State Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven joins crowded bid to succeed retiring Sen. Jehlen
A Somerville progressive launched a campaign for the Second Middlesex seat.
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Cambridge Vice Mayor Burnham Azeem pitches record of results in crowded 2nd Middlesex Senate race
Cambridge Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem says Massachusetts remains a great place to live — but one that too many residents can no longer afford. In an interview, the 29-year-old city councilor returned repeatedly to that tension. It is, he said, the central motivation behind his campaign for the open
Somerville councilor Matthew McLaughlin runs for 2nd Middlesex Senate seat, citing affordability crisis
Matthew McLaughlin grew up in a Somerville that people called “Slummerville” — a low-income, working-class city that outsiders looked down on and that insiders survived. His father, a custodian like his mother, died when McLaughlin was 12, making him, by his own account, something like the head of a
Rep. Christine Barber seeks Senate seat with progressive record, health policy expertise
Her legislative work includes drug cost caps for chronic illness, immigrant driver licensing and pay transparency measures passed with bipartisan support.
Tom Hopcroft brings systems mindset, coalition-building pitch to state Senate race
Winchester School Committee member Tom Hopcroft describes the Second Middlesex Senate district as a place built around education, research and innovation — and newly vulnerable to decisions made far beyond it. He pointed to what he called “headwinds from Washington,” including federal moves he said could raise energy costs and slow