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View MoreIndependent Andrea James proposes universal services and criminal justice changes
Andrea James is running for Massachusetts governor as an independent, advocating universal healthcare and childcare, housing access and changes to immigration cooperation.
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View MoreMaura Healey seeks second term with affordability, housing and education agenda
Democratic Gov. Maura Healey seeks reelection against Republican Mike Minogue and independent Andrea James. Her record and proposals address family costs, housing, education and energy.
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View MoreEd Markey seeks reelection to Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate seat
Democratic Sen. Ed Markey seeks reelection on climate action, healthcare coverage, workers’ rights and affordable housing in Massachusetts’ Nov. 3 election.
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View MoreJoe Tache seeks Massachusetts Senate seat on socialist platform
Socialism and Liberation candidate Joe Tache seeks Massachusetts’ Senate seat with proposals for public ownership, guaranteed union jobs and reduced military spending.
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View MoreJohn Deaton challenges Ed Markey for Massachusetts Senate seat
Republican John Deaton seeks Massachusetts’ Senate seat with proposals on government ethics, healthcare competition, immigration, energy and Social Security.
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View MoreShiva Ayyadurai seeks Massachusetts Senate seat as an independent
Independent Shiva Ayyadurai faces three opponents in Massachusetts’ Nov. 3 Senate election, campaigning on tax cuts, ethics, privacy and election procedures.
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View MoreBrookline early voting opens Saturday at three locations
Early in-person voting for Brookline's Nov. 3 State Election opens Saturday, Oct. 17, at Town Hall, Coolidge Corner Library and Putterham Library, with key deadlines for voter registration (Oct. 24) and mail ballot requests (Oct. 27) approaching fast.
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View MoreBrookline's Goldberg seeks reelection as Massachusetts treasurer
Democrat Deborah B. Goldberg, a former Brookline Select Board member, is running for reelection as Massachusetts treasurer on Nov. 3, 2026, against Republican Elizabeth Dionne. Goldberg outlines her record on the state pension fund, unclaimed property and lottery revenue in a Brookline Record questionnaire.
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View MoreBrookline voters weigh top-two primary proposal on Nov. 3
Massachusetts Question 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot would replace party-based primaries with a single open primary advancing the top two vote-getters, with both major parties opposed and former governors from each party in support.
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View MoreWalsh seeks attorney general post as check on state government
Republican Michael C. Walsh, a Lynnfield attorney and partner at Walsh & Walsh LLP, is running for Massachusetts attorney general in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election against Democrat Andrea Joy Campbell.
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View MoreBrookline voters get three free ballot question forums Oct. 7–8
Salem State, Worcester State and UMass Amherst are holding free public forums on ballot Questions 4, 7 and 9 on Wednesday and Thursday, with Question 7's zoning changes carrying direct implications for Brookline's housing landscape.
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