Gov. Baker/Lt. Gov. Polito Endorse Leombruno and McGrath

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito have endorsed Ed McGrath and Janet Leombruno in their campaign for re-election to the Republican State Committee from the Second Middlesex and Norfolk District.

The district is made up of Ashland, Framingham, Precincts 5, 6, and 8 in Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway, and Precincts 1-5 and 8 in Natick.

“I am thrilled that the Gov. and Lt. Gov. have endorsed Janet and me,” said McGrath, a Framingham attorney.

“It is recognition of the hard work we have put in over the last several years, building Republican town committees, recruiting and supporting Republican candidates and cultivating the Republican party’s grass roots. To succeed we cannot just talk about the grass roots during an election. We have to get out and develop the farm team and build the infrastructure day after day, year after year. I am proud of the work I have done in each of those areas and I am proud that Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito have recognized my efforts,” said McGrath.

“I want to thank Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito for their support. Ed and I have spent countless hours over the last several years building the grass roots. My work as this district’s state committee woman, Vice-chair of Framingham’s Republican Town Committee, a member of Framingham’s town meeting, and my other work to improve our community is critical to growing the Republican Party. It means the world to me that Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito recognize that work,” said Leombruno, also a Framingham resident.

McGrath serves as Chair of the Framingham Republican Town Committee and has worked tirelessly to recruit and help numerous Republican candidates, including Mary Z. Connaughton, Jon Fetherston, and Doug Grindle.

During the most recent election, McGrath was responsible for managing the Republican Field Office in Framingham.

Leombruno, an elected Framingham Town Meeting member, is a tireless campaigner and has worked on numerous statewide and local races. She served as an essential member of the Baker/Polito Team acting as Special Assistant to Lt. Gov. candidate Karyn Polito in 2014. In addition,she served as a senior advisor to . Connaughton during her race for state auditor and she is vice chair of the Framingham First committee.

The Massachusetts Republican State Committee establishes the policies of the Massachusetts Republican Party and assists the party’s ward and town committees. State Committee members are responsible for recruiting, supporting and electing Republican candidates.