The Sierra Club Endorses Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo For Re-Election

BROOKLINE, MA — The Sierra Club has endorsed Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo's re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as it did two years ago and when Vitolo first ran for the office in 2018.

Massachusetts Sierra Club is the state chapter of the largest, oldest, and most influential environmental grassroots organization in the country, with over 85,000 members and supporters across the state.

In this past legislative session, Massachusetts Sierra Club’s priorities have included efforts on renewable energy, transportation, environmental justice, and more.

"The Sierra Club endorsement sends a message of Tommy Vitolo's strong support for the environment and his proven track record in environmental issues," David Rudolph, a Massachusetts Sierra Club committee member, said in a statement.

"Having worked with Sierra Club's Beyond Coal and Beyond Gas campaigns to close coal-fired power plants and prevent new gas-fired power plants all across the country, I know how important Sierra Club is to fighting climate change and protecting vulnerable communities from pollution,” Vitolo said in a statement. "I'm proud to be endorsed by such a storied advocacy organization.”

In addition to the Sierra Club, Vitolo has been endorsed by gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey, 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 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, three former Brookline State Representatives, and four former Brookline principals.

Vitolo has also been endorsed by Brookline PAX, Reproductive Equity Now, the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund, 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, and the Massachusetts Voters for Animals.