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State Senator, Suffolk and Middlesex District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

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

Candidates Compare by issue

Brandon Charles Wood

Unenrolled

Belmont

The gist

Supports nuclear and hydro power over wind
Supports a massive overhaul of health care
Opposes continued tax increases

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Supports nuclear and hydro power over wind
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State Senate Suffolk & Middlesex District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“if the goal is clean energy than there are other cheap methods nuclear, water turbines etc.”
Supports a massive overhaul of health care
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State Senate Suffolk & Middlesex District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Massive overhaul to be blunt”
Opposes continued tax increases
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State Senate Suffolk & Middlesex District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“u can't just keep raising taxes because leadership failures”

William N. Brownsberger

DemocraticIncumbent

State Senator · Belmont

The gist

Supports building decarbonization and more housing construction
Led on 2018 criminal justice and 2020 police reformsIn office
Led Senate work shaping the PROTECT ActIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports building decarbonization and more housing construction
About Will: background
Campaign website · Will Brownsberger · willbrownsberger.com
“Recently, he has been especially focused on building decarbonization and housing construction.”
Led on 2018 criminal justice and 2020 police reforms
About Will: background
Campaign website · Will Brownsberger · willbrownsberger.com
“He played a leading role in both the criminal justice reforms of 2018 and the police reforms of 2020”
Led Senate work shaping the PROTECT Act
About Will: background
Campaign website · Will Brownsberger · willbrownsberger.com
“particularly in shaping the PROTECT Act”

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