Thursday, March 28

2022 Massachusetts election results: Attorney General (Andrea Campbell vs. Shannon Liss-Riordan)


Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey paved an open path for the next “people’s lawyer” when she declared her candidacy for governor in January.

The fiery race narrowed one week ago, when Quentin Palfrey, a former assistant attorney general and the 2018 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, ended his campaign after underperforming in public polling and fundraising.

As he exited the field, Palfrey endorsed his rival Andrea Campbell, a former Boston city councilor and former Boston mayoral candidate, over his other opponent but sometimes ally on the campaign trail, Brookline labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. That’s despite Palfrey repeatedly condemning Campbell for not disavowing a super PAC supporting her campaign and igniting potential conflicts of interests should she win her bid.

Liss-Riordan, a former US Senate candidate against Sen. Ed Markey, launched her campaign in late January at the Iron Workers Local 7 Union Hall in South Boston, and has since secured a string of other major labor endorsements, like the union representing more than 200 workers at the contaminated Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse in Springfield.

“This is a deplorable situation that needs to be addressed,” Liss-Riordan said in April of the courthouse, which has been linked to the deaths of five employees who developed ALS, as well as 60 associated cancer diagnoses.

In the lead-up to Tuesday, Liss-Riordan funneled millions of dollars of her personal money into campaign advertising—such as a TV spot underscoring her commitment to Western Massachusetts—and managed to markedly improved her standing with likely primary voters.

On the first day of early voting last month, Liss-Riordan fortified her AG bid as she picked up endorsements from Healey, US Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, former Boston Mayor Kim Janey. But Campbell herself has compiled a hefty list of influential endorsements, including from Healey, Senate President Karen Spilka, House Speaker Ron Mariano and US Sen. Ed Marky.

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Meanwhile, Campbell spent the first day of early voting campaigning with Healey, US Rep. Ayanna Pressley, US Rep. Jake Auchincloss. Campbell, who often speaks about her twin brother who died in state custody, has rooted her campaign policies in racial equity, including those related to reproductive health care, education and immigrant communities.

Campbell launched her “Listening to Our Gateway Cities” Tour in April, visiting Worcester early on and pledging to stop in all 26 cities viewed as critical economic development hubs through Massachusetts.

“Throughout this campaign I have promised to be an Attorney General who champions all of Massachusetts,” Campbell had said in a statement at the time. “Now, I’m headed to each Gateway City — communities that have too often been left out and left behind — to engage their residents and community leaders in a conversation about the tools and resources they need to rebound and prosper, especially post-COVID .”

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