Barry R. Finegold is not currently running for office on Civoren.
Raised in Andover and Tewksbury and a graduate of Andover High School and Franklin & Marshall College (government, business concentration). Won election to the Andover Board of Selectmen at age 24 and then to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing Andover, Tewksbury and Lawrence. Earned his law degree at the Massachusetts School of Law and co-founded the law firm Dalton & Finegold in Andover, where he remains a partner. Lives in Andover with his wife Amy and their three children; coaches youth hockey and football.
Barry R. Finegold has a recorded position on four issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.
Supports embracing artificial intelligence and equipping state workers with AI tools, while also working to regulate the technology - he has drafted legislation to regulate generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
“We can't hide from technology of the future… We have to embrace it.”
govtech.comAs of March 2026
Supports expanding healthcare access, including joining the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact to streamline nurse licensure (S.747) and redirecting excessive health insurer reserves to support health care needs (S.644).
“An Act relative to the nurse licensure compact in Massachusetts … introducing a new Chapter 112A - Nurse Licensure Compact, establishing a multistate licensing system.”
Says Massachusetts faces a major housing shortage and that the state must build more; argues there is too much regulation and red tape making it hard to build, wants the Senate to make it easier to build, supports accessory dwelling units 'by right,' and says rent control is not the solution.
“We have to build more… It's too hard to build in our state. There's too much regulation. There's too much red tape.”
govtech.comAs of March 2026
Supports expanding access to computer science coursework in every public high school (S.277), establishing a statewide anonymous school-safety reporting program (SAVE Students Act, S.276), and improving student access to life-saving treatments in schools (S.279).
“An Act to expand access to computer science coursework … requiring every public high school in Massachusetts to offer at least one foundational computer science course.”
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