Maura Healey Endorses Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo For Re-Election

BROOKLINE, MA — Attorney General and presumptive Democratic nominee for governor Maura Healey has endorsed Rep. Tommy Vitolo's re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Healey joins a group of Democrats with close ties to Brookline, including Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Senator Cindy Creem, former Governor Mike Dukakis, and former Congressman Barney Frank.

"I support State Rep Tommy Vitolo's re-election because he stands for our values and gets things done for Brookline,” Healey said in a statement. "I've worked with Tommy on the most pressing issues facing Massachusetts residents, and I look forward to continuing to deliver results together."

Healey was first elected Attorney General in 2014. Prior to her election, she worked for Attorney General Martha Coakley, first as chief of the Civil Rights Division, then chief of the Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau, and later still, chief of the Business and Labor Bureau.

Under Healey, the Attorney General's Office sued the Trump administration nearly 100 times, winning far more often than not.

"Maura Healey is a progressive leader who has repeatedly delivered for Massachusetts from civil rights and climate change to income inequality and workers rights,” Vitolo said in a statement. "I’m so honored to have her support in my race and I can’t wait to continue our partnership with Maura as our Governor."

In addition to Maura Healey, Tommy Vitolo has been endorsed by 80 percent of the Select Board, 80 percent of all town-wide elected officials including all elected chairs, and 75 percent of Town Meeting Members. He's been endorsed by Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Senator Cindy Creem, former Governor Mike Dukakis, former MA-4 Congressman Barney Frank, philanthropist Chobee Hoy, Senior Center Board of Directors President Betsy Pollock, Climate Action Brookline Co-Chairs Susan Martin and John Harris, over two dozen former Select Board and School Committee Members, four former Brookline State Representatives, and four former Brookline principals.

Vitolo has also been endorsed by Brookline PAX, Reproductive Equity Now, Sierra Club, the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund, 314 Action, the Bay State Stonewall Democrats, the Young Democrats of Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, Iron Workers Local 7, 1199SEIU, SEIU NAGE, Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, Boston Carmen's Union Local 589, Laborers Local 22, the Mass Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, Mass Retirees, and the Massachusetts Voters for Animals.