Thomas Melville

Thomas Melville is the Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Norfolk District, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A licensed attorney and former news executive, he said in a Ballotpedia survey that he began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer and later led newsrooms at NECN and WBUR.[3]

Melville graduated from Newton South High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1980 and a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1986, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said his career began as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, followed by work as a television news anchor and reporter, news director at New England Cable News and executive news director at WBUR, and later communications director at the MIT Energy Initiative.[3] He also said he received journalism awards including a George Foster Peabody Award.[3]

Melville said in the survey that he served as board president of the Medfield Afterschool Program and was a founding member of the Norfolk/Medfield conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.[3] He advanced from the Democratic primary on September 1, 2026.[1] His stated priorities include increasing state aid for education and infrastructure, holding investor-owned utilities responsible for energy costs, and capping health insurance premiums.[3]

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