When voters go to the polls this September, they should ask themselves several core questions. Which candidates are best equipped for the hard work of undoing the damage of the Trump administration and charting a progressive path forward? Which candidates will be active champions, the allies who join a fight before it becomes popular? Which candidates respond to the crises we face with the urgency required?

These are the questions our members weighed as they voted on whom Progressive Mass should endorse for US Senate, and the answer was clear: Ed Markey, with more than 96% of the vote.

Common Cause Massachusetts, MassVOTE, the ACLU of Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Voter Table today praised emergency legislation allowing municipalities to delay their spring elections until June, and expanding absentee and early voting by mail, among other reforms.

The bill, S. 2608, was passed yesterday and is expected to be signed by Governor Charles Baker imminently.

“Yesterday’s bill is a strong first step. However, there is no guarantee that the coronavirus crisis will have receded by September 1, when Massachusetts state primaries are scheduled, or even for the November elections,” the groups said. “The Election Modernization Coalition urges the Legislature to recognize that this crisis is of indeterminate length, and that we must also act quickly to ensure that the fall’s elections take place as scheduled, maximize participation, and maintain public health. To that end, the Legislature must protect the ability of all eligible voters to cast ballots from home in all elections, and ensure that in-person voting is as safe and participatory as possible.”

The full statement is below.

2/17/20: Members of Progressive Massachusetts decided to wait until the primary to endorse in the following special elections. But if you live in the districts, check out the valuable information below.

Senate: Plymouth & Barnstable

Primary: March 3; General: March 31

District: Consisting 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

Prior seatholder: Vinny DeMacedo (R)

2012: Obama 50.3% - Romney 49.5%

2012: Warren 42.8% - Brown 57.2%

2016: Clinton 49.8% - Trump 44.3%

3/10 Update: We have endorsed Su Moran following her victory in the primary last week.

Becky Coletta, chair of the Pembroke Planning Board

John Mahoney, member of the Plymouth Select Board

Thomas Moakley, support staff at the Suffolk County DA's office

Su Moran, member of the Falmouth Select Board and member of the Barnstable Assembly of Delegates

House: 37th Middlesex

Primary: March 3; General: March 31

District: Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, precinct 2 of Ayer, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; Harvard, and precincts A, C, and D, of Lunenburg, Worcester County

Prior seatholder: Jen Benson (D)

2016 election: Clinton 62% - Trump 31%

2012 election: Obama 57% - Romney 41%

2012 election: Warren 49.7% - Brown 50.3%

3/10 Update: We have endorsed Dan Sena following his victory in the primary last week.

Dina Samfield, former public school teacher, Shirley DTC chair, and founding member of Indivisible Nashoba

Dan Sena, district director for State Senator Jamie Eldridge 

House: 3rd Bristol

Primary: March 3; General: March 31

District: Precinct 6 of Easton, and precinct A of ward 3, and all precincts in wards 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, Bristol County

Prior seatholder: Shauna O'Connell (R)

2016 election: Clinton 52% - Trump 42%

2012 election: Obama 58% - Romney 40%

2012 election: Warren 50.4% - Brown 49.6%

3/10 Update: We have endorsed Carol Doherty following her victory in the primary last week.

Carol Doherty, Taunton school committee member and former head of the Massachusetts Teacher Association

Muzammil Nazir, CFO of Green Car Rental

Stay tuned for more info as the election season progresses.

Click below for Congressional questionnaires.

Click below for Special Election Legislative questionnaires.

This weekend marks Daylight Savings Time, when we will be turning the clock backwards an hour.

It's also the most important weekend of the year for turning our state forward: GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV) weekend, the last days up and including Election Day on Tuesday, November 6th.

What are you doing to help move our state forward? Here are some ideas.

Ballot Questions

On November 6, Massachusetts voters will see three questions on their ballot. Progressive Massachusetts recommends YES-YES-YES.

Elections matter. Our ability to make progressive change in Massachusetts depends on our electing progressive champions to office -- every office.

The general election is coming up soon on Tuesday, November 6th. Help us send such a message that voters want bold, progressive policymaking.

Over the past couple of months, we've been inviting candidates to fill out our comprehensive policy questionnaire -- a vital tool for informing voters and for holding politicians accountable. Our Election and Endorsement Committee reviews them and then chooses whether to make a recommendation to our members, the ultimate deciders. We set a high bar for endorsements; candidates must earn at least 60% of our members' votes.

Congrats to our endorsees! (NB: Several of our primary endorsees still have general elections ahead of them -- Becca Rausch, Steve Leibowitz, Jim Hawkins, and Christina Minicucci. Read about them here.)

State Senate

Cape & Islands: Julian Cyr

Julian Cyr serves in the Massachusetts Senate representing Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Born and raised in Truro, Julian got his start in with a career in public policy, health advocacy, organizing, and social justice. Julian was elected to the State Senate in 2016 as the youngest senator in the 40-member body. As State Senator, Julian is dedicated to identifying solutions for the opioid epidemic, public education, and protecting the Cape's vulnerable environment. As a proudly gay legislator, Julian has advocated on behalf of the Commonwealth's LGBTQ residents as State Senator and as former chair of the Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth.

Middlesex & Worcester: Jamie Eldridge

Jamie Eldridge has served as State Senator for the Middlesex and Worcester district since January 2009. Senator Eldridge serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services, and is known for his leadership on progressive issues. Previously, Senator Eldridge served as State Representative for the 37th Middlesex district, after being elected the only Clean Elections candidate to public office in Massachusetts history in November 2002. For the 2017-18 session, Senator Eldridge, filed bills aimed at reducing the wealth gap, making health care a right, protecting the environment, combating climate change, increasing education funding, reforming the criminal justice system, and safeguarding the civil rights of immigrants and Muslims in Massachusetts.

Plymouth & Norfolk: Katie McBrine

Dr. Katie McBrine is a lifelong Democrat, a pediatrician and a mom, not the classic politician. She decided to run for office because she is disappointed by our state’s failure to make progress toward the goals in our party platform. As a doctor, she is witnessing firsthand the attacks on health care. She cannot sit by any longer while people suffer because our legislators do not know enough about how our health care system works to propose effective solutions. Dr. McBrine has long been active in the community as a health and science educator. She is a progressive who sees many issues through the lens of impact on public health. She wants to see our state lead the nation in affordable health care, in environmental protection, in civil rights, in education, in public transportation, and in gun safety. She will take her experience, her concerns, and her values to Beacon Hill and knowledgeably advocate for change.

State House

5th Barnstable: Jack Stanton

Jack Stanton is a lifelong Sandwich resident with deep ties to his community. He is a product of the public schools, graduating as president of his high school class in 2010 and receiving his BA from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs in 2014. Since then Jack has been working primarily in the development sector with experience at the World Bank, and at Forcier Consulting in Mozambique. Deeply troubled by the political climate, concerned about the numerous challenges affecting Cape Cod, and seeing a need for more activist leadership at the state level, Jack decided to move home and run for office in his hometown. Since returning, Jack has been working as an offshore lobsterman while campaigning to bring attention to the many issues affecting Cape Cod – a region wrongly perceived as a wealthy enclave. Jack is running to challenge this notion and better serve his neighbors.

2nd Essex: Christina Eckert

Christina Eckert has been advocating for the children of Essex County for 11 years.  After serving as President of Boxford PTO, she then co-founded Masconomet Education Foundation, raising nearly half a million dollars for two STEM labs and other educational initiatives. She is Development Director for grassroots children’s charity Community Giving Tree, helping the organization grow from serving hundreds of children per year, to helping 10,000 annually. She also serves on Boxford’s Recreation Committee, overseeing the summer Park Program since 2008. Christina sees her run for State Rep in the 2^nd Essex District as a way to have a larger impact on the greater community. She wants to prioritize public schools and their safety; move toward a clean energy future; and make health care truly universal and comprehensive.

18th Essex: Tram Nguyen

1st Hampden: Tanya Neslusan

As the daughter, sister and wife of veterans, Tanya Neslusan believes strongly in the concept of service to country and community. She is an activist who currently serves as the President of the Sturbridge Regional Huddle, Secretary of the Sturbridge Democratic Town Committee, and a member of the Planning Committee for the Worcester Chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice. Giving back to her community has always been important to her, whether she was coaching youth soccer or participating in Habitat for Humanity. Running for office is just another extension of that commitment which will enable her to help others on a larger scale. She currently resides in Sturbridge with her wife, Rebecca, her teenage son, Nick.

14th Middlesex: Tami Gouveia

Tami Gouveia is a strategic thinker and collaborator with a strong passion for social and environmental justice. For over 15 years, she has worked as a leader in public health and social work, serving as Director of Programs for the Greater Lawrence Health Center, Founder and Chair of the Lowell Roundtable on Substance Abuse Prevention, and Executive Director of Tobacco Free Mass. In 2016, Tami founded and co-organized the MA Chapter of the Women's March, an experience that ultimately precipitated her run for office. On Beacon Hill, Tami hopes to continue the work she’s achieved in enhancing community health, addressing the roots causes of addiction, advocating for justice, and holding corporations accountable. A native Lowellian, Tami now lives in Acton with her two sons.

2nd Plymouth: Sarah Hewins

Sarah Hewins is in her fourth term as Carver Selectman, was elected twice for 10 years to the Planning Board, and served as the town’s Conservation Agent for 15 years. Thirty years ago, Sarah formed a coalition to preserve hundreds of acres of wetlands in the Mississippi delta. Over the past 20 years in southeastern Massachusetts, she has preserved 600 acres of land, established inclusive zoning for affordable housing, was a leader in getting a new elementary school, spearheaded passing the Community Preservation Act, was a co-founder and volunteer Executive Director of a non-profit to help at-risk youth, and attempted to unionize town hall management employees. She has served on many town and regional committees and boards and has run the toddler story hour at the library for 22 years. She earned a PhD in Sociology of Community from Princeton University.

17th Worcester: David LeBoeuf

David LeBoeuf is a lifelong Worcester resident and proud graduate of the Worcester Public Schools. David began his career as an interim staff assistant in the Worcester City Manager’s Office. In 2011, he was appointed as the Director of the Initiative for Engaged Citizenship (IEC), a coalition of community-based organizations focused on increasing civic participation in local elections and advocating for election modernization. Since 2015, he has been an Urban Business Initiatives Associate at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, focused on increasing opportunities for small businesses in underserved communities. He currently serves on the boards of the African Community Education program (ACE), the Latin American Health Alliance of Central MA (Hector Reyes House), and the NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Central MA/Oak Hill Community Development Corporation, where he is board president.

Primary Night 2018 was a big night for Progressive Massachusetts and our endorsed candidates.

Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley defeated incumbent Congressman Mike Capuano by 17%, becoming the first woman of color to represent Massachusetts in Washington.

Rachael Rollins won by 16% and will become the first woman of color to be the District Attorney of Suffolk County. She ran on a strong progressive platform of implementing the recently passed criminal justice reform bill and taking bold steps beyond it to curb mass incarceration and make sure we aren’t criminalizing poverty, illness, and addiction.

And in a strong message to House Leadership, challengers Jon Santiago and Nika Elugardo defeated Assistant Majority Leader Byron Rushing and Ways & Means Chair Jeff Sanchez, respectively.

They will be joined in the House by other Progressive Mass endorsees Lindsay Sabadosa (Northampton), Maria Robinson (Framingham), and Tommy Vitolo (Brookline), all of whom had big wins last night and face no challenge in the general election. Additionally, Berkshire County will now have a progressive reformer District Attorney in Andrea Harrington.

Becca Rausch won big and will go on to face incumbent Senator Richard Ross this November, and Steve Leibowitz will go on to face incumbent Representative Tim Whelan. Christina Minicucci will face a Republican challenger this fall as well. They will all need your help.

As do our endorsees Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey, who are fighting to bring progressive policy back to the Corner Office.

Getting legislators on record is an important part of holding them accountable. We're collecting comprehensive policy questionnaires from candidates around the Commonwealth in contested primaries.

For each district listed below, you can see the scorecard page of the current officeholder, the cities and towns contained by the district, and the questionnaires of the candidates running (with shout-outs to our endorsees, when we have chosen to endorse).

You can read about our endorsement decisions here. All endorsements are ultimately decided by our members.

Have questions, or want to get more involved? Email us at elections@progressivemass.com.

Stay tuned for more questionnaires.We will post them after our dues-paying members have the opportunity to review them. You can become a member at progressivemass.com/membership.

MA Senate

Cape & Islands

Current Officeholder: Sen. Julian Cyr (D)

The District: Consisting 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

Candidates:

• Julian Cyr (**PM ENDORSED**)
• John Flores (R)

Second Essex & Middlesex

Candidates:

• Mike Armano  (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Barry Finegold (No questionnaire)
• Pavel Payano

Hampden

Current Officeholder: Sen. James Welch

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.

Candidates:

• Amaad Rivera (**PM ENDORSED**)
• James Welch (No questionnaire)

Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester

Current Officeholder: Vacated by Sen. Stan Rosenberg (D)

The District: Consisting 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.

Candidates:

• Chelsea Kline (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Jo Comerford
• Steve Connor
• Dave Murphy
• Ryan O'Donnell (No questionnaire)

First Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Vacated by Sen. Eileen Donoghue (D)

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

Candidates:

• John Drinkwater (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Edward Kennedy
• Terry Ryan
• Rodney Elliott (No questionnaire)
• William Martin, Jr. (No questionnaire)

Fifth Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Sen. Jason Lewis

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

Candidates:

• Sam Hammar (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Jason Lewis

Middlesex & Worcester

Candidates:

• Jamie Eldridge (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Margaret Busse (R)

Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex

Candidates:

• Becca Rausch (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Jacqueline Katz
• Kris Aleksov (No questionnaire)

Norfolk & Plymouth

Candidates:

• Katie McBrine (**PM Endorsed**)
• Patrick O'Connor

Plymouth & Barnstable

Challenger: Deb Rudolf (D)

Worcester & Norfolk

Challenger: Tom Merolli

MA House

1st Barnstable

Current Officeholder: Rep. Timothy Whelan (R)

The District: Consisting of Barnstable: Precinct 1; Brewster: Precincts 1, 2; Dennis; Yarmouth: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Candidates:

• Steven Leibowitz (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Joshua Mason (No questionnaire)

5th Barnstable

Current Officeholder: Rep. Randy Hunt (R)

The District: Consisting of Barnstable: Precincts 11, 12; Bourne: Precincts 1, 2, 7; Sandwich; Plymouth: Precinct 9 (Plymouth)

Challenger: Jack Stanton (**PM ENDORSED**)

2nd Bristol

Current Officeholder: Rep. Jim Hawkins (D) -- elected in April 2018 special

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

Candidates:

• Jim Hawkins (**PM Endorsed**)
• Sara Reynolds (No questionnaire)
• Julie Hall (R)

3rd Bristol

Current Officeholder: Rep. Shaunna O'Connell (R)

The District: Consisting of Easton: Precinct 6; Taunton: Wards 1, 2, Ward 3: Precinct A, Wards 5, 7, 8

Challenger: Emily Farrer

2nd Essex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Lenny Mirra (R)

The District: Consisting of Boxford: Precincts 2, 3; Georgetown; Groveland; Haverhill: Ward 4: Precinct 3, Ward 7: Precinct 3; Merrimac; Newbury; West Newbury

Challenger: Christina Eckert (**PM Endorsed**)

11th Essex

Current Officeholder: Vacated by Rep. Brendan Crighton (D), who became a State Senator

The District: Consisting of Lynn: Ward 4: Precinct 3; Ward 5: Precincts 1, 4; Wards 6 and 7; Nahant

Candidates:

• Peter Capano
• Hong Net
• Drew Russo

14th Essex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Dian DiZoglio (D) -- Running for State Senate

The District: Consisting 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

Candidates:

• Christina Minicucci (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Lisa Yarid Ferry (No questionnaire)

18th Essex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Jim Lyons (R)

The District: Consisting of Andover: Precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Boxford: Precinct 1; North Andover: Precincts 6, 7, 8; Tewksbury: Precincts 3, 3A (Middlesex County)

Candidates: Tram Nguyen (**PM ENDORSED**)

1st Franklin

Current Officeholder: Rep. Stephen Kulik (D) -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Hatfield; Northampton; Southampton; Westhampton; Montgomery (Hampden Co.)

Candidates:

• Kate Albright-Hanna
• Natalie Blais
• Christine Doktor
• Casey Pease
• Francia Wisnewski
• Andrew Baker (No questionnaire)
• Jonathan Edwards (No questionnaire)
• Nathaniel Waring (No questionnaire)

1st Hampden

Current Officeholder: Rep. Todd Smola (R)

The District: Consisting of Brimfield; Holland; Palmer; Wales; Ware: Precincts B, C (Hampshire Co.); Sturbridge (Worcester Co.); Warren (Worcester Co.)

Challenger: Tanya Neslusan

1st Hampshire

Current Officeholder: Vacated by the passing of Rep. Peter Kocot (D)

The District: Consisting of Hatfield; Northampton; Southampton; Westhampton; Montgomery (Hampden Co.)

Candidates:

• Lindsay Sabadosa (**PM Endorsed**)
• Diana Szynal

2nd Hampshire

Current Officeholder: Rep. John Scibak (D) -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Easthampton; Granby: Precinct 2; Hadley; South Hadley

Candidates:

• Marie McCourt (**PM ENDORSED**)
• John Hine
• Daniel Carey (No questionnaire)

3rd Hampshire

Current Officeholder: Rep. Solomon Goldstein-Rose (U) -- unenrolled from the Democratic Party in February and then decided not to run for re-election in early August

The District: Consisting of Amherst, precinct 1 of Granby and Pelham

Candidates:

• Eric Nakajima
• Mindy Domb (no questionnaire)

6th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Vacated by the passing of Rep. Chris Walsh (D)

The District: Consisting of Framingham: Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15.

Candidates:

• Maria Robinson (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Mary Kate Feeney
• Michael Gatlin

14th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Cory Atkins (D) -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Acton: Precincts 1, 2, 6; Carlisle; Chelmsford: Precincts 1, 9; Concord

Candidates:

• Benjamin Bloomenthal
• Tami Gouveia (**PM ENDORSED** -- Post-primary)
• Christian Krueger
• Danny Factor (G)

15th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Jay Kaufman (D) -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Lexington; Woburn: Wards 1, 7

Candidates:

• Mary Ann Stewart (**PM Endorsed**)
• Michelle Ciccolo
• Matthew Cohen (No questionnaire)
• Joe Lahiff (No questionnaire)
• William Sweeney (No questionnaire)

18th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Rady Mom

The District: Consisting of Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, and wards 7 and 8, of Lowell

Candidates:

• Sam Meas
• Rithy Uong
• Rady Mom (No questionnaire)

19th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Vacated by the passing of Rep. James Miceli (D)

The District: Consisting of Tewksbury: Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4, 4A; Wilmington: Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Candidates:

• Erika Johnson (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Mark Kratman (No questionnaire)
• Michael McCoy (No questionnaire)
• Judith O'Connell (No questionnaire)
• David Robertson (No questionnaire)

22nd Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Marc Lombardo (R)

The District: Consisting of Billerica

Challenger: Chris Tribou

23rd Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Sean Garballey (D)

The District: Consisting 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.

Candidates:

• Sean Garballey (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Lori Lennon

28th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Joseph McGonagle (D)

The District: Consisting of the City of Everett

Candidates:

• Gerly Adrien (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Joseph McGonagle (No questionnaire)
• Stat Smith (No questionnaire)

30th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. James Dwyer ("D") -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Reading: Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5; Woburn: Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Candidates:

• Darryn Remillard (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Anne Landry
• Joseph Demers (No questionnaire)
• Richard Haggerty (No questionnaire)

36th Middlesex

Current Officeholder: Rep. Colleen Garry ("D")

The District: Consisting of Dracut; Tynsgborough

Candidates:

• Sabrina Heisey (**PM Endorsed**)
• Colleen Garry (No questionnaire), the lowest-ranking Democrat in our Mid-Session Scorecard and our 2016-2017 Scorecard

13th Norfolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Denise Garlick (D)

The District: Consisting of Dover; Medfield: Precincts 1, 2; Needham

Candidates:

• Denise Garlick
• Ted Steinberg

15th Norfolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Frank Smizik (D) -- Retiring

The District: Consisting of Brookline: Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Candidates:

• Tommy Vitolo (**PM ENDORSED**)
• Rebecca Stone

2nd Plymouth

Current Officeholder: Rep. Susan Williams Gifford (R)

The District: Consisting of Carver; Middleborough: Precincts 3, 6; Wareham

Challenger: Sarah Hewins (**PM Endorsed**)

7th Plymouth

Current Officeholder: Rep. Geoff Diehl (R) -- retiring to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren

The District: Consisting of Abington; East Bridgewater: Precincts 2, 3, 4; Whitman

Candidates:

• Kevin Higgins (**PM ENDORSED*)
• Alex Bezanson

5th Suffolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Evandro Carvalho (D) -- Running for Suffolk County District Attorney

The District: Consisting 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.

Candidates:

• Darrin Howell
• Liz Miranda

9th Suffolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Byron Rushing

The District: Consisting 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.

Candidates:

• Jon Santiago (**PM ENDORSED*)
• Byron Rushing
• Suezanne Patrice Bruce (No questionnaire)

14th Suffolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Angelo Scaccia (D)

The District: Consisting 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

Candidates:

• Segun Idowu
• Gretchen Van Ness
• Virak Uy
• Christopher Nzenwa
• Angelo Scaccia

15th Suffolk

Current Officeholder: Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez

The District: Consisting of Boston: Ward 10, Ward 19: Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, Ward 20: Precincts 2, 4; Brookline: Precinct 5 (Norfolk Co.)

Candidates:

• Nika Elugardo (**PM ENDORSED*)
• Jeffrey Sanchez

17th Worcester

Current Officeholder: Rep. Kate Campanale (R) -- Retiring to run for Worcester County Registrar of Deeds

The District: Consisting of Leicester; Worcester: Ward 7, Ward 8: Precincts 2, 3, 4

Candidates:

• Pam Gemme
• David LeBoeuf (**PM ENDORSED** -- Post-primary)
• Paul Fullen (R)

>> members, skip right to the vote

The Progressive Needham endorsement vote for the 13th Norfolk House district is now open!

As a dues-paying member of Progressive Needham, we want to thank you for your support and request your participation in our endorsement process for 13th Norfolk race . Please take a moment to review these notes on the voting process.

The deadline to vote is Thursday, June 14.

1. The Candidates
2. The Voting Process
3. Assessing the Candidates: Questionnaires
4. READY? VOTE!

The Candidates

• Denise Garlick: progressivemass.com/2018_garlick

• Ted Steinberg: progressivemass.com/2018_steinberg
  

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If a candidate receives at least 60% of all ballots submitted, they will be endorsed by Progressive Needham.

If a candidate does not reach the 60% threshold, we will not endorse. Abstentions will not count in determining the total number of ballots of which a 60% threshold is required for endorsement.

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Progressive Mass sent detailed questionnaires to the two candidates in the race.

Before casting your vote, please review their responses, linked above.

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