FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 2, 2024
Contact:
Sam Lambert, sam.lambert@sierraclub.org, 857-928-0536
Boston, MA – The local Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club is announcing their 2024 State Primary Endorsements. After several months of outreach, interviews, and research, this slate of candidates were selected for their commitment to work alongside Sierra Club members and activists to implement key environmental and climate policies.
“As frustration with the legislative process in Massachusetts mounts, we are excited to share our endorsements for those candidates that have committed to ending the dysfunction on Beacon Hill,” said Sam Lambert, Political and Municipal Coordinator of the Massachusetts Sierra Club. “Massachusetts has established aggressive climate goals necessary to protect our coasts, forests, and communities. To achieve these, we need lawmakers with the political courage to take on fossil fuel corporations and eliminate the self-imposed rules preventing progress in our state house.”
State Primary candidates were selected via a thorough vetting process done by a volunteer committee that dedicates countless hours of their personal time to ensure that each candidate’s platform aligns with our values and will work with our members to achieve Massachusetts climate goals.
“Our political and executive committees thoroughly vetted the candidates whom we endorsed. We are confident, if elected, they will not only work to elevate the Commonwealth’s climate policy, they have all expressed a determination to work together to bring transparency to the Massachusetts Legislative body,” said Celia Doremus, executive and political committee chair. “The Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club is proud to stand behind this powerful group of lawmakers knowing that we have endorsed environmental champions committed to work with us and our environmental colleagues across the state.
The State Primary will be held on Tuesday, September 3rd. Voters have until August 24, 2024 to register and until August 26, 2024 to apply for a mail-in ballot. We encourage voting residents to check with their local election office for early voting schedules in their city or town.
The full list of 2024 State Primary Endorsements can be found at https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/2024-endorsements
Massachusetts Sierra Club Endorsed Candidates for State Representative
Amy Sangiolo, 11th Middlesex
Arielle Faria, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket
Art Desloges, 1st Plymouth
Bill Humphrey, 12th Middlesex
Erika Uyterhoeven, 27th Middlesex
Heather May, 9th Middlesex
Jack Lewis, 7th Middlesex
Jim Hawkins, 2nd Bristol
Joan Meschino, 3rd Plymouth
Kate Donaghue, 19th Worcester
Lindsay Sabadosa, 1st Hampshire
Margaret Scarsdale, 1st Middlesex
Natalie Higgins, 4th Worcester
Sean Reid, 11th Essex
Tara Hong, 18th Middlesex
Tommy Vitolo, 15th Norfolk
Tram Nguyen, 18th Essex
Massachusetts Sierra Club Endorsed Candidates for State Senator
Barry Sanders, Third Bristol and Plymouth
Dylan Fernandes, Plymouth and Barnstable
Julian Cyr, Cape and Islands
Paul Mark, Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
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