Maura Healey

Liberal

Democrat

Governor

Massachusetts

Current Position: Governor of Massachusetts

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For protecting SNAP benefits and food assistance; acted to maintain SNAP funding during a federal shutdown and raised $7 million through the United Response Fund to fight hunger
For lowering housing costs; eliminated renters' fees and is building 100,000 new homes
For tax cuts; cut taxes for the first time in more than 20 years to benefit families, seniors, and small businesses
For improving public transportation; improved MBTA service by eliminating 220 slow zones, saving commuters over 1 million minutes a day
For increased investment in public transportation infrastructure, including MBTA improvements (removing slow zones, new train cars, real-time tracking app), reopening the South Coast rail line, securing federal funding for Cape Cod Bridges and West-East Rail, and an $8 billion plan to upgrade roads, bridges, and public transit
For increasing housing production and affordability, including signing the $5 billion Affordable Homes Act, reducing permitting times, creating the Momentum Fund for housing development, banning broker fees for renters, and releasing state-owned land for affordable housing development

For supporting research and innovation funding; launched the $400 million DRIVE Initiative and Research Catalyst Fund to protect research institutions from federal funding cuts
For government investment in economic growth and job creation, including the $4 billion Mass Leads Act supporting climatetech, life sciences, biotech, and AI industries, and creating the Competitiveness Council to reduce business regulations
For lowering energy costs and regulating utility companies, including implementing an Energy Affordability Agenda, opposing utility rate increases, securing bill credits for residential customers, and investing in solar, nuclear, fusion, and hydropower energy sources

For vaccine access; directed her Department of Public Health Commissioner to write a statewide vaccine prescription and ensured insurer coverage after federal actions limited vaccine access
For expanding healthcare affordability; capped health care deductibles and co-pays as the first governor to do so
For expanding public education investment, including early education and pre-K expansion, literacy programs, high-dosage tutoring, career/technical education pathways, redesigned graduation standards, expanded early college programs, and tuition-free community college
For expanding access to affordable health care, including expanding ConnectorCare eligibility, capping health care deductibles and co-pays, capping insulin and drug costs at $25, distributing health insurance rebates, signing a maternal health bill, providing free prenatal vitamins and breast cancer screenings, and expanding veterans' health benefits through the HERO Act

For increasing public education funding; doubled funding for schools, made school meals free, and made community college free

For clean energy expansion; signed law to speed up clean energy projects, create jobs, and lower energy costs; opposed utility rate increases and launched an Energy Affordability Agenda aimed at cutting $13 billion off energy bills
For environmental conservation; unveiled a 25-year plan to protect nature and wildlife, conserve land and water, and restore habitats
For climate resilience infrastructure investment; created a disaster resilience grant program and invested $1.2 billion in clean water and wastewater infrastructure

For abortion rights; stockpiled mifepristone, signed executive orders protecting abortion patients and providers, made emergency contraception free, signed a Shield Law protecting patients and providers from out-of-state legal threats, and pledged not to enforce any national abortion ban
For expanding veterans' benefits and services; signed the HERO Act increasing financial support for disabled veterans and Gold Star families, appointed a cabinet-level Veterans' Services Secretary, and launched a $13 million End Veteran Homelessness campaign

Against harmful ICE enforcement tactics; stood up for immigrant families and public safety in communities affected by ICE actions

For maintaining law enforcement funding and public safety programs; awarded grants to police departments to target violent crime, illegal guns, drug and human trafficking, and signed legislation improving disability and retirement benefits for injured state police officers
Against illegal firearms trafficking; supported efforts that led to removal of more than 65 illegal firearms through Project Safe Neighborhoods