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State Representative, 1st Franklin District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Massachusetts laws and the state budget in the General Court.

Lora L. Wondolowski

Democratic

Greenfield City Council member; fundraiser for the Peace Development Fund · Greenfield

The gist

  • Supports rent stabilization and local real estate transfer fees
  • Supports a single-payer health care system
  • Supports indexing the minimum wage to inflation
  • Supports siting solar on developed land, not forests
  • Supports more rural school aid and full busing reimbursement
  • Opposes handing voter files to federal agencies outside law
  • Supports ending the Department of Correction's ICE agreement
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  1. Supports rent stabilization and local real estate transfer fees

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I also support rent stabilization bill HR 2328 and allowing towns to enact a real estate transfer fee on high end properties”
  2. Supports a single-payer health care system

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “That’s why I support single payer, and why I helped pass a Greenfield City Council resolution backing it.”
  3. Supports indexing the minimum wage to inflation

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support indexing the minimum wage with inflation”
  4. Supports siting solar on developed land, not forests

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Put solar on rooftops, parking lots and land that’s already been developed, not on forests, farms and open fields.”
  5. Supports more rural school aid and full busing reimbursement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “rural aid needs a real increase, and the state should cover the full cost of busing kids across large districts”
  6. Opposes handing voter files to federal agencies outside law

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I would not hand Massachusetts voter files to a federal agency demanding them outside the law.”
  7. Supports ending the Department of Correction's ICE agreement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House First Franklin District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I’d go further and end the 1 agreement still in place, at the Department of Correction”

Amy E. Lavallee

Unenrolled

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