News Clips

By Dan Salerno | June 24, 2008

Seeking for the second time to unseat incumbent Diane Wilkerson, challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz squared off with the veteran state senator in a debate at Emerson College Wednesday night, covering a range of issues from education to casino gambling.

By Alison Lapp | June 14, 2008

Two Democratic contenders for state Senate sought to set themselves apart with different solutions for health care, debt and crime challenges when they met for their first public forum last Tuesday night.

Challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz, a former public school teacher and political adviser, portrayed herself as an outsider offering fresh ideas for the 2nd Suffolk district, which includes the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and South End, and peppered her opening and closing remarks with appeals for change.

By Laura Kiritsy | June 18, 2008

There were plenty of pols and would-be pols that marched in the June 14 Boston Pride Parade and we’re going to name names in a second, at the risk of incurring the wrath of some politico that we failed to note. Apologies in advance; there’s a good chance we got distracted by that seven-foot green drag queen with the giant fern on her head.

Chang-Diaz for activism, new leadership

By Joseph Mont | May 22, 2008

Sonia Chang-Diaz, a self-described "progressive Democrat for State Senate," officially kicked off her second campaign for the Second Suffolk senatorial seat last weekend.

Diaz, 29, of Jamaica Plain, is looking to unseat 14-year incumbent Democrat Dianne Wilkerson.

 By Ben Berzai | June 12, 2008

By Ethan Jacobs | June 5, 2008

If you thought the election excitement was over for Massachusetts after February’s presidential primary, think again. While the John McCain-Barack Obama swing state smackdown will dominate prime time TV, there’s no shortage of exciting state legislative races where political junkies can get their fix closer to home.

St. Fleur, Hart face could face fall competition

By Gintautas Dumcius | April 17, 2008

One candidate who was challenging state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson has stepped aside as others have jumped in for their shot to represent parts of Dorchester.

Roxbury filmmaker Robert Patton-Spruill, who pulled nomination papers earlier this year, is now throwing support to Sonia Chang-Diaz, he said this week.

By Sonia Chang-Díaz | May 22, 2008

"Muchas gracias a todos por estar hoy aquí presentes. Es un honor increible estar ante ustedes nuevamente.

By ANDY ZAGASTIZÁBAL | May 19, 2008

Hasta el momento sólo fueron buenas intenciones. Pero a partir de este domingo una ceremonia en Jamaica Plain marcará el inicio de la campaña de Sonia Chang-Díaz como candidata certificada para tratar de impedir la re-elección de Dianne Wilkerson en el senado del segundo distrito de Suffolk.

By Ben Berzai | Tuesday May 20, 2008

Speaking to her supporters alternately in English and Spanish, Sonia Chang-Diaz kicked off her second bid to unseat long-time incumbent Sen. Diane Wilkerson for the Democratic nomination for the Second Suffolk District seat; a seat Chang-Diaz narrowly lost to Wilkerson in 2006.