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Press ReleaseTop Massachusetts climate leaders endorse Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor
Seven of Massachusetts’ top climate policy makers, experts, and advocates are personally endorsing State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz in her campaign for Governor of Massachusetts.
Press Release25 more Massachusetts elected officials back Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor
Chang-Díaz now counts support from 80 elected officials across the state
Press ReleaseNew group of racial justice leaders names Sonia Chang-Díaz their top candidate for Governor
20 community leaders, attorneys, advocates cite Chang-Díaz’s record fighting for communities of color as a determining factor for their endorsements
Press ReleaseOver a dozen more Massachusetts officials back Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor
Chang-Díaz now counts support from 50 elected officials across the state.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz releases Massachusetts Green New Deal platform to fight climate change, create tens of thousands of jobs
Sweeping platform commits to carbon-free electric grid and buildings, stopping new fossil fuel infrastructure, and electrified, fare-free public transit statewide.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz for Governor announces four new senior staffers
New campaign brass hail from Democratic politics, advocacy organizations, and the Attorney General’s office.
Press ReleaseA dozen more Massachusetts officials back Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor following Baker drop-out
New endorsers join state & national progressive groups, 25 other elected officials across the state in supporting Chang-Díaz.
Press ReleasePeople’s Action Proudly Endorses Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor of Massachusetts
People’s Action announced its endorsement of Sonia Chang-Díaz for Governor of Massachusetts. Chang-Díaz is running a movement politics, people-powered campaign and will work to advance the People’s Action People’s Platform once elected.
Press ReleaseSen. Chang-Díaz calls for “new chapter, with new leadership” as Baker says he won’t seek a third term
Massachusetts State Senator and candidate for Governor Sonia Chang-Díaz released the following statement in response to Governor Baker’s announcement that he would not seek a third term as Governor.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz earns statewide endorsement from 15,000-member Neighbor to Neighbor MA
Neighbor to Neighbor is the first Massachusetts statewide organization to back a candidate for Governor in the 2022 race.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz endorsed by 13 local and state elected officials
Chang-Díaz reaches 25 total endorsements from progressive leaders across the state.
RemarksSonia Chang-Díaz delivers remarks at the 2021 MassDems Platform Convention
Watch Sonia Chang-Díaz deliver remarks at the 2021 MassDems Platform Convention on September 25, 2021.
NewsCan Massachusetts elect a Democratic governor? Progressives are beginning their 2022 push
Chang-Díaz, the only office-holder in the Democratic race at the moment, has enjoyed the highest-profile success so far in attracting the support of movement progressives — including some of the same young political activists who helped key Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey's defeat of former Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a primary last year.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz releases plan for quality, debt-free, universal public education from birth into adulthood
Educators, parents and policy experts herald platform as monumental step to close racial and economic disparities.
PlanCOVID-19 Response Priorities: Massachusetts Needs Consistent, Proactive Plan to Protect Public Health
The Delta variant is a public health risk all across our state, threatening lives and the hard-won progress we’ve made toward economic and social normalcy — yet the Baker-Polito Administration continues to hedge and pass the buck. It’s past time for a consistent, cohesive, proactive statewide response.
Press ReleaseMassachusetts needs consistent, proactive plan to fight COVID-19
Chang-Díaz calls for immediate statewide action to protect kids & families.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz calls for end to blank checks for Department of Corrections abuse
Sonia Chang-Díaz released the following statement today in response to the bombshell Boston Globe Spotlight investigation that details life-threatening abuse of power and deceit at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.
NewsSonia Chang-Díaz lines up key progressive endorsements in race for governor
State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz has lined up a dozen key endorsements from progressives on Beacon Hill and local city politics in her bid to become the next governor, her campaign announced.
NewsChang-Díaz emphasizes the urgency of now
A call for a more aggressive approach to everything from climate change to education funding seems likely to frame the liberal Jamaica Plain state senator’s campaign for governor, which she launched last week with a three-minute video describing her as a fighter willing to take on the status quo.
RemarksSonia launches her campaign for governor
State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz declared her candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Sonia started her run with a full schedule of stops across Massachusetts, culminating in a campaign kick-off with supporters on Wednesday afternoon. Watch Sonia’s remarks from the campaign kick-off here.
Press ReleaseSonia Chang-Díaz launches campaign for Governor of Massachusetts
Chang-Díaz calls for end to Beacon Hill delays, new urgency for working families.
NewsState Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, veteran progressive lawmaker, launches bid for Massachusetts governor
A favorite among young activists, the 43-year-old is staking a firm claim on the primary's progressive lane. Now in her seventh term representing a swath of Boston, the former teacher and first Latina elected to the state Senate has spent her years on Beacon Hill focused on education and criminal justice reform.