Mike Minogue

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
• InterviewJul 16, 2026GOP frontrunner Minogue: Governors should put people above party politicsGBH Boston Public Radio

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. WBURMinogue defeats Shortsleeve in GOP primary for governorSep 1, 2026
4. WBURRepublican Mike Minogue brings big money, outsider status and business cred in run for Mass. governorApr 13, 2026
5. WBURBusinessman and GOP donor Michael Minogue jumps into Mass. governor's raceOct 1, 2025

Overview

Mike Minogue is a Republican businessman who led the Danvers heart-pump maker Abiomed as chairman, president and CEO from 2004 to 2023. A 1989 West Point graduate, he served as an Army infantry officer during Operation Desert Storm. wbur.org

A first-time candidate, he won the Republican primary for governor over Brian Shortsleeve on Sept. 1, 2026, and challenged Democratic Gov. Maura Healey. wbur.org wbur.org 2

Platform

• Proposes auditing the state legislature and the entire state budget with an outside auditor.minogueforma.com
• Proposes cutting state-mandated utility fees on day one and investing in natural gas pipelines and modular nuclear options.minogueforma.com
• Proposes a gas tax holiday when prices top four dollars a gallon and eventually eliminating the state gas tax.minogueforma.com
• Proposes opting into the federal scholarship tax credit and expanding charter, technical and vocational schools.minogueforma.com wbur.org
• Proposes ending sanctuary state policies and cashless bail and prioritizing removal of violent criminals and drug dealers.minogueforma.com
• Proposes returning more state money to towns that cut single-family permitting to 45 days or less.minogueforma.com