Secretary of State of Massachusetts
Anne Brensley
CandidateR
- Race
- Secretary of State of Massachusetts
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- William F. Galvin (D)
- Research
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Anne Brensley is the Republican nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth. An attorney and business executive, she is a former Wayland Select Board member and is campaigning on business growth, voter engagement and ballot integrity, including Portuguese-language ballots.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| William F. Galvin D | incumbent |
| Anne Brensley R | challenger |
Won the Republican nomination as a write-in candidate on September 1, 2026.
Biography
Anne Brensley is the Republican nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth. An attorney and business executive, she is a former Wayland Select Board member and is campaigning on business growth, voter engagement and ballot integrity, including Portuguese-language ballots.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Brensley is an attorney and business executive; her campaign describes her as CEO of DevCo North America with more than 100 real estate transactions.[1][2][3] She graduated from Suffolk University School of Law in 2008.[3] She was adopted from Honduras as a child.[2][3]
She was elected to the Wayland Select Board in 2023.[3] In 2025 she sought the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, and in July 2026, after not qualifying for the ballot in that race, she announced a write-in campaign for Secretary of the Commonwealth.[3][4]
The Fall River Reporter described Brensley as the first Latina nominated for statewide office by a major party in Massachusetts.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Encouraging business growth, engaging directly with disenfranchised voters, and protecting the integrity of the ballot.[5]
- Making Portuguese-language ballots available where needed, beginning with cities such as Fall River, and creating a Foreign Language Commission to review the accuracy of translated election materials.[6]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Anne Brensley for Secretary of State · Anne Brensley for Secretary of State Candidate's own words
- 2.Joined by Carlos Cesar, Pastor Manny Silva, Anne Brensley announces initiative in Fall River to introduce Portuguese-language ballots in Massachusetts · Fall River Reporter · 2026-09-16 News report
- 3.Anne Brensley, a Republican member of the Wayland Select Board, runs for lieutenant governor · WBUR · 2025-09-15 News report
- 4.Another GOP candidate could be write back in it · The Boston Globe · 2026-07-17 News report
- 5.Anne Brensley for Secretary of State · Anne Brensley for Secretary of State Candidate's own words
- 6.Joined by Carlos Cesar, Pastor Manny Silva, Anne Brensley announces initiative in Fall River to introduce Portuguese-language ballots in Massachusetts · Fall River Reporter · 2026-09-16 News report