburn: Wards 1, 7

Retiring Rep: Jay Kaufman (D)

*No questionnaires received from other candidates

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19th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Tewksbury: Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4, 4A; Wilmington: Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Vacated by: Jim Miceli (D)

*No questionnaires received from other candidates

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30th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Reading: Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5; Woburn: Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Retiring Rep: Jim Dwyer (D)

*No questionnaires received from other candidates

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15th Norfolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Brookline: Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Retiring Rep: Frank Smizik (D)

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5th Suffolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Boston: Ward 7: Precinct 10, Ward 8: Precincts 5, 6, 7, Ward 12: Precinct 6, Ward 13: Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, Ward 14: Precinct 1, Ward 15: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, Ward 17: Precincts 1, 2

Retiring Rep: Evandro Carvalho (D)

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17th Worcester

About the DistrictConsisting of Leicester; Worcester: Ward 7, Ward 8: Precincts 2, 3, 4

Retiring Rep: Kate Campanale (R)

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2nd Bristol

About the DistrictConsisting of Attleboro Wards 1, 2, Ward 3: Precinct A, Wards 4, 5, 6

Incumbent Rep: Jim Hawkins

*No questionnaire received from challenger Sara Reynolds

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18th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, and wards 7 and 8, of Lowell

Incumbent Rep: Rady Mom (D) — No questionnaire

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23rd Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Arlington: Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; Medford: Ward 3: Precinct 2, Ward 6: Precincts 1, 2

Incumbent Rep: Sean Garballey (D)

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28th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of the City of Everett

Incumbent Rep: Joe McGonagle (D) — No questionnaire

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36th Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Dracut; Tynsgborough

Incumbent Rep: Colleen Garry (D) — No questionnaire

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13th Norfolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Dover; Medfield: Precincts 1, 2; Needham

Incumbent Rep: Denise Garlick (D)

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9th Suffolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Boston: Ward 4: Precincts 2, 4, 5, 7, Ward 5: Precincts 2, 10, Ward 8: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4; Ward 9: Precincts 1, 2, 3

Incumbent Rep: Byron Rushing (D)

*No questionnaire received from Suezanne Patrice Bruce

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14th Suffolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Boston: Ward 18: Precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, Ward 20: Precincts 3, 8, 9

Incumbent Rep: Angelo Scaccia (D) — No questionnaire

15th Suffolk

About the DistrictConsisting of Boston: Ward 10, Ward 19: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, Ward 20: Precincts 2, 4; Brookline: Precinct 5 (Norfolk Co.)

Incumbent Rep: Jeffrey Sanchez (D)

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1st Barnstable

About the DistrictConsisting of Barnstable: Precinct 1; Brewster: Precincts 1, 2; Dennis; Yarmouth: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Incumbent Rep: Timothy Whelan (R)

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5th Barnstable

About the DistrictConsisting of Barnstable: Precincts 11, 12; Bourne: Precincts 1, 2, 7; Sandwich; Plymouth: Precinct 9 (Plymouth)

Incumbent Rep: Randy Hunt (R)

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3rd Bristol

About the DistrictConsisting of Easton: Precinct 6; Taunton: Wards 1, 2, Ward 3: Precinct A, Wards 5, 7, 8

Incumbent Rep: Shauna O’Connell (R)

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2nd Essex

About the DistrictConsisting of Boxford: Precincts 2, 3; Georgetown; Groveland; Haverhill: Ward 4: Precinct 3, Ward 7: Precinct 3; Merrimac; Newbury; West Newbury

Incumbent Rep: Lenny Mirra (R)

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18th Essex

About the DistrictConsisting of Andover: Precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Boxford: Precinct 1; North Andover: Precincts 6, 7, 8; Tewksbury: Precincts 3, 3A (Middlesex County)

Incumbent Rep: Jim Lyons (R)

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1st Hampden

About the DistrictConsisting of Brimfield; Holland; Palmer; Wales; Ware: Precincts B, C (Hampshire Co.); Sturbridge (Worcester Co.); Warren (Worcester Co.)

Incumbent Rep: Todd Smola (R)

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22nd Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of Billerica

Incumbent Rep: Marc Lombardo (R)

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2nd Plymouth

About the DistrictConsisting of Carver; Middleborough: Precincts 3, 6; Wareham

Incumbent Rep: Susan Williams Gifford (R)

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2018 MA Senate

MA Senate

Second Essex & Middlesex

About the District: Consisting of the city of Lawrence and the town of Andover in the county of Essex; and the towns of Dracut and Tewksbury in the county of Middlesex

Retiring Senator: Barbara L’Italien (D)

*No questionnaire was received from incumbent Barry Finegold or Pavel Payano.

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Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester

About the DistrictConsisting of the city of Northampton and the towns of Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield, Pelham and South Hadley in the county of Hampshire; the towns of Bernardston, Colrain, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Leverett, Leyden, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell and Whately in the county of Franklin; and the town of Royalston in the county of Worcester.

Vacated by: Stan Rosenberg (D)

*No questionnaire was received from Ryan O’Donnell.

First Middlesex

About the District: Consisting of the city of Lowell and the towns of Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Tyngsborough and Westford in the county of Middlesex.

Vacated by: Eileen Donoghue (D)

*No questionnaire was received from Rodney Elliott or William Martin Jr.

Hampden

About the District: Consisting of the cities of Chicopee, ward 2, precincts A and B, ward 3, precincts A and B, ward 4, precincts A and B, and Springfield, ward 1, ward 2 precincts A to F, inclusive, and H, ward 3, ward 4, precincts A to E, inclusive, G and H, ward 5, precincts A to C, inclusive, and E, ward 6, precincts A and C, and E to G, inclusive, ward 8, precincts B to H, inclusive, and the town of West Springfield in the county of Hampden.

Incumbent senator: Jim Welch (D) — no questionnaire

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Fifth Middlesex

About the District: Consisting of Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham and Wakefield, along with Winchester precincts 1, 2, 3 and 8.

Incumbent senator: Jason Lewis (D)

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Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex

About the DistrictConsisting of the towns of Franklin, precincts 1 to 4, inclusive, and precinct 7, Millis, Needham, precincts A to C, inclusive, I and J, Norfolk, Plainville, Wellesley, precincts B, F, and G and Wrentham, in the county of Norfolk; the city of Attleboro, ward 1, ward 2 and ward 3, precinct A, and the town of North Attleborough in the county of Bristol; and the towns of Natick, precincts 6, 7, 9 and 10, Sherborn and Wayland in the county of Middlesex

Incumbent senator: Richard Ross (R)

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Plymouth & Norfolk

About the DistrictConsisting of the towns of Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell and Scituate in the county of Plymouth; and the towns of Cohasset and Weymouth in the county of Norfolk

Incumbent senator: Patrick O’Connor (R)

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Plymouth & Barnstable

About the DistrictConsisting of the towns of Kingston, Pembroke and Plymouth in the county of Plymouth; and the towns of Bourne, Falmouth and Sandwich in the county of Barnstable

Incumbent senator: Vinny de Macedo (R)

 

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Worcester & Norfolk

About the DistrictConsisting of the towns of Blackstone, Douglas, Dudley, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Northbridge, precincts 1 and 3, Oxford, Southbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge and Webster in the county of Worcester; and the town of Bellingham in the county of Norfolk

Incumbent senator: Ryan Fattman (R)

 

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Cape & Islands

About the DistrictConsisting of the towns of Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth in the county of Barnstable; the towns of Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury in the county of Dukes; and the town of Nantucket in the county of Nantucket

Incumbent senator: Julian Cyr (D)

 

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Middlesex & Worcester

About the DistrictConsisting of the city of Marlborough and the towns of Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Shirley, Stow and Sudbury, precincts 2 and 3 all in the county of Middlesex; and the towns of Harvard, Northborough, precinct 3, Southborough and Westborough, all in the county of Worcester

Incumbent senator: Jamie Eldridge (D)

 

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2018 District Attorneys

District Attorneys

As countless stories from right here in Massachusetts and around the country have shown, a District Attorney has a lot of power. Too often, DAs have used that power in favor of mass incarceration and the attendant racial and economic disparities. From overcharging to lobbying against criminal justice reform, DAs have proven themselves to be an obstacle.

But DAs get away with much of what they do because no one is paying attention. Recent elections and public education campaigns have elevated DA races in the public mind and showed the possibilities of what a progressive DA can do. And with a landmark criminal justice reform bill now on the books in Massachusetts, it’s important to have DAs who support implementing the law — and pushing for bolder reforms as well.

Progressive Mass has been working with a coalition of progressive allies around the Commonwealth called Justice for Massachusetts to elect progressive DAs and hold them accountable to their promises.

Berkshire County

Incumbent DA Paul Caccaviello, appointed after the resignation of DA David Capeless, faces a challenge from progressive reformer Andrea Harrington and Judith Knight.

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Middlesex County

Incumbent DA Marian Ryan faces a challenge from progressive reformer Donna Patalano.

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Plymouth County

Conservative Republican DA Tim Cruz faces a challenge from progressive reformer John Bradley.

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Suffolk County

DA Dan Conley retired, creating an open primary for the Suffolk County DA race.

Suffolk County includes Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop.

2018 MA-07

MA-07

The District:

  • Boston: Wards 1, 2, 4, 8-10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 22 (inclusive); Ward 3: Precincts 7, 8; Ward 5: Precincts 1, 2, 2A, 6-10; Ward 7: Precinct 10; Ward 11: Precincts 1-8; Ward 13: Precincts 1, 2, 4-6, 8 and 9; Ward 16: Precincts 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11; Ward 19: Precincts 7, 10-13; Ward 20: Precinct 3 [East Boston, Charlestown, Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown, Bay Village, Mission Hill, Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Allston, Brighton, and parts of Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Dorchester
  • Cambridge: Wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 11; Ward 4: Precinct 1; Ward 10: Precinct 3
  • Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, Somerville (all)
  • Milton: Precincts, 1, 5, and 10

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2018 MA-03

MA-03

The District:

  • In Essex County: Precincts 2 through 7 and Precinct 9 in Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, and Methuen.
  • In Middlesex County: Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Marlborough, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford, and Precinct 1 in Sudbury.
  • In Worcester County: Ashburnham, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Westminster, and Precincts 1A, 2 and 3 in Winchendon.

 

2018 Special House Election

Special MA House Election

2nd Bristol - March 6, April 2

District: Attleboro Wards 1, 2, Ward 3: Precinct A, Wards 4, 5, 6

Vacated by: Paul Heroux (D)

*No questionnaire was received from Paulo Salgueiro or Ty Waterman.

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2018 Statewide Elections

Statewide

Governor

In his convention speech, Baker touted his support for a Trumpian mass deportation agenda, racist and misguided policies that have fueled mass incarceration, and a vision for the state that leaves behind the most underserved communities so that millionaires and billionaires have the money to buy their sixth private jet.

Republican Governor Charlie Baker has fought to roll back the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, promoted the development of new dirty fossil fuel pipelines across the state, and attacked the unions and public services that make our state strong.

We can do better. We need to do better.

Lt. Governor

A progressive Governor needs a progressive Lieutenant Governor to serve as an ally, someone who can be an effective liaison to the Legislature and to the cities and towns across the Commonwealth.

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Secretary of the Commonwealth

This race can often fly under the radar, but it is an important one, with power over election administration, campaign finance, public records, and even the census.

In Attorney General Maura Healey, we have a statewide official who takes on a leadership role and sets an example for other states. We need a Secretary who will exhibit such bold, progressive leadership as well.

*No questionnaire received from Secretary Bill Galvin

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2018 MA-01

MA-01

The District:

  • All of Berkshire County, all of Hampden County (except for Precinct 1A in Palmer), and the following towns and cities:
  • In Franklin County: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, and Shelburne.
  • In Hampshire County: Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington.
  • In Worcester County: Brookfield, Charlton, Dudley, East Brookfield, Southbridge, Sturbridge, and Warren.

*No questionnaire received from Congressman Richard Neal

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