Antonio F.D. Cabral

Democratic Party

Incumbent

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Most recent race: Massachusetts State House District 13th Bristol
Incumbent: Yes
Party: Democratic Party

Antonio F. D. Cabral immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 14 years old. He earned an associate's degree from Bristol Community College and a bachelor's degree in history from UMass Dartmouth, then pursued graduate studies at Brown University. A former public school teacher, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 1990 and represents the 13th Bristol District of New Bedford. He chairs the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and leads the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus and the Portuguese American Legislative Caucus.

Where does Antonio F.D. Cabral stand on the issues?

Antonio F.D. Cabral has a recorded position on 11 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

Civil Rights & Equality
Supports
Cabral is a longtime advocate for human and civil rights, having authored the 2002 law making clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse, legislation to limit the use of prison labor, and pension-divestment measures targeting rights-abusing regimes.
“Tony continues to be a fierce advocate for human and civil rights both here and abroad.”
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Consumer & Right to Repair Protection
Supports
Cabral supports reforming title insurance regulation and making homeowners' insurance underwriting more transparent and fair for consumers.
“This bill would protect the consumer by making the insurance underwriting process more transparent and fair.”
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Criminal Justice Reform
Supports
Supports restorative justice-based juvenile diversion; filed legislation to create a Youth Restorative Justice Fund committing 34% of drug forfeiture funding to Youth Courts and diversion programs.
“This amendment would create a Youth Restorative Justice Fund by committing 34% of drug forfeiture funding to support and expand Youth Courts and restorative justice-based juvenile diversion programs in Massachusetts through a grant program administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security.”
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Economic Development & Growth
Supports
Cabral supports creating a Downtown Vitality Fund to strengthen small business districts and main streets in Gateway Cities, and streamlining neighborhood stabilization to return abandoned properties to productive use.
“This bill would create a separate Downtown Vitality Fund to provide grants for district management entities to support small business districts in Gateway Cities and other low-income areas; expand entrepreneurship opportunities among underrepresented communities; strengthen cultural identity and prevent cultural displacement.”
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Energy
Supports
Cabral is a strong supporter of renewable energy and offshore wind, and has filed legislation to increase the state's required offshore wind procurement; he positions New Bedford as a hub for the 'Blue Economy.'
“Rep. Cabral is a strong supporter of renewable energy and believes that New Bedford is uniquely positioned to be the center of this critical, burgeoning 'Blue Economy' industry.”
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Government Transparency & Accountability
Supports
Cabral supports a permanent hybrid model for public meetings with mandatory remote access and strengthening public records enforcement through a commission of public records.
“It would create a permanent hybrid model for access and participation in local, regional, county, and state public bodies, requiring both a physical meeting space and a mandatory remote access option.”
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Housing & Development
Supports
Cabral supports expanding the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) to increase market-rate housing production in Gateway Cities such as New Bedford.
“Aimed to help address market-rate housing development in Gateway Cities, this bill would raise the individual project cap for HDIP approved projects from $2 million to $5 million. It also expands the overall HDIP cap from $10 million per year to $57 million in FY24 and $30 million per year thereafter.”
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Immigration
Supports
Cabral supports prohibiting Massachusetts taxpayer dollars from funding 287(g) agreements with ICE and extending basic needs assistance to immigrants who are lawfully present in the state.
“This bill prohibits the use of MA state taxpayer dollars from being spent on 287g agreements with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in which local, county, or state public safety personnel are deputized as ICE agents.”
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Infrastructure
Supports
Cabral supports funding public transit expansion and commuter rail improvements for New Bedford, including advancing South Coast Rail service.
“In this session, Tony filed An Act to Fund Public Transit Expansion which creates a financing plan to fund the regional transit authorities and the extension or improvement of commuter rail projects with a green fee on vehicles based on their carbon emissions and a new per-mile emissions fee.”
votetonycabral.org
K-12 Education
Supports
Cabral supports expanding access to vocational-technical education through a weighted admissions lottery for underrepresented students, removing the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement in favor of two diploma pathways, making full-day kindergarten compulsory, and raising the school attendance age to 18.
“This bill would remove the requirement that high school students must pass the MCAS to receive their high school diploma if they have met all other requirements for graduation by creating two state-recognized pathways towards a high school diploma.”
votetonycabral.org
Labor & Workforce Development
Supports
Cabral supports restoring Sunday time-and-a-half premium pay for workers and extending the state minimum wage to municipal employees.
“This bill would bring back the premium employees are paid when they work on Sunday to one and one half.”
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Past Elections

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Massachusetts State House District 13th Bristol

Primary election

Massachusetts State House District 13th Bristol, MAEnded 9/1/2026· Democratic Party

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What is Antonio F.D. Cabral running for?

Where does Antonio F.D. Cabral stand on the issues?

Civil Rights & Equality

Consumer & Right to Repair Protection

Criminal Justice Reform

Economic Development & Growth

Energy

Government Transparency & Accountability

Housing & Development

Immigration

Infrastructure

K-12 Education

Labor & Workforce Development

Education

Endorsements for Antonio F.D. Cabral

Past Elections

Massachusetts State House District 13th Bristol

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