Rosemary Aahanna-Hill

Supports strengthening local farms and food businesses, farmland preservation programs, and Right-to-Farm protections, and helping farmers manage rising land, energy, labor, and operating costs while adapting to climate change.

“I support strengthening farmland preservation programs and increasing state investment to help farmers purchase, lease, and keep agricultural land in production. ... I also support strong Right-to-Farm protections so established farms can continue normal agricultural operations without being pushed out as surrounding communities develop.”

mafoodsystem.org·As of August 2026

Aahanna-Hill's central campaign platform is affordability. She identifies high electric bills, high insurance rates, unfunded state mandates, and inflated housing markets as the root cost drivers and says she will target those structural drivers rather than asking towns to cut services or pass Proposition 2 1/2 overrides.

“The platform I'm running on is affordability. Affordability is math. It's simple. Um and and it's broken.”

youtube.com·As of July 2026

Supports fully and reliably funding the Healthy Incentives Program, universal school meals, and programs like Meals on Wheels so children, families, and seniors are not hungry, while supporting Massachusetts farmers and keeping food dollars in the local economy.

“I would support fully and reliably funding the Healthy Incentives Program so families can count on access to fresh, healthy food while also supporting Massachusetts farmers and keeping those dollars in our local economy. I also support universal school meals and programs like Meals on Wheels. Food security affects people at every stage of life.”

mafoodsystem.org·As of August 2026

Supports a state-run single-payer trust that negotiates health insurance prices in bulk, saying municipalities like Whitman and Abington could each save about $4 million and East Bridgewater about $3.8 million without changing services; says only insurance companies would not benefit.

“Whitman would save about $4 million East Bridgewater, a little bit more than four. I'm not East Bridgewater, I'm sorry. Um Abington a little bit more than 4 million, and East Bridgewater is 3. 3.8, I think, million dollars. Just to shift over without really changing anything.”

youtube.com·As of July 2026

Supports more housing in Massachusetts and acknowledges the MBTA Communities Act's goal, but says the law had too little carrot and too much stick; wants the state to plan infrastructure first and have a broader public conversation; supports cleaning up brownfields so land can be returned to the tax rolls.

“The state of Massachusetts needs more housing. Was the... there was less carrot and more stick. I think they really have to be looking at infrastructure.”

youtube.com·As of July 2026

Supports fully funding state-mandated special education and correcting the Chapter 70 inflation formula that assumes inflation stops at 4.5%, so the true cost of mandated services is borne by the state rather than pushed onto towns; also supports universal school meals.

“If it's mandated, then it has to be paid for by the state. And I'd like to look at special education particularly. It's about $2 million each district of just the amount that the true cost is at the difference between what they've actually reimbured and the true cost.”

youtube.com·As of July 2026