Robert McConnell

Robert McConnell is the Republican candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, 2nd Bristol and Plymouth District, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he has been a part-time deputy sheriff with the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office since 1987 and a Fairhaven town meeting member.[3]

McConnell graduated from Bethlehem Senior High School and the Boston City Hospital School of Practical Nursing in 1982, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he has held a Massachusetts nursing license since 1982 and has lived in Fairhaven since 1997.[3] Ballotpedia lists him as chair of the Fairhaven Republican Town Committee, and he said in the survey that he was elected Republican State Committeeman for his Senate district on March 5, 2024.[1][3]

McConnell said in the survey that he ran for the state representative seat in his area in 2022 and 2024.[3] He advanced from the Republican primary for the Senate seat on September 1, 2026.[1] His stated campaign messages include upholding the will of voters on ballot initiative petitions, increasing funding for law enforcement recruiting and training, and fiscal discipline and local aid to cities and towns.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.