Mike Minogue

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Presents himself as "a new kind of governor" and an outsider who says he is "beholden to no party and no political establishment."[1],[4],[5]
• Says "Massachusetts is working for some, but not all" and that working people are being left behind.[1],[3]
• Points to his business record, saying he can grow a business, invest in innovation and be frugal.[4]
• Says state spending and taxes are too high and pledges an outside audit of the state budget and Legislature.[2],[5]
• Says the governor's fundamental role is to keep communities safe and uphold the law.[1]

Background

• Chairman, President and CEO, Abiomed (Danvers medical device company, sold to Johnson & Johnson in 2022) · 2004–2023[3],[5],[6]
• Chairman (board member 2007–2023), AdvaMed (medical technology trade association) · 2021–2023[6]
• Founder and board chairman, MedTechVets (nonprofit helping veterans find medical device careers) · 2012–present[6],[3]
• Manager of multiple businesses, GE HealthCare · Dates not listed[6],[3]
• Infantry officer and platoon leader (Bronze Star, Ranger tab; served in Operation Desert Storm), U.S. Army · Dates not listed; served in Operation Desert Storm (1991)[6],[3]

Education

• B.S., Engineering Management, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1989)[6],[3]
• MBA, University of Chicago[7]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Would enact a gas tax holiday when gas prices exceed $4 a gallon and work toward eliminating the state gas tax, return surplus revenue under state law, and cut taxes and spending by eliminating waste and fraud.[2],[4],[8]
• Energy & Environment
  Would cancel the state's Net Zero emissions mandate, cut state-mandated utility fees, support natural gas pipelines and evaluate modular nuclear power; says this would cut energy bills by a third.[2],[8]
• Housing
  Would end enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act zoning law, return more tax dollars to towns that drop building stretch codes, cut single-family permitting to 45 days or less, and lease or sell state land to developers.[2],[7]
• Education
  Would opt Massachusetts into the federal scholarship tax credit, which he says could bring $1.7 billion for education, and expand charter, technical and vocational schools.[2],[4]
• Immigration
  Would end sanctuary state policies and prioritize removing violent criminals and drug dealers, while saying no one should be afraid to go to school or the hospital.[2],[4]
• Public Safety
  Would appoint a parole board focused on public safety, eliminate cashless bail, require jail time for violence against law enforcement officers, and protect qualified immunity for police.[2]
• Abortion
  Describes himself as "pro-life" and has suggested support for alternatives to abortion.[7],[5]
• Guns
  Has pledged to protect the Second Amendment.[7]

Voting record

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

In their words