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Candidate Information

Candidates for the 3rd Congressional District representing residents of Middlesex, Worcester, and Essex, Massachusetts Counties in the U.S. Congress

Democrat Candidates
Signed Pledge? Answered Our Questions?
Jeff Ballinger Yes Yes
Alexandra Chandler Yes Yes
Abhijit Das Yes
Rufus Gifford Yes
Leonard Golder No
Dan Koh Yes
Barbara L’Italien Yes
Juana Matias Yes
Bopha Malone No
Lori Trahan No
Republican Candidate
Rick Green No

To learn more about the candidates, click on their names to link to their websites. The ‘Signed Pledge?’ column indicates whether the candidate has signed the American Promise Candidate Pledge to use their office to advance the 28th Amendment. To read the candidates responses to the Reclaim Our Democracy questions, click on ‘Yes’ in The ‘Answered Our Questions?’ column.

You can also watch the video below to learn more about the candidates.

League of Women Voters Candidates Forum, Recorded on Monday, July 23, 2018

at the Harvey Wheeler Center, 1276 Main Street, Concord, MA

The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle (LWVCC) and League of Women Voters of Acton Area (LWVAA) invited all candidates for this position whose name will appear on the September 4 primary election ballots. The lone Republican candidate, Rick Green, did not attend the event.

Candidates for the Massachusetts 14th Middlesex District representing residents of Concord, Acton, Carlisle and Chelmsford

The entire forum program, including the Massachusetts 14th Middlesex House forum was broadcast live and recorded using Facebook Live. The 14th Middlesex House candidates are:

Democrat Candidates: Ben Bloomenthal, Tami Gouveia, Christian Krueger

Green Party Candidate: Daniel Factor (did not appear at the Forum)

You can see pictures of each of the candidates at the July 23rd forum on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReclaimOurDemocracy/

Middlesex County District Attorney & Governor’s Council Candidate Debate

Middlesex County District Attorney Candidates: Marian Ryan, Donna Patalano
Governor’s Council Candidates: Marilyn Petitto Devaney, Nick Carter

Our Mission

Reclaim Our Democracy is an inclusive, collaborative, multi-partisan movement. Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

Editorials

  • Back to Basics - #1 Priority for Congress and President Jan. 23, 2021
  • The Mitch McConnell Problem Dec. 18, 2020
  • Dear Mr. Trump: Your Contract Will Not Be Renewed Nov. 21, 2020
  • Our Country's Future Oct. 23, 2020

Events

Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond with Danielle Allen. Video now available.

Democracy as a Spiritual Practice, March 31 and April 14 videos now available

The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go, with Adam Eichen, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, video of presentation

How Democracies Die, with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, video of presentation

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