State Senator, First Middlesex District · Massachusetts 2026 State Election

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

Sam Meas

Republican

Owner, real estate brokerage and tax accounting business · Lowell

The gist

Pledges affordable, practical energy solutions
Supports auditing the Legislature and Executive Office

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Pledges affordable, practical energy solutions
Sam Meas for State Senate
Campaign website · Sam Meas for State Senate · sammeas.com
“I'll fight for affordable, practical energy solutions that put money back in your pocket.”
Supports auditing the Legislature and Executive Office
Sam Meas for State Senate
Campaign website · Sam Meas for State Senate · sammeas.com
“I will fight to audit the Legislature and Executive Office”

Joe Espinola

Independent

Dracut

The gist

No documented position found.

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Vanna Howard

DemocraticIncumbent

State Senator · Lowell

The gist

Supports easing housing access for first-time buyers, seniors
Supports tax cuts for working families
Supports youth jobs and police trust to prevent violence
Pledges to expand property-tax work-off and senior shuttles

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Supports easing housing access for first-time buyers, seniors
Policies | Vanna Howard for State Senate
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vanna Howard · vannahoward.com
“We need to make it easier for long-term residents, first-time homebuyers, and seniors to find affordable places to live”
Supports tax cuts for working families
Policies | Vanna Howard for State Senate
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vanna Howard · vannahoward.com
“cut taxes on working families, and hold utilities like National Grid accountable for price hikes”
Supports youth jobs and police trust to prevent violence
Policies | Vanna Howard for State Senate
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vanna Howard · vannahoward.com
“By investing in youth jobs, building trust with law enforcement, and tackling poverty”
Pledges to expand property-tax work-off and senior shuttles
Policies | Vanna Howard for State Senate
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Vanna Howard · vannahoward.com
“work to expand property tax work-off programs, increase senior shuttle services”

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