Maura Healey

Wrote to state lawmakers asking them to add AI safety rules to the Mass Wins economic development bill, including independent testing of the most powerful AI models.

September 18, 2026Supports AI Regulation

Source: mass.gov

Filed a bill to suspend the state gas tax for two months, cap concert and sports ticket resale prices, and fund postpartum and maternal mental health care.

September 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: mass.gov

Signed two health care laws. One caps copays at $25 for some lifesaving drugs. The other adds state oversight of private equity and for-profit health care owners after the Steward collapse.

January 8, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: mass.gov

Took St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton by eminent domain after Steward Health Care went bankrupt, to keep the hospital open under Boston Medical Center.

September 27, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued the Trump administration over new rules that let more employers refuse to cover birth control in workers' health plans.

October 6, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: boston.com

As Attorney General, filed a bill with House Majority Leader Ron Mariano to give her office and the Health Policy Commission more power to stop health care deals that raise prices for patients.

April 7, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: mass.gov

Spoke at a rally backing ballot Question 6, which sets aside existing sales tax on sporting goods for land and water conservation.

August 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: figcitynews.com

Issued an emergency order restricting the sale of kratom products across Massachusetts, citing health risks.

August 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

Signed a law phasing out DEHP, a cancer-linked chemical, from IV bags by 2030 and IV tubing by 2035.

July 25, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

Her administration finalized new assisted living rules on fire safety, emergency planning, and accountability, after the deadly Gabriel House assisted living fire.

July 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

Signed a climate law that changes how clean energy projects and power lines are sited and permitted, and supports electric vehicles and non-gas heating.

November 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

On her first day as Governor, Healey issued an executive order creating the nation's first cabinet-level Climate Chief and the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience to coordinate climate policy across state government.

January 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, announced a $26 billion national settlement with the three largest drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson over the opioid crisis.

July 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Massachusetts Attorney General, Healey announced a resolution requiring Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family to pay more than $4.3 billion for their role in the opioid crisis, with Massachusetts set to receive about $90 million and the Sacklers barred from the opioid business.

July 8, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, joined a coalition of 27 states and agencies in suing the Trump administration over a rule that weakened reviews of how federal projects harm the environment.

August 28, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued e-cigarette maker JUUL for marketing and selling its vaping products to young people.

February 12, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued ExxonMobil for misleading Massachusetts consumers and investors about climate change and the risks it poses to the company's business.

October 24, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and 16 of its directors and executives, including members of the Sackler family, for misleading doctors and patients about the addiction risks of opioids.

June 12, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, released a study her office paid for. It found the region did not need new natural gas pipelines to keep the power on through 2030, and that energy efficiency could meet needs more cheaply.

November 18, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: mass.gov

Signed an executive order requiring state agencies to consider union project labor agreements for public construction projects over $35 million.

March 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: nepm.org

Publicly opposed two 2024 ballot questions: Question 2, which proposed ending the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, and Question 5, which proposed raising the minimum wage for tipped workers.

October 16, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

Source: wgbh.org

As Attorney General, sued Uber and Lyft, saying they broke state wage laws by treating their nearly 200,000 Massachusetts drivers as contractors instead of employees.

July 14, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: wbur.org

As Attorney General, filed bills to fight human trafficking, ban private electricity suppliers from selling to homes, and give her office more power to act on unpaid wages.

January 22, 2019Supports Labor Rights

Source: mass.gov

Her office's investigation led a grand jury to indict three former State Police lieutenants from Troop E. They were accused of taking pay for overtime hours they did not work in 2016.

September 20, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: mass.gov

Signed the PROTECT Act. It keeps ICE out of courthouses, schools, child care centers, and hospitals, bans new 287(g) agreements, and lets people sue officials, including ICE agents, for civil rights violations.

August 5, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

Signed an executive order barring new state 287(g) deals with ICE without a certified public safety need, and banning ICE civil arrests in non-public areas of state buildings. She also filed a bill to keep ICE out of courthouses, schools, and hospitals.

January 29, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

Signed a $56 billion state budget. It made community college free for students 25 and older, made school meals free for all students, and gave in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 9, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, joined other states and cities in suing the Trump administration to stop it from leaving undocumented immigrants out of the census count used to divide seats in Congress.

July 24, 2020Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, led 18 states in suing to block a federal ICE rule that barred international students from staying in the U.S. if all their classes moved online. ICE dropped the rule the next day.

July 13, 2020Supports Immigration

Source: bostonmagazine.com

As Attorney General, joined other states in suing the Trump administration over the public charge rule. The rule made it harder for immigrants who used public health, food, or housing aid to get green cards.

August 15, 2019Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued the Trump administration to stop it from ending DACA, the program that protects young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

September 6, 2017Supports Immigration

Source: mass.gov

Filed a bill to suspend the state gas tax for two months, cap concert and sports ticket resale prices, and fund postpartum and maternal mental health care.

September 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Filed a bill to send $100 million more to school districts this year, paid from extra millionaires' tax revenue, to help avoid layoffs of teachers and school staff.

July 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Her administration launched Build for Mass, a $75 million low-interest loan fund that helps cities and towns pay for infrastructure and clean energy projects.

July 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Signed the $63.4 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027 without vetoing any spending.

July 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: wgbh.org

Signed a $60.9 billion state budget and vetoed $130 million in spending.

July 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Signed a supplemental budget with her proposals to lower the cost of the family shelter system and make it safer, including limits on placing families before their eligibility is confirmed.

February 28, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Signed the Mass Leads Act, an economic development law with nearly $4 billion in borrowing for life sciences, climate technology, and artificial intelligence.

November 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Signed a $57.78 billion state budget and vetoed about $317 million in spending.

July 29, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Cut $375 million from the state budget to cover a tax revenue shortfall. The largest cut, $294 million, was to MassHealth payments.

January 8, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: wbur.org

Announced the state was capping its emergency family shelter system at 7,500 families and stopping new shelter units at the end of October 2023.

October 16, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Signed a $56 billion state budget. It made community college free for students 25 and older, made school meals free for all students, and gave in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 9, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: mass.gov

Her office charged the superintendent and former medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home with criminal neglect over a COVID-19 outbreak there that contributed to at least 76 veterans' deaths.

September 25, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, filed bills to fight human trafficking, ban private electricity suppliers from selling to homes, and give her office more power to act on unpaid wages.

January 22, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, filed a bill with Rep. John Fernandes and 56 co-sponsors to make trafficking more than 10 grams of fentanyl a state crime.

August 17, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: mass.gov

Signed the Freedom to Read law. It sets a clear process for challenges to library books and protects teachers and librarians from book bans.

August 10, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: mass.gov

Her blanket pardon of all state misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions before March 2024 was approved by the Governor's Council.

April 3, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: wamc.org

As Governor, Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act, authorizing $5.16 billion over five years and nearly 50 policy initiatives to create or preserve an estimated 65,000 homes and counter rising housing costs.

August 6, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: mass.gov

Signed a major child welfare law. It creates a Foster Child Bill of Rights and adds support for families before they reach a crisis.

August 7, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: mass.gov

Her administration rolled out chip-enabled EBT cards statewide to stop theft of SNAP food benefits.

July 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: mass.gov

Cut $375 million from the state budget to cover a tax revenue shortfall. The largest cut, $294 million, was to MassHealth payments.

January 8, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wbur.org

Announced the state was capping its emergency family shelter system at 7,500 families and stopping new shelter units at the end of October 2023.

October 16, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: mass.gov

Signed a $56 billion state budget. It made community college free for students 25 and older, made school meals free for all students, and gave in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 9, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: mass.gov

Declared a state of emergency because the number of migrant families needing shelter was rising fast and the state was running out of shelter space.

August 8, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: mass.gov

Filed a bill to send $100 million more to school districts this year, paid from extra millionaires' tax revenue, to help avoid layoffs of teachers and school staff.

July 15, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: mass.gov

Publicly opposed two 2024 ballot questions: Question 2, which proposed ending the MCAS test as a graduation requirement, and Question 5, which proposed raising the minimum wage for tipped workers.

October 16, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: wgbh.org

Signed a $56 billion state budget. It made community college free for students 25 and older, made school meals free for all students, and gave in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: mass.gov

Signed an emergency order that put the new gun law into effect right away. This kept it in force while gun-rights groups gathered signatures for a 2026 repeal vote.

October 2, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: wbur.org

Signed a major gun law. It targets untraceable ghost guns and 3D-printed guns, strengthens the red flag law, and funds violence prevention.

July 25, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, issued a notice to gun sellers and makers that copies of banned assault weapons, including AR-15 and AK-47 copies, are illegal under the state ban.

July 20, 2016Supports Gun Control

Source: mass.gov

Signed a law expanding abortion protections so patients with serious pregnancy complications can get care from their own Massachusetts doctors.

August 10, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, joined 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over Title X rules that cut family planning money and barred funded clinics from discussing abortion with patients.

March 5, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued the Trump administration over new rules that let more employers refuse to cover birth control in workers' health plans.

October 6, 2017Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: boston.com

Signed a $1 billion tax cut law. It raised the child tax credit and the senior tax credit, doubled the estate tax threshold to $2 million, and cut the short-term capital gains tax rate from 12% to 8.5%.

October 4, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, settled her lawsuit against Equifax over its 2017 data breach, which exposed data of nearly 3 million Massachusetts residents. Equifax agreed to pay $18.2 million.

April 17, 2020Supports Data Privacy

Source: mass.gov

Signed the PROTECT Act. It keeps ICE out of courthouses, schools, child care centers, and hospitals, bans new 287(g) agreements, and lets people sue officials, including ICE agents, for civil rights violations.

August 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, joined other states and cities in suing the Trump administration to stop it from leaving undocumented immigrants out of the census count used to divide seats in Congress.

July 24, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: mass.gov

Filed a bill to suspend the state gas tax for two months, cap concert and sports ticket resale prices, and fund postpartum and maternal mental health care.

September 23, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

Joined other New England states in asking federal regulators to closely review NextEra Energy's proposed purchase of Dominion Energy over electricity cost concerns.

August 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

Signed a law creating the first statewide licensing system for home care agencies, with new standards to protect older adults and people with disabilities.

August 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

Signed two health care laws. One caps copays at $25 for some lifesaving drugs. The other adds state oversight of private equity and for-profit health care owners after the Steward collapse.

January 8, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, announced a $26 billion national settlement with the three largest drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson over the opioid crisis.

July 21, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Massachusetts Attorney General, Healey announced a resolution requiring Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family to pay more than $4.3 billion for their role in the opioid crisis, with Massachusetts set to receive about $90 million and the Sacklers barred from the opioid business.

July 8, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued Uber and Lyft, saying they broke state wage laws by treating their nearly 200,000 Massachusetts drivers as contractors instead of employees.

July 14, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: wbur.org

As Attorney General, settled her lawsuit against Equifax over its 2017 data breach, which exposed data of nearly 3 million Massachusetts residents. Equifax agreed to pay $18.2 million.

April 17, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued e-cigarette maker JUUL for marketing and selling its vaping products to young people.

February 12, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued ExxonMobil for misleading Massachusetts consumers and investors about climate change and the risks it poses to the company's business.

October 24, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, filed bills to fight human trafficking, ban private electricity suppliers from selling to homes, and give her office more power to act on unpaid wages.

January 22, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and 16 of its directors and executives, including members of the Sackler family, for misleading doctors and patients about the addiction risks of opioids.

June 12, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, sued a major federal student loan company (PHEAA, also called FedLoan) for mishandling Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which cancels loans for teachers and other public workers.

August 23, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

As Attorney General, filed a bill with House Majority Leader Ron Mariano to give her office and the Health Policy Commission more power to stop health care deals that raise prices for patients.

April 7, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: mass.gov

Her administration launched Build for Mass, a $75 million low-interest loan fund that helps cities and towns pay for infrastructure and clean energy projects.

July 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: mass.gov

Signed an executive order directing her administration to bring 10 gigawatts of new energy and 5 gigawatts of energy storage to Massachusetts by 2035.

March 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: mass.gov

Filed an energy bill meant to lower electric bills. Her office estimated it could save customers $10 billion over 10 years.

May 13, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: mma.org

Signed a climate law that changes how clean energy projects and power lines are sited and permitted, and supports electric vehicles and non-gas heating.

November 21, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: mass.gov

Received endorsements from four police unions, including the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association and the State Police Association of Massachusetts.

September 10, 2026

Source: dotnews.com

Her administration launched a pilot letting 30 home-based family child care programs serve up to 12 children instead of 10.

September 10, 2026

Source: mass.gov

Signed an executive order barring state agencies from advancing data center projects that lack local approval, and creating a fund to protect electric ratepayers.

September 8, 2026

Source: mass.gov

Endorsed Democratic state Sens. Nick Collins, Mike Rush, and William Brownsberger and several state representatives in their 2026 primaries.

August 5, 2026

Source: bostonglobe.com

Appealed FEMA's denial of federal disaster aid for Massachusetts communities hit by the February 2026 blizzard.

July 31, 2026

Source: mass.gov

Nominated attorney Kaitlyn O'Leary, a former prosecutor, to the Massachusetts Parole Board.

July 22, 2026

Source: mass.gov

Received the endorsement of the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts for re-election as Governor in 2026.

April 28, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Closed the last hotels used as family shelters and ended the shelter state of emergency she declared in August 2023.

August 1, 2025

Source: mass.gov

Publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after President Biden left the race.

July 22, 2024

Source: wbur.org

Nominated Appeals Court Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian, her former domestic partner, to the Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court.

February 7, 2024

Source: wbur.org

Named chair of the Democratic Governors Association's Women Governors Fund, which raises money to elect Democratic women as governors.

December 4, 2023

Source: democraticgovernors.org

Won the election for Governor with 1,584,403 votes, beating Republican Geoff Diehl, who got 859,343.

November 8, 2022

Source: electionstats.state.ma.us

Won re-election as Attorney General with 1,874,209 votes, beating Republican James R. McMahon III, who got 804,832.

November 6, 2018

Source: electionstats.state.ma.us

Won the election for Massachusetts Attorney General with 1,280,513 votes, beating Republican John B. Miller, who got 793,821.

November 4, 2014

Source: electionstats.state.ma.us