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]
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]
- 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
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.