Andrea James

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says "it's time to reimagine Massachusetts" and that government should focus on people's needs.[1],[2]
• Criticizes tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy under the slogan "Commonwealth, not Corporatewealth."[1]
• Says she refuses campaign contributions from corporations and is running a people-funded campaign.[2],[3]
• Says she has executive experience leading organizations and managing budgets, and that her family has lived in Massachusetts for seven generations.[3]

Background

• Founder and executive director, National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls · Dates not listed[1],[5]
• Founder, Families for Justice as Healing · Dates not listed[1],[5]
• Recipient, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (2016); Soros Justice Fellowship (2015) · 2015–2016[5]
• Criminal defense and real estate attorney in Roxbury; was disbarred and sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud, which she has attributed to "one mistake in judgment", Private law practice · Disbarred 2010[1],[5]

Education

• B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston[5]
• J.D., Northeastern University School of Law[1],[5]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports Medicare for All in Massachusetts.[4],[1]
• Housing
  Supports affordable housing and rent stabilization, saying "Housing is a human right."[2],[4]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports a $25 living wage, universal child care and a public banking system.[4],[1]
• Education
  Supports equitable K-12 funding and making UMass free for all.[4]
• Immigration
  Would end state cooperation with ICE and says Massachusetts should not have contracts with ICE.[2],[4]
• Public Safety
  Opposes building a new women's prison and supports elder and medical parole, clemency, and investing in communities instead of incarceration.[4]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports a rapid transition to 100% clean energy, lower utility costs, regulation of AI, and a ban on data centers.[2],[4]

Voting record

Andrea James has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words