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Martha

Dan Wolf

Dan Wolf’s progressive campaign and eventual win of the Cape & Islands Senate seat added a progressive presence to a district that was once considered to be the most conservative. Wolf ran Cape Air, one of the first corporations to be worker-owned and openly pro-LGBTQIA+ rights. His victory helped pave the way for other progressive...
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Mary Keefe

Community activist and artist Mary Keefe stepped up to represent her community with her 2012 campaign for the 15th Worcester House. Her campaign stated, “I will raise your taxes, especially for the rich because we need higher taxes to fix all the serious issues in Massachusetts,” which was a direct challenge to Democratic conservatism. By...
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Aaron Vega

Sometimes the journey to victory begins with being recognized as a serious contender. Aaron Vega found such victory over his pro-life and anti-LGBTQIA+ opponent for the 5th Hampden House seat. Vega’s opponent retired and retreated from the race upon having to seriously contend for the seat. Vega’s victory highlights the importance of progressive challengers.
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Katherine Clark

“If at first, you don’t succeed–run again”. Katherine Clark’s political ambition did not end with her 2004 Senate defeat. Instead, Clark looked to the next cycle of elections with diligence. With the help of Mass Alliance, she ran for and won the Representative seat in 2008, one of our proudest accomplishments. With the experience from...
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Cleon Turner

“I’m here to tell you we need to raise your taxes,” Cleon Turner would say to the crowd. Turner was unconventional in both speech and political triumphs. Republican competition had found fuel amidst the environment of the 2008 elections, finding significant ground in anti-tax sentiment. Turner became the unconventional but victorious opposition to the growing...
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Mass Alliance Growth

The growth of Mass Alliance and its supporter base has given progressivism a larger voice in Massachusetts politics, and we have nearly doubled our board size since our founding in 2006. In the past three years, Mass Alliance has incorporated groups such as Massachusetts Fair Share, 350 Mass, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts. These...
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Mass Education Justice Alliance

The growing trend of education privatization threatens the accessibility and quality of education for, Black, Brown, and lower-income families. Massachusetts’s passage of the bill tying teachers’ wages to MCAS scores further deepened and perpetuated this education inequality. It is not new knowledge that standardized test scores more accurately reflect one’s socioeconomic status–and not necessarily mastery...
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Earned Sick Time

The road to paid sick leave in contemporary America, including the corporate, nonprofit, and public sectors, can seem unpaved and dotted with “turn back” signs. Could even a global pandemic wake us to the links between health, poverty, and inequality? In 2004, Senator Ted Kennedy introduced a bill that would allow workers federally protected time...
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