2020 Endorsements

The Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter endorsed the following candidates for federal, state, and municipal office. Use these links to navigate:

President of the United States • US SenateUS CongressState SenateState HouseMunicipalCounty

President of the United States

Joe Biden official portrait by Andrew Cutraro, White House photographer

Joe Biden - Elected
Read the Sierra Club endorsement of Joe Biden

US Senate


Ed Markey of Malden (D) - Elected
for re-election to the US Senate

US Congress

 Jim McGovern, official photo for the 116th US Congress

Jim McGovern (D)
for re-election to represent MA-02

Katherine Clark portrait

Katherine Clark (D)
for re-election to represent MA-05

Ayanna Pressley official Portrait
Ayanna Pressley (D)
for re-election to represent MA-07

Bill Keating portrait
Bill Keating (D)
for re-election to represent MA-09

 

Statewide Ballot Questions

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State Senate

Nick Collins headshot
Nick Collins of South Boston (D)
for re-election to the First Suffolk Senate District

Christine Crean headshot
Christine Crean of Milford (D)
for election to the Worcester and Norfolk Senate District

Adam Gomez headshot
Adam Gomez (D)
for election to the Hampden Senate District

Adam Hinds headshot
Adam Hinds of Pittsfield (D)
for re-election to the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Senate District

Pat Jehlen headshot
Pat Jehlen of Somerville (D)
for re-election to the 2nd Middlesex Senate District

Sue Moran headshot, photo credit WCAI
Sue Moran of Falmouth (D)
for re-election to the Plymouth & Barnstable Senate District

Marc Pacheco headshot
Marc Pacheco of Taunton (D)
for re-election to the First Plymouth and Bristol Senate District

Becca Rausch
Becca Rausch (D)
for re-election to the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex Senate District

Jarred Rose headshot
Jared Rose (D) - LOST
for election to the Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth Senate District

Meg Wheeler headshot
Meg Wheeler
for election to the Plymouth & Norfolk District

State House

Use these links to navigate:

Barnstable CountyBristol CountyEssex CountyHampshire CountyMiddlesex CountyNorfolk CountyPlymouth CountySuffolk CountyWorcester County

Barnstable County

Jim Dever headshot
Jim Dever (D)
for election to 5th Barnstable State House District

Bristol County

Jim Hawkins headshot
Jim Hawkins of Attleboro (D)
for re-election to 2nd Bristol State House District

Carol Doherty headshot
Carol Doherty of Taunton (D)
for re-election to 3rd Bristol State House District

Adam Scanlon headshot
Adam Scanlon (D)
for election to the 14th Bristol State House District

 

Essex County

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Amber Hewett of Newburyport (D)
for election to the 1st Essex House District

Christina Eckert
Christina Eckert (D)

for election to the 2nd Essex House District

Lori Ehrlich headshot
Lori Ehrlich of Marblehead (D)
for re-election to the 8th Essex House District

Christina Minicucci headshot
Christina Minicucci of North Andover (D)
for re-election to the 14th Essex House District

Tram T. Nguyen headshot
Tram Nguyen of Andover (D)
for re-election to the 18th Essex House District

Linda Dean Campbell
Linda Dean Campbell (D)
for re-election to the 15th Essex House District

Hampshire County

Lindsay Sabadosa headshot
Lindsay Sabadosa of Northampton (D)
for re-election to the 1st Hampshire House District

Middlesex County

Deb Busser
Deb Busser of Groton (D)
for election to the 1st Middlesex House District

Jeanne Cahill
Jeanne Cahill of Northborough (D) - LOST
for election to the 4th Middlesex House District

Jack Patrick Lewis
Jack Lewis
 (D)
for re-election to the 7th Middlesex House District

Nichole Mossalam
Nichole Mossalam of Malden (D) - LOST
for election to the 35th Middlesex House District

Danillo "Dan" Sena
Dan Sena of Acton (D)
for re-election to the 37th Middlesex House District

Tami Gouveia headshot
Tami Gouveia of Acton (D)
for re-election to the 14th Middlesex House District

 Alison Leary headshot
Alison Leary of Nonantum (D) - LOST
for election to the 10th Middlesex House District

Maria Robinson headshot
Maria Robinson of Framingham (D)
for re-election to the 6th Middlesex House District 

Erika Uyterhoeven headshot
Erika Uyterhoeven of Somerville (D)
for election to the 27th Middlesex House District

Lisa Arnold
Lisa Arnold (D) - LOST
for election to the 17th Middlesex House District

Teresa English
Teresa English of Billerica (D)
for the 22nd Middlesex District

Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly (D)
for re-election to the 26th Middlesex House District

Steve Owens
Steve Owens (D)
for election to the 29th Middlesex House District

Mike Day
Mike Day (D)

for re-election to the 31st Middlesex House District

Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile (D)
for re-election to the 13th Middlesex House District

 

Norfolk County

Andrew Flowers
Andrew Flowers (D) - LOST
for election to the 8th Norfolk House District

Mike Dooley headshot
Mike Dooley (D) - LOST
for election to the 12th Norfolk House District

Tommy Vitolo
Tommy Vitolo (D)
for re-election to the 15th Norfolk House District

 

Plymouth County

Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino (D)
for re-election to the 3rd Plymouth State House District

      

Suffolk County

Damali Vidot
Damali Vidot of Chelsea (D) - LOST
for election to the 2nd Suffolk House District

Liz Miranda
Liz Miranda (D)
for re-election to the 5th Suffolk House District

Jay Livingstone headshot
Jay Livingstone (D)
for election to the 8th Suffolk House District

Jon Santiago headshot
Jon Santiago of Boston (D)
for election to the 9th Suffolk House District

 

Brandy Fluker Oakley
Brandy Fluker Oakley (D)
for election to the 12th Suffolk House District

Gretchen Van Ness
Gretchen Van Ness (D) - LOST
for election to the 14th Suffolk House District

Joe Gravellese
Joe Gravellese (D) - LOST
for election to the 16th Suffolk House District

Jordan Meehan headshot
Jordan Meehan of Allston(D) - LOST
for election to the 17th Suffolk House District

Nika Elugardo
Nika Elugardo (D)
for re-election to the 15th Suffolk House District

 

Worcester County

Natalie Higgins headshot
Natalie Higgins of Leominster (D)
for re-election to 4th Worcester State House District

Meg Kilcoyne
Meg Kilcoyne (D)
for election to the 12th Worcester State House District

Municipal

Scott Bender Headshot
Scott Bender
 - WON
for election to Wellesley Board of Public Works

Dody Adkins-Perry headshot, photo credit South Coast Times
Dody Adkins-Perry
 - LOST
for Middleborough Gas and Electric Commission

Jake Vallancourt headshot
Jacob Vaillancourt
 - WON
for Hull Municipal Light Board

Lisa Wolf headshot, photo credit Wicked Local Marblehead
Lisa Wolf
 - WON
for Marblehead Municipal Light Commission

County

Dr. Cheryl Andrews headshot
Dr. Cheryl Andrews
- LOST
for Barnstable County Commissioner

How the Sierra Club's Endorsement Process Works

To ensure the Sierra Club only endorses the best environmental candidates, we have developed a multi-step volunteer-driven process and criteria for selecting which candidates receive our support. Each of our endorsements are voted on by two committees made up of volunteers. Volunteers examine candidates' records and distribute questionnaires to candidates who meet our criteria. The questionnaire responses are then evaluated, and when applicable, interviews with candidates are conducted. Throughout our process, volunteers and staff evaluate the environmental and public health records of candidates, their electability and their propensity to be a true champion on our issues.

Please note that if there is no endorsement listed for a specific race, it is not neccesarily a reflection of a candidates or incumbent. Typically when there is no endorsement listed, it's for one of the following reasons:

  • The candidate is running unopposed
  • Volunteers did not have capacity to get involved in this race
  • There are several strong environmental candidates in the race
  • There are no environmental candidates in the race
  • Candidates did not apply for endorsements
  • Endorsements have not been announced yet

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