MASSACHUSETTS

Your complete directory of Massachusetts candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 5, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): August 28, 2012
Primary: September 6, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Deval Patrick (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Tim Murray (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Martha Coakley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH:
Bill Galvin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Steve Grossman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Suzanne Bump (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Scott Brown (R)*- (Campaign Site)
Marisa DeFranco (D) - Attorney & '01 Peabody City Council Candidate
Jim King (D) - Attorney
Elizabeth Warren (D) - Attorney, Law School Professor & Consumer Advocate

John Kerry (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

** New 2012 Districts Used Below **

District 1:
[ John Olver (D)* - Current CD-1 Incumbent - Retiring in 2012. ]
Richard Neal (D)* - Current CD-2 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
Andrea Nuciforo Jr. (D) - Berkshire Register of Deeds, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney
Dennis Rosa (D) - State Rep., Ex-Leominster City Councilman, Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran
Bill Gunn (R) - Roofing Contractor, Tea Party Activist & '10 Nominee
Gregg Lisciotti (R) - Real Estate Developer
Dean Mazzarella (R) - Leominster Mayor, Businessman & Ex-Police Officer

District 2:
Jim McGovern (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Niki Tsongas (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
[ Barney Frank (D)* -Retiring in 2012. ]
Marty Farren (D) - Software Developer
Paul Heroux (D) - Public Policy Consultant
Joe Kennedy III (D) - Attorney & Son of Ex-Congressman Joe Kennedy
Jules Levine (D) - Law School Professor, Attorney & Occupy Activist
Herb Robinson (D) - Software Designer, Electrical Enginee & Anti-Nuclear Activist
Sean Bielat (R) - Management Consultant, USMC Veteran & '10 Nominee
Elizabeth Childs (R) - Ex-State Mental Health Commissioner, Psychiatrist & '11 Brookline School Board Candidate

District 5:
Ed Markey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gerry Dembrowski (R) - Chiropractor, Businessman & '10 Nominee
Jeff Semon (R) - Financial Consultant

District 6:
John Tierney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Tisei (R) - Ex-State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep., Realtor & '10 Lt.Gov. Nominee

District 7:
Mike Capuano (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Karla Romero (R) - Non-Profit Group Founder/CEO, Businesswoman & Ex-Miss USA Pageant Contestant

District 8:
Stephen Lynch (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Bill Keating (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Montigny (D) - State Sen.
Robert O'Leary (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-Barnstable County Commissioner, College Professor & '10 Candidate
Sam Sutter (D) - Bristol County District Attorney
Timothy Cruz (R) - Plymouth County District Attorney
Christopher Sheldon (R) - Business Manager & Community Activist
Matt Temperley (R) - Iraq War Veteran & Graduate School Student
Harry Markopolos (Independent)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Democratic Party
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Republican Party
Socialist Party of Massachusetts

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office

Office of Campaign & Political Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Athol Daily News
Bay Windows (Gay)
Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield)
Blue Mass. Group (Liberal)
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Boston Jewish Advocate
Boston Phoenix (Alternative)
Boston University Daily Free Press
Canton Citizen
Cape Cod Times
Dorchester Reporter
Eastern Massachusetts TownOnline.com
Everett Independent
Fall River Herald News
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise
Gloucester Daily Times
Haverhill Gazette
Holden Landmark
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
Lowell Sun
Massachusetts: Lefty Blogs
Massachusetts News (Conservative)
Massachusetts Voter Information Page
Mass Resource

Nantucket Beacon
New Bedford Standard-Times
Newburyport Daily News
NewtonGOP.com (Conservative)
New England Cable News
North Adams Transcript
Northampton Daily Hampshire Gazette
Plymouth SouthOfBoston.com
Provincetown Advocate
Red Mass Group (GOP)
Salem Evening News
South Boston Online
Springfield MassLive.com
Taunton Gazette
Waltham Daily News Tribune
WBZ-TV (CBS - Boston)
WCVB-TV (ABC - Boston)
WHDH-TV (NBC - Boston)
Worcester Magazine (Alternative)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
02133.org (MassINC/State House News Service)