Attorney General of Massachusetts
Michael Walsh
CandidateR
- Race
- Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Andrea Campbell (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Michael C. Walsh is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Massachusetts. A Lynnfield native and general-practice attorney with about 15 years of practice, he is litigating cases against the current Attorney General's office and is campaigning on enforcing a legislative audit law, local control of zoning and lower utility bills.[1]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Andrea Campbell D | incumbent |
| Michael Walsh R | challenger |
Advanced from the September 1, 2026 Republican primary.
Biography
Michael C. Walsh is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Massachusetts. A Lynnfield native and general-practice attorney with about 15 years of practice, he is litigating cases against the current Attorney General's office and is campaigning on enforcing a legislative audit law, local control of zoning and lower utility bills.[1]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Walsh was born and raised in Lynnfield. He earned his bachelor's degree at 17 and his law degree at 21 at Suffolk University, which his campaign calls the youngest graduate in school history.[1]
He is a general-practice litigator whose work includes public employment and labor law, criminal defense, military law, administrative procedure, land use and zoning.[1]
Walsh was the Republican nominee for the 5th District seat on the Governor's Council in 2022 and lost the general election to Eileen R. Duff. In 2026 he won the Republican primary for attorney general with no opponent, according to the state Elections Division.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Enforcing the legislative audit law: "No selective enforcement. No political shielding."[3]
- Protecting local control over zoning, opposing state-imposed zoning mandates tied to funding.[3]
- Lowering utility bills by fighting rate increases, and aggressively investigating fraud, waste and abuse.[3]
- Stricter vetting of ballot questions for clarity and legality.[3]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“Local zoning decisions belong to cities and towns not unelected state bureaucrats.”[3]
On his campaign website, describing his opposition to state-imposed zoning mandates
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Mike Walsh for Attorney General · Mike Walsh for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 2.Michael C. Walsh - Candidate Profile · Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 3.Mike Walsh for Attorney General · Mike Walsh for Attorney General Candidate's own words