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Kelly A. Dooner

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What is Kelly A. Dooner running for?

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Massachusetts State Senate District Third Bristol and Plymouth
Incumbent
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Kelly Dooner is a lifelong Massachusetts resident who has represented the 3rd Bristol and Plymouth District in the Massachusetts State Senate since January 1, 2025, where she serves as Assistant Minority Leader. She was elected to the Taunton City Council in 2021 — the youngest woman ever elected to that body — and later served as City Council President and on the Taunton Planning Board. She earned a paralegal certificate in applied legal studies at Boston University and works as a senior paralegal; she has been active in the Massachusetts Young Republicans and the New England Young Conservatives.

Where does Kelly A. Dooner stand on the issues?

Kelly A. Dooner has a recorded position on eight issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Economic Development & Growth

    Supports

    Supports growing the economy and creating opportunity: support the small business community, cut regulations, reduce corporate filing fees for new businesses, and lower the tax burden.

    We can count on Kelly to support the small business community, work to cut regulations, reduce the corporate filing fees on news businesses, and lower the tax burden.

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

  • Elder & Senior Protection

    Supports

    Prioritizes seniors and veterans: decrease the cost of long-term insurance, lower the tax burden on seniors, protect Proposition 2½, help veterans, and create stiffer penalties for criminals who target seniors.

    Kelly will also work to decrease the cost of long term insurance, lower the tax burden on seniors, protect prop 2 ½, help veterans, and create stiffer penalties for criminals who target seniors.

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

  • Fiscal Responsibility & Budgeting

    Supports

    Supports requiring accountability for tax dollars spent on benefits: end out-of-state EBT card usage, restore work requirements, require more income and asset verification before benefits are received, and publish state lawsuit payouts.

    Kelly Dooner will work to end the rampant fraud with EBT cards and restore the work requirement again. We can count on Kelly to: End the usage of EBT cards out of state; Require more verification of income and assets before receiving benefits...

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

  • Government Transparency & Accountability

    Supports

    Supports restoring integrity to the State House: end the legislature's exemptions from the open meeting, open records, and procurement laws; require committee votes and the full budget to be published online; and require public hearings on tax bills.

    Ending the legislative exemption from the open meeting law; Ending the legislative exemption from the open records law; Ending the legislative exemption from the fair procurement law; Requiring committee votes to be published online.

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

  • Immigration

    Opposes

    Opposes Massachusetts acting as a magnet state: pledges to amend the right-to-shelter law that requires the state to house every undocumented immigrant and to stop taxpayer-funded benefits for people not legally in the country.

    As our next Senator, Kelly Dooner has pledged to amend the right to shelter law that requires our state to house every illegal immigrant. She will work to stop taxpayer funded benefits for those who are not legally in our country.

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

  • K-12 Education

    Supports

    Supports improving education: reduce classroom sizes, work for more local aid, give parents more input, focus on core subjects, and get politics out of the classroom.

    Kelly supports: Reducing classroom sizes; Working for more local aid; More parental input; Focus on core subjects; Get politics out of the classroom.

    electkellydooner.comAs of August 2026

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Past Elections

Past Campaign

Massachusetts State Senate District Third Bristol and Plymouth

Primary election

Massachusetts State Senate District Third Bristol and Plymouth, MAEnded 9/1/2026· Republican Party

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