William Francis Galvin
Democratic · MA · Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bill Galvin has been Secretary of the Commonwealth since 1995, running state elections and regulating securities sales. He focuses on protecting voting rights, including vote by mail, and on an accurate 2030 Census count.
Where William Francis Galvin stands, based on their records
Supports
Election Integrity (1 record), Data Privacy (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Ordered Boston to fix ballot supplies, poll worker training, and communications after some voters faced long delays.
February 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Fined Fidelity $1.25 million and ordered data-safety changes after a breach exposed private records of about 77,000 customers.
April 27, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Won dismissal of a federal suit demanding Massachusetts voters' unredacted personal data.
April 9, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: mass.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Co-sponsored a state law that let officials act against threats or force used to deny people's civil rights.
November 16, 1979Supports Civil Rights
Source: usccr.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Received the Boston Ward 10 Democratic Committee's endorsement for secretary of the commonwealth.
July 2, 2026
Source: missionhillgazette.com
Secured a $7.5 million Robinhood settlement and limits on app features that pushed customers to trade more.
January 18, 2024
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Urged state lawmakers to let banks pause suspected withdrawals to protect older customers from scams.
October 24, 2023
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Adopted a state rule requiring stockbrokers to put customers' interests before their own when giving advice.
March 6, 2020
Source: sec.state.ma.us
Settled a federal case requiring Massachusetts to report military and overseas absentee ballot counts after years without those reports.
October 22, 2008
Source: justice.gov
Voted to pass a House bill on managing trash and cleaning up pollution.
March 30, 1987
Source: archives.lib.state.ma.us
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Received a public ethics letter after a commission found reasonable cause that he used state election materials to benefit his campaign.
November 22, 2019
Source: mass.gov
Past race William Francis Galvin ran in:
- Secretary of State · November 3, 2026 · Massachusetts · incumbent