Maura Healey

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Says she and Driscoll have "focused on lowering costs" and that there is "a lot more to do" on affordability.[1]
• Frames the election as a choice, saying "In Massachusetts, we choose what kind of state we want to be."[3]
• Says the ticket must stand up to the effects of Trump administration policies, including tariffs and federal funding cuts, which she says raise costs.[1],[6]
• Points to her first-term record, including tax cuts, free community college and the elimination of MBTA slow zones.[2]

Background

• Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts · 2023–present[4],[7]
• Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts · 2015–2023[4],[7]
• Chief of the Civil Rights Division, then of the Public Protection and Business and Labor bureaus, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office · 2007–2013[4]
• Associate, then junior partner (commercial and securities litigation), WilmerHale (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP) · More than seven years (dates not listed)[4],[7]
• Professional basketball player (point guard), UBBC Wüstenrot Salzburg, Austria · Two years after college[4],[7]

Education

• A.B., Government, Harvard College (1992)[4]
• J.D., Northeastern University School of Law[4],[7]

Where they stand

• Energy & Environment
  Declared a "state of energy emergency" in October 2026, ordering expanded heating assistance, a three-month removal of the SMART program charge from residential electric bills, and a 50% cut to the Alternative Portfolio Standard charge this winter. Has also urged federal approval of the Algonquin gas pipeline expansion.[5]
• Taxes
  Signed a 2023 tax law that raised the child and dependent tax credit, cut the short-term capital gains rate to 8.5% and raised the estate tax threshold to $2 million; her campaign says it was the first state tax cut in more than 20 years.[4],[2]
• Housing
  Her campaign says her administration is building 100,000 new homes to lower housing costs and eliminated renters' fees.[2]
• Immigration
  Signed the PROTECT Act in August 2026, which limits civil immigration arrests in courthouses, schools, child care programs and nonpublic areas of health care facilities, and limits state and local participation in civil immigration enforcement.[8]
• Education
  Points to free community college, free school meals and literacy and vocational programs. Asked in the Oct. 8 debate about opting into the federal scholarship tax credit, said "A federal tax credit is not an education plan."[2],[6]
• Health Care
  Her campaign says she was the first governor to cap health care deductibles and co-pays.[2]
• Abortion
  Supports abortion rights; her campaign lists protecting reproductive freedom among her accomplishments.[2],[4]

Voting record

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

In their words