As a part of our ongoing series of blog posts over the past month, we have highlighted a number of candidates running for various positions in Massachusetts. While Bay Staters will have a number of important decisions to make on Election Day, there is one office that due to high incumbency rates often receives far less media attention than others. In spite of a smaller media spotlight, Governor’s Council positions are some of the most important on the ballot. The decisions of the Governor’s Council greatly impact the legal and political landscape of the Commonwealth. Not only do these officials advise the governor, but they approve or deny state treasury requests, pardons, and all gubernatorial appointments, including the positions of judges. In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, focus on the courts, even on the local level, has been heightened. In order to help voters make the most educated decision at the polls, here is our analysis of just some of the eight Governor’s Council positions on the ballot this fall.

In our previous post, we highlighted the five elections for fall 2022 in the Massachusetts state senate in which an incumbent is not running for their current position. These “open seat” elections often present the most unpredictable results, especially when considering that certain legislative districts have been redrawn for the 2022 election. While each of the five senate elections could be impacted by these changes, this will have a much larger effect for the open seat elections in the House. Not only do senators represent a larger voting base than representatives, but there are also a whopping 20 open seats in the House, a total of 13% of all those in the legislature for 2022. Taking all this into account, these elections will be very important in determining the future of the legislature, which is why we have provided a detailed analysis of some of the most heated races this fall.

The fall of 2022 will have a number of important elections taking place in the Commonwealth. This includes a number of elections for federal, state, and local positions, all of which will greatly impact the future for Massachusetts. While we have previously highlighted data on the many current legislators running for non-legislative state positions, their candidacy in these races has left a vacant seat for their present roles. There are a number of open seat elections in each branch of the legislature, but for this week, we took a deep dive into the five open seats in the state senate. From Boston to Worcester, some of the Commonwealth’s most populated areas have important decisions to make in these races, so here is a breakdown of each based on the information we’ve collected

This past weekend on June 3-4, the Massachusetts Democratic Party held a convention in Worcester in order to help establish the party’s endorsements for the 2022 state election. In each election, approximately 4,000 votes were cast by delegates, and the results were interesting, to say the least. While there are a number of trends worth noting from the results, one of the most notable is that no current legislators received a majority percentage of delegate votes. In our analysis of each race, we detail why this was the case and how legislative data may lead to a different result in the actual party primary.

By now you have undoubtedly noticed the rising price of gasoline here in the Commonwealth, and in fact, across the US. To help people with this unexpected cost, several states, including Georgia, Maryland and most recently Connecticut instituted a gas tax holiday period. During the month of March, debate over instituting a gas tax holiday period took center stage in Massachusetts, leading to passionate remarks, especially in the Senate.

Learn more about the three Democratic candidates actively vying for the open lieutenant governor position in this year’s 2022 Massachusetts general election: Senator Adam Hinds, Senator Eric Lesser, and Representative Tami Gouveia.

With election season shaping up, it’s a great time to look at one of the hottest races in the General Court. With the departure of Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, who is vying for the Governor’s office, there are two active and ambitious representatives looking to move up to the higher chamber.

Another day, another announcement that a legislator is leaving their post. This year, the sheer number of legislators moving on is impressive. Click for a current list of who is leaving and where they plan on going (as of 2/3/2022):