Endorsements

Massachusetts Voters for Animals (MVFA) is the nonpartisan political arm of the animal protection movement in Massachusetts and the only animal organization in the state that can influence elections for animal protection since other non-profits are prohibited by law from endorsing candidates or campaigning in elections.

We support candidates regardless of party based on a single criterion: their support for animal protection. We publicize our endorsements to our mailing list and when possible help mobilize volunteers in key races. We also raise money from compassionate citizens and at times donate to certain local or state campaigns.

MVFA creates a questionnaire that requests candidates’ positions on a variety of animal protection issues. MVFA also asks candidates if they have taken action in either their public or private lives on behalf of animals, whether they would favor legislation for animals despite arguments for commercial and economic benefit from animal exploitation, and if they view animal protection as a core value. If the candidate has held elected office, MVFA also reviews their record.

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CURRENT ENDORSEMENTS - 2026:

Please check back for additional endorsements

The following have a general race (Nov 3):

State Representative races:

Rep. Natalie Higgins
4th Worcester - Leominster

Rep. Jim Hawkins
2nd Bristol - Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3 Precinct A, Ward 4, Ward 5 and Ward 6 of Attleboro.

Rep. Brian Ashe
2nd Hampden - Precincts 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the town of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Precincts B and C, of Monson, and Ward 6 Precincts C and D, of Springfield.

Rep. Margaret Scarsdale
1st Middlesex - Ashby and Dunstable, Precincts 2, 3 of the town of Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, and Precincts A, B1, C, and D of the town of Lunenburg.

Rep. William MacGregor
10th Suffolk - Precinct 16 of the town of Brookline, Ward 10 Precinct 9A, Ward 19 Precincts 2, 3, 8, Ward 20 Precincts 1-2, 4-20, of the city of Boston (W. Rox, Roslindale, JP).

Rep. Kristen Kassner
2nd Essex - Georgetown, Hamilton, Ipswich, Newbury, and Rowley, and Precinct 1 of Topsfield.

Rep. Ryan Hamilton
15th Essex - Ward 2 Precincts 1, 2, Ward 5 Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 3, Ward 7 Precincts 1, 2, 2A, and 3A, in Haverhill, and Precincts 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Methuen.

Rep. Michelle Badger
1st Plymouth - Precincts 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, of Plymouth.

Sarah Hewins
2nd Plymouth - Parts of Carver, Wareham, and Precincts 3, 6, and 7A of Middleborough.

Lori Childs
5th Plymouth - Hanover, Rockland, Precinct 1 of the town of Hanson, and Precincts 1 and 2 of Norwell.

Joseph Markey
20th Middlesex - Lynnfield, Precincts 1, 2A, and 3 of the town of Middleton, North Reading, Precincts 1, 7, and 8 of Reading.

Tom Hendrickson
3rd Hampden - Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Huntington, Middlefield.

Rep. Kathleen LaNatra
12th Plymouth - Precincts 1, and 2A of the town of Halifax, Kingston, Precincts 1 and 5A of the town of Middleborough, Precinct 3 of the town of Pembroke, Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 13 of Plymouth, Plympton.

Chris Lambton
1st Barnstable - Brewster, Dennis, part of Yarmouth.

Jen Heck
Worcester 18th - Douglas, Precincts 1, and 4 of Oxford, Sutton, Precinct 1 of Uxbridge, Webster.

Rep. Michael Day
31st Middlesex - Stoneham, Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of Winchester.

Rep. Meg Kilcoyne
12th Worcester - Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Lancaster, Precinct 4 of Northborough, and Sterling.

Rep. David Linsky
5th Middlesex - Natick, Precincts 2 and 3 of Wayland.

State Senate races:

Senator Jamie Eldridge
Middlesex and Worcester - Marlborough, Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, Harvard, and Southborough.

Senator Vanna Howard
First Middlesex - Lowell, Dracut, Dunstable, Pepperell, and Tyngsborough.

Senator Mark Montigny
Second Bristol and Plymouth - New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett.

Senator Jake Oliveira
Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester - Chicopee (Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 6 Precincts A, B, Ward 8, Precinct B, Ward 9 Precinct B), Palmer, Springfield (Ward 6 Precincts B, D, Ward 7 Precincts B, C, D, E, F, G, H1), East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Wilbraham, Belchertown, Granby, South Hadley, and Warren.

Senator Michael Rodrigues
First Bristol and Plymouth - Fall River, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea, Westport Lakeville and Rochester.

The following people had primary races (Sept 1):
* denotes that they won

Rep. Mike Connolly*
26th Middlesex - Consisting of Ward 1 Precinct 3, Ward 2 Precincts 1, 2, 3A, Ward 3 Precincts 1, 2, 3, Ward 4 Precinct 1, Ward 5 Precincts 1, 3, Ward 6 Precincts 1, and 1A, all of the city of Cambridge, Ward 1 Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, and Ward 2 Precinct 1A of the city of Somerville.

Rep. Dave Rogers*
24th Middlesex - Consisting of Precincts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12, all of the town of Arlington, the town of Belmont, and Ward 11 Precincts 1, and 3, all of the city of Cambridge.

Rep. Sam Montaño*
15th Suffolk - Consisting of Ward 10 Precincts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Ward 11 Precincts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Ward 19 Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, of the city of Boston.

Rep. Tara Hong*
18th Middlesex - Consisting of Ward 1 Precinct 1A, Ward 4 Precincts 3, 4A, Ward 5 Precinct 1A, Ward 6, Precincts 1, 2, 3A, 4, Ward 7 Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, Ward 8 Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the city of Lowell.

Rep. Angelo Puppolo*
12th Hampden - Consisting of Precincts 1, 2A, 3A, and 4A, of the town of East Longmeadow, Precinct A of the town of Monson, Ward 5 Precincts D, G, Ward 7 Precincts B, C, D, E, F, G, H1, Ward 8 Precincts B1, and G, of the city of Springfield, and the town of Wilbraham.

Rep. Lisa Field*
3rd Bristol - Consisting of Precinct 4A, 5, and 6, of the town of Easton, and Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8, of the city of Taunton.

Rep. Christine Barber (running for Senate)
Second Middlesex Senate district - Consisting of the city of Cambridge, Ward 7 Precinct 1, Ward 8 Precinct 1, Ward 10, Ward 11, the city of Medford, the city of Somerville and the town of Winchester, Precincts 4, 5, 6, 7.

Senator William Brownsberger*
Suffolk and Middlesex - Consisting of the city of Boston, Ward 4 Precincts 10, 10A, 12, Ward 5 Precincts 2, 10, 12, 15, Ward 21, Ward 22, in the county of Suffolk; and the city of Cambridge, Ward 8 Precinct 2, Ward 9, the city known as the town of Watertown and the town of Belmont in the county of Middlesex.

Rep. Rich Haggerty*
30th Middlesex - Consisting of Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, of the town of Reading, and Ward 1 Precinct 2A, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 5, and Ward 6, of the city of Woburn, in the county of Middlesex.

Stephen Leibowitz
1st Barnstable - Brewster, the town of Dennis and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8, of the town of Yarmouth.

Senator Bill Driscoll*
Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol - Consisting of the city known as the town of Braintree, Precincts 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B1, 4A, 5A, 5B, 6B, and the city known as the town of Randolph, Precincts 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and the towns of Milton and Stoughton in the county of Norfolk; the city known as the town of Bridgewater and the town West Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth; and the town of Easton in the county of Bristol.

Rep. Michelle Dubois*
10th Plymouth - Consisting of Ward 4, Ward 5, and Ward 6, of the city of Brockton, in the county of Plymouth

Stephen Cavey
6th Norfolk - Consisting of the towns of Avon and Canton, and Precincts 1, 2A, 4A, 5, 7, and 8, of the town of Stoughton, all in the county of Norfolk.

Ravi Simon*
13th Middlesex state rep district - Precincts 3, and 4, in the town of Concord, Precinct 1, of the town of Lincoln, Ward 1 Precincts 1, 2, Ward 2 Precinct 2A, and Ward 7 Precinct 2A of the city of Marlborough, the town of Sudbury, and Precincts 1, and 4, of the town of Wayland.

PAST ENDORSEMENTS:

Special election - 2025
Lisa Field (D) for state representative in the 3rd Bristol District (district consists of Precincts 4A, 5, and 6 in the south-west part of Easton, and Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8 in the west side of Taunton)

General Election State Legislative Races - 2024
endorsements have been made in contested races only

• denotes victory 11/5/24

Endorsements to date/HOUSE:

5th Barnstable
Representative Steven G. Xiarhos*

3rd Berkshire
Leigh Davis*

1st Bristol
Kostas Loukos

2nd Bristol
Representative Jim Hawkins*

14th Bristol
Representative Adam Scanlon*

2nd Essex
Representative Kristen Kassner*

5th Essex
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante*

4th Hampden
Bridget Matthews Kane

1st Middlesex
Representative Margaret Scarsdale*

11th Middlesex
Amy Sangiolo*

17th Middlesex
Representative Vanna Howard*

7th Norfolk
Clinton Graham

13th Norfolk
William Dermody

1st Plymouth
Michelle Badger*

2nd Plymouth
Sarah Hewins

6th Plymouth
Becky Coletta

9th Plymouth
Bridget Plouffe*

12th Plymouth
Kathleen LaNatra*

10th Suffolk
Representative William MacGregor*

1st Worcester
Representative Kimberly Ferguson*

4th Worcester
Representative Natalie Higgins*

Endorsements to date/SENATE:

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, Hampshire
Senator Paul Mark*

2nd Essex
Senator Joan Lovely*

1st Middlesex
Senator Edward Kennedy*

Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex
Senator Becca Rausch*

3rd Suffolk
Senator Lydia Edwards*

Endorsed primary winners with no general election opponent:

11th Essex
Sean Reid - won primary (no general election opponent)

11th Plymouth
Representative Rita Mendes - won primary (no general election opponent)

8th Suffolk
Representative Jay Livingstone - won primary (no general election opponent)

7th Middlesex
Representative Jack Patrick Lewis - won primary (no general election opponent)

Norfolk, Plymouth & Bristol (Senate)
Bill Driscoll, Jr. (current State Rep) - won primary (no general election opponent)

Hampden (Senate)
Senator Adam Gomez - won primary (no general election opponent)

2nd Bristol and Plymouth (Senate)
Mark Montigny - won primary (no general election opponent)

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