R. Tyler MacAllister

MacAllister was born in Massachusetts; a 2021 report says he is originally from Cape Cod and has lived in Mattapoisett with his family for about 20 years.[1][2] According to the same report, he holds a bachelor's degree in marine biology from UMass Dartmouth and an MBA from UMass.[2] He owns a charter fishing business and has worked as a consultant to the renewable energy industry.[2]

MacAllister served eight years on the Mattapoisett Select Board, left to apply for town administrator, and lost a close race to return to the board.[2] He later held a five-year seat on the Conservation Commission and served on the Plymouth County Advisory Board and the town Finance Committee.[2] In a July 2021 special election to fill the unexpired term of a member who had died, he won a Select Board seat, 471 votes to 224, and in May 2023 he was reelected to a three-year term.[2][6] Ballotpedia lists him as serving on the Mattapoisett Select Board as of 2026, while August 2026 news reports describe him as a former board member.[1][7][8] His campaign website had solutions and ballot-question pages.[9] He received 39.1% of the vote to Bill Keating's 60.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]