Maura Healey

Born at the Bethesda Naval Hospital,{{cite news |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/06/09/ag-maura-healey-gubernatorial-run |title=Maura Healey could be the next governor. Her ties to Mass. begin with a surprising backstory |date=June 9, 2022 |author=Anthony Brooks |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729162219/https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/06/09/ag-maura-healey-gubernatorial-run |url-status=live }} Healey grew up as the oldest of five brothers and sisters. When she was nine months old, her family moved to Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, where she was raised.{{Cite web | title = A Conversation With Maura Healey | url = https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/past-forums/transcripts/2015-11-23-a-conversation-with-maura-healey | access-date = 2020-12-14 | website = www.jfklibrary.org | first1 = Martha | last1 = Minow | first2 = Tom | last2 = Putnam | date = November 23, 2015 | archive-date = November 10, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221110041921/https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/past-forums/transcripts/2015-11-23-a-conversation-with-maura-healey | url-status = live }} Her mother was a nurse at Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls; her father was a captain in the United States Public Health Service and an engineer. After divorcing, her mother sold her wedding ring to pay for a backyard basketball court. Healey's stepfather, Edward Beattie, taught history and coached girls' sports at Winnacunnet High School. Several of her grandparents and great-grandparents were born in Ireland.{{cite web | url = https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41002724.html | publisher = The Echo | website = echolive.ie | first = Ellen | last = O'Regan | title = Granddaughter of Cork emigrant becomes first openly lesbian governor in US | date = November 9, 2022 | accessdate = November 11, 2022 | archive-date = November 11, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221111133201/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41002724.html | url-status = live }}

Healey attended Winnacunnet High School,{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Matt |title=Maura Healey Endorses Elizabeth Warren Ahead Of Democratic Debate |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/09/12/maura-healey-endorses-elizabeth-warren |access-date=September 7, 2020 |agency=State House News Service |publisher=WBUR |date=September 12, 2019 |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308121941/https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/09/12/maura-healey-endorses-elizabeth-warren |url-status=live }} and majored in government at Harvard College, graduating cum laude in 1992. She was co-captain of the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team.{{cite news |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1992/3/14/star-still-rising-for-w-cagers/?page=single |title=Star Still Rising for W. Cagers' Captain Maura Healey |newspaper=The Harvard Crimson |date=March 14, 1992 |first=Justin R.P. |last=Ingersoll |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409095906/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1992/3/14/star-still-rising-for-w-cagers/?page=single |url-status=live }} After graduation, Healey spent two years playing as a starting point guard for a professional basketball team in Austria, UBBC Wüstenrot Salzburg, now called BBU Salzburg.{{cite web | url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/BBU-Salzburg/1392?Page=5 | title=BBU Salzburg Basketball History }}{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/08/26/pro-basketball-star-turned-attorney-general-hopeful-maura-healey-can-still-ball/Pa93onwxTj87DNc2jtOsoK/story.html |title=Pro Basketball Star-Turned-Attorney General Hopeful Maura Healey Can Still Ball |publisher=Boston.com |date=August 26, 2014 |first=Eric |last=Levenson |access-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104751/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/08/26/pro-basketball-star-turned-attorney-general-hopeful-maura-healey-can-still-ball/Pa93onwxTj87DNc2jtOsoK/story.html |url-status=live }} Upon returning to the United States, she earned a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1998.

Healey began her legal career by clerking for Judge A. David Mazzone of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, where she prepared monthly compliance reports on the cleanup of the Boston Harbor and assisted the judge with trials, hearings, and case conferences. Healey subsequently spent more than seven years at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, where she worked as an associate and then junior partner and focused on commercial and securities litigation.

She also served as a special assistant district attorney in Middlesex County, where she tried drug, assault, domestic violence, and motor vehicle cases in bench and jury sessions and argued bail hearings, motions to suppress, and probation violations and surrenders.

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Hired by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in 2007, Healey served as chief of the Civil Rights Division, where she spearheaded the state's challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. She led the winning arguments for Massachusetts in the country's first lawsuit striking down the law.{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2014/09/07/massachusetts-maura-healey-could-be-top-lgbt-attorney-country|title=Massachusetts: Maura Healey Could Be Top LGBT Attorney In The Country|work=Advocate.com|date=September 7, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106184849/https://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2014/09/07/massachusetts-maura-healey-could-be-top-lgbt-attorney-country|url-status=live}}

In 2012, Healey was promoted to chief of the Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau.{{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/ago/news-and-updates/press-releases/2012/2012-02-16-barry-smith-healey-kahn-appointments.html |title=AG Coakley Appoints New Leadership to Office |work=Attorney General of Massachusetts |publisher=mass.gov |date=February 16, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910064417/http://www.mass.gov/ago/news-and-updates/press-releases/2012/2012-02-16-barry-smith-healey-kahn-appointments.html |url-status=live }} She was then appointed chief of the Business and Labor Bureau.{{cite web|title=Coakley Aide Announces Run For Mass. Attorney General|date=October 21, 2013 |url=http://www.wbur.org/2013/10/21/maura-healey-attorney-general-democrat|publisher=WBUR|access-date=March 7, 2014|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609093654/http://www.wbur.org/2013/10/21/maura-healey-attorney-general-democrat|url-status=live}}

As a division chief and bureau head in the Attorney General's Office, Healey oversaw 250 lawyers and staff members and supervised the areas of consumer protection, fair labor, ratepayer advocacy, environmental protection, health care, insurance and financial services, civil rights, antitrust, Medicaid fraud, nonprofit organizations and charities, and business, technology, and economic development.{{cite web|title=Martha Coakley aide seeks her post|website=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/10/20/top-aide-martha-coakley-run-for-attorney-general/etPQf9kriW7GjPrL2TxFTN/story.html|access-date=April 8, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106184941/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/10/20/top-aide-martha-coakley-run-for-attorney-general/etPQf9kriW7GjPrL2TxFTN/story.html|url-status=live}}

During a Zoom conference call on June 3, 2020, before 300 members of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Healey asked for a call to action from business leaders to work to end racial inequalities and systemic racism. She ended her speech by saying, "Yes, America is burning, but that's how forests grow."{{cite news |last=Schoenberg |first=Shira |url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justice/healey-america-is-burning-but-thats-how-forests-grow/ |title=Healey: 'America is burning. But that's how forests grow' |work=CommonWealth |publisher=MassINC |date=2020-06-02 |access-date=2020-06-03 |quote=“Yes, America is burning. But that's how forests grow," she said. |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603170657/https://commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justice/healey-america-is-burning-but-thats-how-forests-grow/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Chesto |first=Jon |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/02/business/ag-healey-urges-business-leaders-seize-once-lifetime-opportunity-address-racial-inequity/ |title=AG Healey urges business leaders to seize 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to address racial inequity |work=The Boston Globe |date=2020-06-02 |access-date=2020-06-03 |quote=‘America is burning, but that's how forests grow,' she tells Greater Boston Chamber |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603170655/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/02/business/ag-healey-urges-business-leaders-seize-once-lifetime-opportunity-address-racial-inequity/ |url-status=live }}

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In October 2013, Healey announced her candidacy for attorney general. Coakley was retiring from the office to run for governor. On September 9, 2014, Healey won the Democratic primary by 126,420 votes, defeating former State Senator Warren Tolman, 62.4% to 37.6%.{{cite news|last1=Scharfenberg|first1=David|title=Healey defeats Tolman in Democratic AG primary|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/09/maura-healey-warren-tolman-await-results-democratic-attorney-general-primary/MIr1BRhShV1sJP1eKt7bXK/story.html|access-date=October 7, 2014|issue=September 9, 2014|newspaper=The Boston Globe|archive-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109135051/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/09/maura-healey-warren-tolman-await-results-democratic-attorney-general-primary/MIr1BRhShV1sJP1eKt7bXK/story.html|url-status=dead}}

Healey's campaign was endorsed by State Senators Stan Rosenberg, Dan Wolf, Jamie Eldridge and America's largest resource for pro-choice women in politics, EMILY's List.{{cite web|last=Rizzuto|first=Robert|title=Attorney general hopeful Maura Healey lands endorsements from Rosenberg, Dan Wolf, Jamie Eldridge|date=March 4, 2014|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/attorney_general_hopeful_maura.html|publisher=MassLive|access-date=March 6, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181945/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/attorney_general_hopeful_maura.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=David|title=Emily's List Is Endorsing Maura Healey and Deb Goldberg|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/03/05/emilys-list-endorses-maura-healey-and-deb-goldberg/|publisher=Boston Daily|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519045601/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/03/05/emilys-list-endorses-maura-healey-and-deb-goldberg/|url-status=dead}} It was also endorsed by Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, and Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz.{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_25748117/fitchburg-mayor-endorses-maura-healey-attorney-general|title=Fitchburg mayor endorses Maura Healey for attorney general (video)|date=May 12, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106180912/http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_25748117/fitchburg-mayor-endorses-maura-healey-attorney-general|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/attorney_general_hopeful_maura_2.html|title=Attorney General hopeful Maura Healey lands endorsements from 2 Western Mass. mayors, discusses plan to tackle opiate abuse|work=masslive.com|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181035/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/attorney_general_hopeful_maura_2.html|url-status=live}} Organizations that endorsed the campaign include the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, MassEquality, and the Victory Fund.{{cite web|title=Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan endorses Maura Healey for attorney general|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/news/townbytown/northampton/9722957-95/northwestern-district-attorney-david-sullivan-endorses-maura-healey-for-attorney-general|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615135629/http://www.gazettenet.com/Archives/2013/12/DAENDORSES-HG-121013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/candidates_for_attorney_genera.html|title=Warren Tolman and Maura Healey, Democratic candidates for attorney general, announce dueling endorsements to start week|work=masslive.com|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106180017/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/candidates_for_attorney_genera.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bay Windows: Healey Wins Endorsement of The Victory Fund, MassEquality Political Action Committee|url=http://www.maurahealey.com/news/post/2014-01-bay-windows-healey-wins-endorsement-of-the-victory-f|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318215858/http://www.maurahealey.com/news/post/2014-01-bay-windows-healey-wins-endorsement-of-the-victory-f|url-status=dead}} Healey wrote an op-ed in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette on upholding the Massachusetts buffer zone law, which she worked on at the Attorney General's Office.{{cite web|last=Schoenberg|first=Shira|title=Massachusetts Attorney General candidate Maura Healey says experience in AG's office prepared her for the top job|date=October 22, 2013|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/massachusetts_attorney_general_4.html|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109213826/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/massachusetts_attorney_general_4.html|url-status=live}} She also authored an op-ed in The Boston Globe outlining her plan to combat student loan predators.{{cite news|last=Healey|first=Maura|title=Stopping student loan predators|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/02/20/podium-forprofit/pASUrWlOZBKVKQQY50wYlL/story.html|newspaper=The Boston Globe|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106191432/https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/02/20/podium-forprofit/pASUrWlOZBKVKQQY50wYlL/story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Mass. AG hopeful Maura Healey calls for tougher oversight of for-profit colleges|url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f118f848095d49f19d31de1478a3b38f/MA--Massachusetts-Attorney-General|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=March 7, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=Mass. AG hopeful: Crack down on for-profit schools|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/21/mass-ag-hopeful-crack-down-on-for-profit-schools/|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=March 7, 2014|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106182235/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/21/mass-ag-hopeful-crack-down-on-for-profit-schools/|url-status=live}}

Healey defeated Republican nominee John Miller, an attorney, in the general election, 62.5% to 37.5%. Upon taking office, she became the United States' first openly lesbian state attorney general.{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2014/11/04/results-healey-elected-first-out-state-attorney-general|title=RESULTS: Healey Elected First Out State Attorney General|work=Advocate.com|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125020328/https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2014/11/04/results-healey-elected-first-out-state-attorney-general|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27277432/democrat-maura-healey-tops-gops-miller-to-become-the-nations-1st-openly-gay-attorney-general|title=Democrat Maura Healey tops GOP's Miller to become the nation's 1st openly gay attorney general|work=My Fox Boston|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019104841/http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27277432/democrat-maura-healey-tops-gops-miller-to-become-the-nations-1st-openly-gay-attorney-general|url-status=live}}

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On November 6, 2018, Healey was reelected Massachusetts Attorney General, defeating Republican nominee James McMahon with 69.9% of the vote.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-massachusetts-elections.html |title=Massachusetts Election Results |website=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511111715/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-massachusetts-elections.html |url-status=live }}

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Healey's plan to reduce gun violence addresses what she perceives as its root causes. The program includes enhancing the background check system to include information regarding recent restraining orders, pending indictments, and any relations to domestic violence, parole, and probation information. The plan also seeks to track better stolen and missing guns. Healey advocates fingerprint trigger locks and firearm micro-stamping on all guns sold in Massachusetts.{{cite web|title=Attorney general candidate Maura Healey proposes stricter gun laws for Massachusetts in new plan|date=April 2014|url=http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/03/healey_ag_guns.html|access-date=April 8, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181056/https://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/03/healey_ag_guns.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=AG candidate outlines approach to gun violence |url=http://www.nashobapublishing.com/ci_25422542/ag-candidate-outlines-approach-gun-violence |access-date=April 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105180604/http://www.nashobapublishing.com/ci_25422542/ag-candidate-outlines-approach-gun-violence |url-status=live }}

Healey's plan for criminal justice reform includes ending mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders and focusing on treatment rather than incarceration.{{cite web|title=Democrat Maura Healey says ending mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders, focusing on treatment over incarceration among priorities as attorney general|date=May 15, 2014|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/democrat_maura_healey_says_end.html|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190251/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/democrat_maura_healey_says_end.html|url-status=live}}

Healey plans to combat prescription drug abuse and Massachusetts's heroin epidemic by implementing a "lock-in" program. The program will be carried out in pharmacies to identify and track prescription drug abusers and distributors. Her plan includes deployment of new resources to drug trafficking hotspots, improvement of treatment accessibility, and expanding access to Narcan.{{cite web |title=Prescription Drug Abuse Reaches Epidemic Proportions |url=http://www.wggb.com/2014/05/06/prescription-drug-abuse-reaches-epidemic-proportions/ |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529203452/http://www.wggb.com/2014/05/06/prescription-drug-abuse-reaches-epidemic-proportions/ |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Healey's women's rights platform focuses on sex education, expanding access to abortion services in Massachusetts, and ensuring that every woman in Massachusetts has access to abortion, regardless of where she lives, her occupation, or her income.{{cite web|title=Democratic attorney general hopeful Maura Healey says women's rights platform includes focusing on sex education, expanding access to abortion services in Massachusetts|date=May 22, 2014|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/democratic_attorney_general_ho.html|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106185144/https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/democratic_attorney_general_ho.html|url-status=live}}

On July 20, 2016, Healey announced her intention to ban the manufacturing of most assault rifles in Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/ago/public-safety/awbe.html|title=Assault Weapons Ban Enforcement|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026135216/http://www.mass.gov/ago/public-safety/awbe.html|url-status=live}} In 2021, as a result of this and other "arbitrary and damaging legislation",{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/09/30/springfield-guns-smith-wesson-rifles-marysville-relocation|title=Citing 'Arbitrary And Damaging Legislation,' Smith & Wesson To Move HQ From Springfield To Tennessee|date=September 30, 2021}} Smith & Wesson announced plans to relocate its headquarters and much of its manufacturing from Massachusetts to Tennessee. The new factory opened in Maryville in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/10/09/smith-wesson-headquarters-tennessee-massachusetts|title=Smith & Wesson opens new headquarters Tennessee after moving from Mass.|date=October 9, 2023}}

On January 31, 2017, Healey announced that her office was joining a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13769,{{Cite news|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2017/01/31/maura-healey-suing-president-trump/|title=Maura Healey Is Suing the President Again|work=Boston Magazine|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=June 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601152658/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2017/01/31/maura-healey-suing-president-trump/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/06/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states |title=Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States |date=March 6, 2017 |access-date=May 26, 2017 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314160033/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states-2/ |url-status=live }} commonly known as a "Muslim ban."{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316726-giuliani-trump-asked-me-how-to-do-a-muslim-ban-legally/|title=Giuliani: Trump asked me how to do a Muslim ban 'legally'|last=Savransky|first=Rebecca|date=January 29, 2017|work=The Hill|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629012202/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316726-giuliani-trump-asked-me-how-to-do-a-muslim-ban-legally|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/trump_s_executive_order_on_immigration_is_a_muslim_ban.html|title=Of Course It's a Muslim Ban|last=Saletan|first=William|date=January 31, 2017|work=Slate|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020164401/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/01/trump_s_executive_order_on_immigration_is_a_muslim_ban.html|url-status=live}} Healey condemned the order as "motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment and Islamophobia, not by a desire to further national security." A federal court eventually struck the order down on similar grounds.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-travel-ban.html|title=Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=February 9, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 26, 2017|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622152020/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-travel-ban.html|url-status=live}}

On March 9, 2017, Healey announced that her office was joining a lawsuit challenging Trump's Executive Order 13780.{{Cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/03/09/maura-healey-says-massachusetts-will-join-new-lawsuit-against-trumps-revised-travel-ban|title=Maura Healey says Massachusetts will join new lawsuit against Trump's revised travel ban|date=March 9, 2017|work=Boston.com|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613093532/https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/03/09/maura-healey-says-massachusetts-will-join-new-lawsuit-against-trumps-revised-travel-ban|url-status=live}}International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump (4th Cir. 2017) http://coop.ca4.uscourts.gov/171351.P.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824194220/http://coop.ca4.uscourts.gov/171351.P.pdf |date=August 24, 2019 }} She said the new order, a revised version of the one that had been struck down, "remains a discriminatory and unconstitutional attempt to make good on [Trump's] campaign promise to implement a Muslim ban." The order has been blocked in various federal courts on similar grounds.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/lawyers-face-off-on-trump-travel-ban-in-md-court-wednesday-morning/2017/03/14/b2d24636-090c-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html|title=Federal judge in Hawaii freezes President Trump's new entry ban|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613154245/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/lawyers-face-off-on-trump-travel-ban-in-md-court-wednesday-morning/2017/03/14/b2d24636-090c-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html|url-status=live}}

On May 11, 2017, after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Healey led efforts calling for a special counsel to investigate Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Her office sent a letter to that effect, signed by 20 Attorneys General across the nation, to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.{{Cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/05/11/healey-leads-coalition-of-attorneys-general-calling-for-special-prosecutor-to-oversee-russia-probe|title=Healey leads coalition of attorneys general calling for special prosecutor to oversee Russia probe|date=May 11, 2017|work=Boston.com|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221092018/https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/05/11/healey-leads-coalition-of-attorneys-general-calling-for-special-prosecutor-to-oversee-russia-probe|url-status=live}} On May 17, Rosenstein appointed a special counsel, former FBI director Robert Mueller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel|title=Appointment of Special Counsel|website=www.justice.gov|date=May 17, 2017|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713102445/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel|url-status=live}}

In 2021, Healey announced a resolution against the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma. The resolution requires a payment of more than $4.3 billion for prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in communities across the country. It will also require Purdue Pharma to be wound down or sold by 2024 and ensure that the Sacklers are banned from the opioid business and required to turn over control of family foundations to an independent trustee to be used to address the opioid epidemic.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-announces-resolution-with-purdue-pharma-and-the-sackler-family-for-their-role-in-the-opioid-crisis |date=July 8, 2021 |title=AG Healey Announces Resolution With Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Their Role in the Opioid Crisis | Mass.gov |website=www.mass.gov |access-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110211946/https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-announces-resolution-with-purdue-pharma-and-the-sackler-family-for-their-role-in-the-opioid-crisis |url-status=live }}

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On January 20, 2022, Healey announced her candidacy in the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.{{Cite news |last=Astor |first=Maggie |date=2022-01-20 |title=Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Enters Governor's Race |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/politics/massachusetts-governor-maura-healey.html |access-date=2022-03-02 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302231102/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/politics/massachusetts-governor-maura-healey.html |url-status=live }} Her announcement came after the incumbent governor, Charlie Baker, a Republican, announced he would not seek reelection. On September 6, 2022, Healey won the Democratic primary election. She defeated Sonia Chang-Díaz, who withdrew from the primary. Healey was endorsed by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.

On November 8, 2022, she defeated Geoff Diehl, the Republican nominee, in the general election, which made her the nation's first openly lesbian governor. She was inaugurated on January 5, 2023.

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The day after being sworn in, Healey signed an Executive Order establishing the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience and creating a cabinet-level position of Climate Chief to head the office. According to Healey, the office will be tasked with working with state and local leaders to help the Commonwealth reach its climate goals and help coordinate the efforts. The Climate Chief will also be the governor's primary advisor on climate issues. Healey appointed Melissa Hoffer to the role.{{cite news|last1=LeBlanc|first1=Steve|date=January 6, 2023|title=On first day, Massachusetts Gov. Healey names climate chief|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-climate-and-environment-maura-healey-executive-orders-5f72b97f063bacb04bdee0a2fc16df16|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=January 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107123716/https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-climate-and-environment-maura-healey-executive-orders-5f72b97f063bacb04bdee0a2fc16df16}}{{cite web|title=Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Creating Massachusetts' First Ever Climate Chief|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-executive-order-creating-massachusetts-first-ever-climate-chief|date=January 6, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=September 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921014807/https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-executive-order-creating-massachusetts-first-ever-climate-chief}}

In February 2023, the Healey administration announced a $742 million tax cut package to be filed, as an addition to its proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. Among the proposals included was an increase in the child and family tax credit from $240 to $600 per child or dependent. The plans would also increase the rental deduction cap from 50% of rent up to $3,000 to 50% of $4,000. Under the proposal, the state's short-term capital gains tax would be reduced from 12% to 5% and the estate tax threshold would be raised from $1 million to $3 million.{{cite web|title=Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Unveil $750 Million Tax Relief Package|date=February 27, 2023|url=https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-and-lieutenant-governor-driscoll-unveil-750-million-tax-relief-package|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927182100/https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-and-lieutenant-governor-driscoll-unveil-750-million-tax-relief-package|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Creamer|first1=Lisa|last2=Brown|first2=Steve|work=WBUR|title=Gov. Healey releases $750 million tax reform plan|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/02/27/maura-healey-tax-code-proposal|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930131453/https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/02/27/maura-healey-tax-code-proposal|url-status=live}} The state legislature passed a scaled-back version of this proposal that increased the child and dependent tax credit to $310 for the 2023 tax year and $440 for following years. The short-term capital gains tax was reduced to 8.5%, and the estate tax was eliminated for all estates under $2 million. Healey signed these changes into law on October 4, 2023.{{cite news|title=Gov. Maura Healey signs Massachusetts' first tax cuts in more than 20 years|first1=Todd|last1=Kazakiewich|first2=Sharman|last2=Sacchetti|first3=Phil|last3=Tenser|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/gov-maura-healey-massachusetts-tax-cuts/45439548|work=WCVB|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005025636/https://www.wcvb.com/article/gov-maura-healey-massachusetts-tax-cuts/45439548|url-status=live}}

At a news conference held at Bunker Hill Community College in March 2023, Healey announced a $20 million appropriation to her 2024 fiscal year state budget proposal to create a free community college program, "MassReconnect", for Massachusetts residents 25 or older with a secondary school degree or post-secondary course credits, to address the skills gap in the state workforce.{{cite news|last1=Nanos|first1=Janelle|last2=Alanez|first2=Tonya|date=March 1, 2023|title=Free community college for Mass. adults is a key part of Governor Healey's budget proposal|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/01/metro/free-community-college-mass-residents-is-key-part-governor-healeys-budget-proposal/|access-date=March 1, 2023|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301164841/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/01/metro/free-community-college-mass-residents-is-key-part-governor-healeys-budget-proposal/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Fortin|first=Matt|date=March 1, 2023|title=Gov. Healey Proposes Free Community College for Mass. Residents 25 and Up Ahead of Budget Filing|publisher=WBTS|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/gov-healey-proposes-free-community-college-for-mass-residents-25-and-up-ahead-of-budget-filing/2985411/|access-date=March 1, 2023|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301164842/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/gov-healey-proposes-free-community-college-for-mass-residents-25-and-up-ahead-of-budget-filing/2985411/|url-status=live}} The state legislature approved the plan, as part of the 2024 fiscal year state budget, which Healey signed into law in August.{{cite news|first=Xavier|last=Cullen|title=Gov. Healey launches MassReconnect free community college program|url=https://www.baystatebanner.com/2023/09/06/gov-healey-launches-massreconnect-free-community-college-program/|work=The Bay State Banner|date=September 6, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907081304/https://www.baystatebanner.com/2023/09/06/gov-healey-launches-massreconnect-free-community-college-program/}}{{cite news|last1=Weyman|first1=Ted|last2=Tenser|first2=Phil|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/massreconnect-free-community-college-massachusetts-program-launch/44900658|title=Gov. Healey celebrates launch of MassReconnect, offering free community college to students over age 25|work=WCVB|date=August 24, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826100046/https://www.wcvb.com/article/massreconnect-free-community-college-massachusetts-program-launch/44900658|url-status=bot: unknown}} In May 2023, Healey's administration announced $24.4 million in job creation tax incentives for 43 life sciences companies in the state to create 1,600 jobs.{{cite news|last=Weisman|first=Robert|date=May 30, 2023|title=Healey administration gives $24.4 million in incentives to create life sciences jobs in state|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/30/business/healey-administration-gives-244-million-incentives-create-life-sciences-jobs-state/|access-date=November 15, 2023}}

In August 2023, Healey declared a state of emergency, due to an increase in migrants seeking shelter in the state. Massachusetts is the only U.S. state that must provide emergency housing to families who qualify. At the time of the emergency declaration, the shelter system was housing over 20,000 people.{{cite news |last1=Tenser |first1=Phil |title=Governor declares emergency in Mass. over migrant shelter crisis |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-gov-maura-healey-emergency-shelter-system-migrant-crisis/44762143 |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=WCVB |publisher=WCVB |date=8 August 2023 |language=en|archive-date=12 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912222140/https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-gov-maura-healey-emergency-shelter-system-migrant-crisis/44762143}}{{cite news |last1=Steve |first1=LeBlanc |title=Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/massachusetts-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-influx-of-migrants-seeking-shelter |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=PBS News |date=8 August 2023 |language=en-us|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322154303/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/massachusetts-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-influx-of-migrants-seeking-shelter}} Healey set a limit of 7,500 on the number of families that could be housed in the state's emergency shelter system. The state exceeded this limit in November 2023. On November 9, Healey announced that families would be placed on a waiting list and would enter the shelter system as housing units became available.{{cite news |last1=Mutasa |first1=Tammy |title=Massachusetts reaches capacity of 7,500 families enrolled at emergency shelters - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-reaches-capacity-emergency-shelters-7500-families/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=CBS News |date=9 November 2023|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628155125/https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-reaches-capacity-emergency-shelters-7500-families/}} In December, she signed a $3.1 billion supplemental budget bill that added another $250 million in funding for the state's shelter system and created an overflow location for migrants who were unable to enter the state's shelter system. Later that month, the administration designated five locations as overflow sites.{{cite news |last1=Buyinza |first1=Alvin |title=Mass. Gov. Healey signs $3.1B budget bill; Bay State residents react |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/12/mass-gov-healey-signs-31b-budget-bill-bay-state-residents-react.html |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=MassLive |date=4 December 2023 |language=en|archive-date=14 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614221045/https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/12/mass-gov-healey-signs-31b-budget-bill-bay-state-residents-react.html}}{{cite news |last1=Kuznitz |first1=Alison |title=Temporary shelters meet overflow requirement in budget, Healey administration says |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/temporary-shelters-meet-overflow-requirement-in-budget-healey-administration-says/3231336/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=NBC 10 Boston |date=29 December 2023|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128220012/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/temporary-shelters-meet-overflow-requirement-in-budget-healey-administration-says/3231336/}} On April 30, 2024, Healey signed a bill that directed another $251 million into the shelter system for the rest of fiscal year 2024 and limited how long families can stay in the shelter system to nine months.{{cite news |last1=Doran |first1=Sam |title=Healey signs shelter funding bill that limits lengths of stay |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/04/30/massachusetts-family-shelter-funding-limits |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=WBUR |date=30 April 2024 |language=en|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611192803/https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/04/30/massachusetts-family-shelter-funding-limits}}

In February 2024, Healey nominated her former romantic partner, appellate court judge Gabrielle Wolohojian, to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Facing criticism for this decision, especially from Massachusetts Republican Party chair Amy Carnevale, who called on her to withdraw the nomination, Healey defended the choice. "I don't want the fact that she had a personal relationship with me to deprive the commonwealth of a person who's most qualified for the position", she told reporters.{{cite news|first=Colin|last=Young|title=Healey nominates former partner Gabrielle Wolohojian for open SJC seat|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/healey-nominates-former-partner-gabrielle-wolohojian-for-open-sjc-seat/3272561/|work=NBC 10 Boston|date=February 7, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite news|first1=Walter|last1=Wuthmann|first2=Deborah|last2=Becker|title=Healey defends choosing former romantic partner for state's highest court|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/02/07/gov-healey-defends-former-romantic-partner-high-court-sjcghest-court|work=WBUR|date=February 12, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}} The Governor's Council approved the nomination on February 28 and Wolohojian was sworn in on April 22.{{cite news|first=Steve|last=LeBlanc|title=Ex-romantic partner of Massachusetts governor wins council OK to serve on state's highest court|url=https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-judge-governor-former-romantic-partner-approved-5394f2c8f4ff1cd93a135f38a6320b54|work=The Associated Press|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Doran|title=Wolohojian sworn in as Mass. Supreme Judicial Court justice|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/wolohojian-sworn-in-as-mass-supreme-judicial-court-justice/3346265/|work=NBC 10 Boston|date=April 22, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}}

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In July 2022, Healey moved from Boston to Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{cite news |last1=Stout |first1=Matt |title=Healey has said she lives in Boston. In reality, the governor-elect moved out of the city months ago. |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/15/metro/healey-has-said-she-lives-boston-reality-governor-elect-moved-out-city-months-ago/ |access-date=24 November 2022 |work=The Boston Globe |date=November 15, 2022 |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124032727/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/15/metro/healey-has-said-she-lives-boston-reality-governor-elect-moved-out-city-months-ago/ |url-status=live }} She plays basketball recreationally.{{Citation|last=Maura Healey for Attorney General|title=Maura Healey's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge|date=August 9, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFEc7LlTGmU|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722225329/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFEc7LlTGmU|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/_NECN__WATCH__Mass__AG_Candidate_Shows_Her_Basketball_Skills_NECN-264872351.html|title=WATCH: Mass. AG Candidate Shows Her Basketball Skills|work=NECN|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106182800/https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/_NECN__WATCH__Mass__AG_Candidate_Shows_Her_Basketball_Skills_NECN-264872351.html|url-status=live}}{{Citation|last=The Boston Globe|title=Baker vs. Healy in a friendly game of Horse|date=December 1, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JECaPA2g0JY|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722223505/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JECaPA2g0JY|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2016/09/08/maura-healey-basketball-video/|title=Maura Healey Is Still Better at Basketball Than You Will Ever Be|work=Boston Magazine|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008202033/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2016/09/08/maura-healey-basketball-video/|url-status=dead}} On January 9, 2023, shortly after being inaugurated as governor, Healey announced that she is in a relationship with attorney Joanna Lydgate, her former chief deputy. She clarified that their relationship did not begin until Lydgate had departed the role to co-found the States United Democracy Center, a voting rights advocacy organization.{{cite news |last1=Abraham |first1=Yvonne |title=Meet Joanna Lydgate, Maura Healey's partner |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/08/metro/i-feel-really-really-lucky-meet-maura-healeys-partner/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=The Boston Globe |date=9 January 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109174847/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/08/metro/i-feel-really-really-lucky-meet-maura-healeys-partner/ |url-status=live }}

Healey is Catholic.{{Cite web |last=Dunlop |first=Kiernan |date=2022-04-13 |title=Attorney General Maura Healey 'troubled' by Bishop McManus' call for Nativity School of Worcester to remove Pride and Black Lives Matter flags |url=https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2022/04/attorney-general-maura-healey-troubled-by-bishop-mcmanus-call-for-nativity-school-of-worcester-to-remove-pride-and-black-lives-matter-flags.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=masslive |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=May 16, 2024 |title=When Healey met the pope |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2024/05/16/when-healey-met-the-pope-00158298 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |work=Politico}}

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|candidate = Maura Healey

|votes = 322,380

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|candidate = Warren Tolman

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|percentage = 37.7

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{{Election box begin no change |title=2018 Massachusetts Attorney General election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Maura Healey

|votes = 1,874,209

|percentage = 69.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay McMahon III

|votes = 804,832

|percentage = 30.0

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|votes = 1,858

|percentage = 0.1

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|votes = 2,680,899

|percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Maura Healey

|votes = 642,092

|percentage = 85.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sonia Chang-Diaz

|votes = 108,574

|percentage = 14.4

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|votes = 1,972

|percentage = 0.3

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 777,226

|percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

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| candidate = Maura Healey

| votes = 1,584,403

| percentage = 63.7%

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