Maura Healey

Recent media appearances

• DebateOct 15, 2026Healey and Minogue meet in unbridled final debate before electionWCVB, WBUR and the Boston Globe
• DebateOct 8, 2026In first Healey-Minogue debate, lots of talk of affordability, the governor's record and Trump's impactWBZ-TV

Top articles

1. Boston.comHealey, Minogue make their final pitches to voters in tense debateOct 16, 2026
2. NBC BostonHealey and Minogue spar in first gubernatorial debateOct 8, 2026
3. CommonWealth BeaconHealey and Minogue agree to fall debates, but not the same onesAug 5, 2026

Overview

Maura Healey is the Democratic governor of Massachusetts, in office since 2023 and the first woman to hold the office. She previously served two terms as the state's attorney general after working at the law firm WilmerHale. maurahealey.com

She sought reelection in 2026 with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll as her running mate and ran against Republican Mike Minogue. The two met in televised debates hosted by WBZ-TV on Oct. 8 and by WCVB, WBUR and the Boston Globe on Oct. 15. maurahealey.com commonwealthbeacon.org wbur.org

Platform

• Says her housing work will bring 100,000 new homes to lower housing costs.maurahealey.com wbur.org
• Says her Energy Affordability Agenda will take $13 billion off energy bills.maurahealey.com
• Proposes suspending the state's 24-cent-per-gallon gas tax.wbur.org
• Says she favors expanding solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric power.wbur.org
• Says she will fire anyone in her administration who commits wrongdoing.wbur.org