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Alison Margaret Leary

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What is Alison Margaret Leary running for?

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Most recent race
Massachusetts State House District 10th Middlesex

Newton City Councilor of 13 years (vice chair of the Land Use Committee and member of the Public Facilities Committee) and community advocate. Career in nonprofit management, including as program manager for community-based housing programs supporting integrated living for adults with mental health and cognitive impairments, and as Associate Director and lobbyist for the Community Preservation Coalition. Earned a bachelor's degree from Simmons University (1997) and graduated from Newton North High School.

Where does Alison Margaret Leary stand on the issues?

Alison Margaret Leary has a recorded position on five issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Environment & Sustainability

    Supports

    Committed to meeting Massachusetts' climate goals and transitioning off fossil fuels and methane gas; supports expanding renewable energy, energy efficiency, heat pumps, neighborhood electrification and networked geothermal, and eliminating the Gas System Enhancement Plan (GSEP) gas-pipe replacement program.

    “I am absolutely committed to meeting climate goals and I know this can be done while reducing costs. Our focus must be on expanding renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and using our resources wisely.”

    alisonleary.comAs of August 2026

  • Government Transparency & Accountability

    Supports

    Supports stipend reform and greater transparency at the Massachusetts State House, calling it the least transparent legislature in the country (exempt from the public records law) and criticizing leadership stipends as a tool to stifle dissent; supports creating a nonpartisan legislative services bureau.

    “I am strongly committed to stipend reform and continuing to expand transparency at the State House.”

    alisonleary.comAs of August 2026

  • Healthcare Access & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports a single-payer 'Medicare for All' system in Massachusetts and endorses MassCARE's bill 'An Act establishing Medicare for All'; calls healthcare a human right and criticizes the current profit-driven system as unaffordable and inefficient.

    “I support MassCARE's Bill, An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts. This bill establishes a single payer health care system that provides healthcare to all Massachusetts residents who work 20 hours or more per week in the State without premiums, co-pays or deductibles.”

    alisonleary.comAs of August 2026

  • Housing & Development

    Supports

    Supports moving quickly to increase housing supply in Massachusetts by loosening exclusionary zoning to allow multifamily and smaller starter homes by right, building on smaller lots, and using adaptive reuse and modular construction; supports density near transit and amenities, citing her Newton work on the MBTA Communities Act and Village Center Overlay District.

    “It is critical that we move more quickly to increase the housing supply in Massachusetts, especially in Greater Boston.”

    alisonleary.comAs of August 2026

  • Immigration

    Supports

    Supports protecting immigrant communities from federal immigration enforcement; as a Newton city councilor backed an executive order restricting local property use by federal immigration enforcement, requiring valid judicial warrants for entry to city buildings, and limiting local resource collaboration, and supports Know Your Rights and rapid-response efforts.

    “As a city councilor in Newton I supported a signed executive order restricting local property usage by federal immigration enforcement, requiring valid judicial warrants for entry to city buildings, and limiting local resource collaboration.”

    alisonleary.comAs of August 2026

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Past Elections

Past Campaign

Massachusetts State House District 10th Middlesex

Primary election

Massachusetts State House District 10th Middlesex, MAEnded 9/1/2026· Democratic Party

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