Governor of Massachusetts
Maura Healey
Governor of Massachusetts (since January 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Governor of Massachusetts
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Mike Minogue (R); Andrea James (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Maura Healey is the incumbent Governor of Massachusetts, seeking a second term with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. She was elected in 2022 after serving as Attorney General from 2015 to 2023. As governor she signed a 2024 law revising the state's firearm statutes, the 2024 Affordable Homes Act, and in August 2026 a bill removing restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks of gestation.[1][2][3][4]
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2026-11-03
| Maura Healey D | incumbent |
| Mike Minogue R | challenger |
| Andrea James IND | challenger |
Running with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. Unopposed in the September 1 Democratic primary.
Said vs. did
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Signed legislation (H.5595) in August 2026 removing the existing restrictions on abortions at or beyond 24 weeks and leaving the decision to the physician's professional judgment.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed a 2024 law that tightened oversight of unserialized 'ghost guns,' expanded the state's red-flag law, barred non-law-enforcement firearm possession at schools, polling places and government buildings, and set penalties for modification devices such as Glock switches.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Signed the 2024 Affordable Homes Act, which authorizes state financing for production and preservation of housing for low- and moderate-income residents and requires cities and towns to permit housing as of right on certain state-conveyed surplus land, and says 100,000 homes are coming online because of it.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Maura Healey is the incumbent Governor of Massachusetts, seeking a second term with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. She was elected in 2022 after serving as Attorney General from 2015 to 2023. As governor she signed a 2024 law revising the state's firearm statutes, the 2024 Affordable Homes Act, and in August 2026 a bill removing restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks of gestation.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Healey earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1992 and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1998.[1][11] Her earlier career included private practice at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr and work as a prosecutor with the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.[11]
She joined the Massachusetts Attorney General's office in 2007, where she led the Civil Rights Division and its challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and later headed the Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau and the Business and Labor Bureau.[1]
Healey was elected Massachusetts Attorney General in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, serving from January 2015 to January 2023. She was elected governor in 2022 and has held the office since January 5, 2023.[1][11]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2024-07-25 · Signed Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (H.4885), a revision of the state's firearm laws.[7][8]
- bill2024-08-06 · Signed Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024, the Affordable Homes Act, authorizing a housing capital program.[9]
- bill2026-08-10 · Signed H.5595 (Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2026), which removes restrictions on abortion after 24 weeks of gestation. The House voted 119-33 on July 22, 2026 to pass it to be engrossed and enacted it 121-35 on July 31; the Senate passed it to be engrossed on July 31 by a 15-4 standing vote.[5][6]
In their own words
Priorities
- Affordability: in the October 8 debate she argued that her administration has cut taxes, expanded housing, capped health care costs and made community college free, while President Trump's policies are pushing prices higher.[10]
- Housing production: she credits the law she filed and signed with bringing 100,000 homes online.[10]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Maura Healey · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 · Massachusetts General Court · 2024-07-25 Official record
- 3.Signing expanded abortion law, Gov. Healey cites stories of 'anguish and heartache' · WBUR / State House News Service · 2026-08-11 News report
- 4.Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024 (Affordable Homes Act) · Massachusetts General Court · 2024-08-06 Official record
- 5.Signing expanded abortion law, Gov. Healey cites stories of 'anguish and heartache' · WBUR / State House News Service · 2026-08-11 News report
- 6.Bill H.5595 · Massachusetts General Court Official record
- 7.Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 · Massachusetts General Court · 2024-07-25 Official record
- 8.Healey signs bill cracking down on hard-to-trace ghost guns · Boston.com / Associated Press · 2024-07-25 News report
- 9.Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024 (Affordable Homes Act) · Massachusetts General Court · 2024-08-06 Official record
- 10.In first Healey-Minogue debate, lots of talk of affordability, the governor's record and Trump's impact · WBUR / State House News Service · 2026-10-08 News report
- 11.Maura Healey · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference