Senator in General Court
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Democratic
Carey McDonald grew up without much money, attended inner city public schools, made it through college on a scholarship and earned a master's at night school while working full time. He worked minimum wage jobs starting at age 15 and struggled with student loans.
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Democratic
Kate Lipper-Garabedian began her career as a seventh-grade public school teacher in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood of Atlanta. After graduating from Harvard Law School she clerked in the federal courts and later served as Chief Legal Counsel at a Massachusetts Executive Office.
Democratic
Ryan J. O'Malley is a Democratic candidate for Massachusetts' open Fifth Middlesex Senate District in 2026. He has represented Ward 4 on the Malden City Council since 2016 and served as council president during part of 2025. A Malden High School and College of the Holy Cross graduate, he previously worked in corporate change management.
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Sources: sec.state.ma.us23