Gov. Maura Healey hinted Wednesday that she could run for some political workplace sooner or later however whether or not that’s the manager workplace on the State Home remains to be unclear.
The primary-term Democrat from Arlington declined to elaborate when pressed a number of instances on whether or not she plans to run for a second time period as governor, whilst a number of Republicans have floated themselves as potential gubernatorial candidates for the 2026 election.
“I’ll answer that at the right time,” she stated when requested if she was operating for reelection. “Do I want to continue to serve? Absolutely. There’s a lot that we’ve got to do. There’s a lot underway. There’s a lot that I want to work on this year and next year and we want to be able to continue to do.”
Healey has $2.4 million in her marketing campaign struggle chest ought to she resolve to mount one other bid for governor, a formidable sum that will assist propel her onto native televisions, cellphone screens, and radios. She spent $40,000 in January with Beacon Analysis for a “survey,” in keeping with marketing campaign finance data.
A number of conservatives have already stated they’re significantly contemplating operating for governor, together with Mike Kennealy, a former cupboard secretary below Republican Gov. Charlie Baker who later went on to work for the Boys & Women Membership of Boston.
Sen. Peter Durant, a Spencer Republican, stated he too is mulling a run for governor. Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and Brian Shortsleeve, a enterprise capitalist and former MBTA official have additionally been floated as potential Republican candidates in 2026.
After an unrelated occasion, Healey stated she is concentrated on the “work at hand.”
“We’ve got a new federal administration that creates some challenges that we’ve got to work through too. But I love my job. I love the opportunity to serve. It’s a great privilege to serve as governor each day, and I’m just going to keep showing up and trying to do my best,” she stated. “I want to continue to serve.”
Healey provided a much less concrete response when requested in December whether or not she plans to run once more, telling the Herald she felt “really privileged to be governor.”
“There’s a lot more I want to do,” she stated.
