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Boston Ward 4 Dems

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The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee is the hub for Democratic activism and engagement in Boston’s Ward 4, which spans parts of the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12h
"When a small circle of private equity donors outspends the other side more than 30 to 1 to rewrite the rules for every state election, voters are entitled to ask whose interests the new rules will serve." baystatebanner.com/2026/10/08/w...
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Christopher Martell @chrismartell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Live in Massachusetts? Don't be fooled by billionaires. Vote no on Question 3. All-party primaries are bad for democracy (let's support ranked choice voting instead!). baystatebanner.com/2026/10/08/w...
Why to vote no on question 3
Tito Jackson, Marilyn Flowers Marion, Linda Monteiro, Alisa Drayton, Karen Payne and Senator Lydia Edwards

Question 3 is one of nine questions on the ballot this year. We are asking readers of the Bay State Banner to join us in voting “No” on this question.
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Mail-in ballots are coming soon, and early voting starts next weekend! Here's our Ballot Question Guide. #mapoli #bospoli
YES on 1: Massachusetts Law to Expand the Public Records Law
YES on 2: Massachusetts Law to Allow Collective Bargaining for Members of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
NO on 3: Massachusetts Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative
YES on 4:  Massachusetts Election Day Registration Initiative
NO on 5:  Massachusetts Law to Change State Tax Revenue Limit Initiative
YES on 7:  Massachusetts Law to Allow Single-Family Homes on Small Lots in Areas of Adequate Infrastructure Initiative
NO on 8:  Massachusetts Initiative to Recriminalize Marijuana
YES on 9:  Massachusetts Firearms Regulations Referendum
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
MA has a historic number of ballot questions. Here's a handy guide for the 9 statewide ballot questions this year.
✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in.

✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception. 

❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers. 

✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout. 

❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services. 

⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones. 

✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built. 

❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies. 

✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.
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No on 3 @voterrightsma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No on 3 welcomes @wutrain.bsky.social into our coalition to protect working class families.
I’m voting to keep our primary, empower grassroots organizing, and strengthen the pipeline for new ideas and leaders committed to rebuilding our government for working people. - Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tonight! www.mobilize.us/massdems/eve...
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Boston WardWorks Alliance Virtual Ballot Question Rally · MassDems
Join the Boston WardWorks Alliance, a coalition of Democratic ward committees across Boston, for an evening of learning about—and learning about how to get involved with—the nine ballot questions on t...
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This Thursday! We have a great speaker lineup at this ballot question event highlighting the @massdems.bsky.social endorsed positions. Boston WardWorks Alliance is a coalition of progressive and proactive Democratic ward committees in Boston. www.mobilize.us/massdems/eve...
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Boston WardWorks Alliance Virtual Ballot Question Rally · MassDems
Join the Boston WardWorks Alliance, a coalition of Democratic ward committees across Boston, for an evening of learning about—and learning about how to get involved with—the nine ballot questions on t...
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No on 3 @voterrightsma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social is proud to join our broad coalition to oppose this harmful ballot question and keep power in the hands of the people. Vote No on 3.
We can't let private equity & dark money groups rig [our] primaries to shut out working class candidates, candidates of color, and first-time candidates.
CONGRESSWOMAN (MA-7) AYANNA PRESSLEY
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote no on 3! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/02/m...
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Why is the investment world financing a Mass. ballot question to eliminate partisan primaries? - The Boston Globe
A wave of wealthy individuals with ties to various investment, private equity, and venture capital firms has put millions of dollars behind a ballot question to scrap the state's party primaries.
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One week away! #bospoli #mapoli bostonward4dems.org/2026/10/01/c...
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Coming Up: A Virtual Ballot Question Rally - Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee
The Boston WardWorks Alliance, a coalition of progressive Democratic ward committees across Boston, is hosting a Virtual Ballot Question Rally on Thursday evening, October 8th from 6:30 to 8pm. This w...
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s raining hard here in MA, and the private equity money has been raining down hard in support of Question 3 (jungle primaries). Remember, folks: The most dangerous words in the English language are “We’re from private equity, and we’re here to help.” Vote NO on 3. #mapoli
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two weeks away! Join us for a virtual rally about our state's 9 ballot questions. Be an informed voter this season! #mapoli www.mobilize.us/massdems/eve...
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Boston WardWorks Alliance Virtual Ballot Question Rally · MassDems
Join the Boston WardWorks Alliance, a coalition of Democratic ward committees across Boston, for an evening of learning about—and learning about how to get involved with—the nine ballot questions on t...
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tonight!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our next meeting is next Tuesday at 6 pm! It will be virtual. Email ward4dems@gmail.com for the link!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Make a plan to vote today! #bospoli #mapoli
Ed Markey for US Senator, Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley for US House of Representatives, MA, 7th District
Maura Healey for Massachusetts Governor
Kim Driscoll for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Andrea Joy Campbell for Massachusetts Attorney General
Deb Goldberg for Massachusetts State Treasurer
Diana DiZoglio for Massachusetts State Auditor
Bill Galvin for Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mara Dolan for Governor’s Councillor District 3
Latoya Gayle for Massachusetts State Senator, First Suffolk
Liz Miranda for Massachusetts State Senator, Second Suffolk
Lydia Edwards for Massachusetts State Senator, Third Suffolk
Daniel Lander for Massachusetts State Senator, Suffolk & Middlesex
Aaron Michlewitz for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 3rd Suffolk
Chynah Tyler for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 7th Suffolk
Jay Livingstone for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 8th Suffolk
John Moran for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Suffolk
Stephanie Everett for Suffolk County Register of Probate
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Glad to have @edmarkey.bsky.social in Ward 4!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tonight! www.mobilize.us/latoyaforsta...
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GOTV Kickoff for Latoya Gayle in Chinatown! · Latoya for State Senate
Join us to launch our Election Day push to elect Latoya Gayle as our next state senator! We will meet up in Chinatown to lit drop every door and dress every poll in the district. No experience is ne...
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Join us tomorrow night in Titus Sparrow Park in Boston for an Election Eve Rally with @ayannapressley.bsky.social and @wutrain.bsky.social. edmarkey.com/electioneve
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Great time canvassing in the South End with First Suffolk candidate Latoya Gayle this morning!
Jonathan Cohn and state senate candidate Latoya Gayle
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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Let's go Latoya! 💪🏼
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy GOTV weekend eve! Here's my piece detailing the history of bad votes Seth Moulton has taken and why he shouldn't be our next US senator. jonathancohn.medium.com/ma-elects-fi...
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MA Elects Fighters to the US Senate. So What Does Seth Moulton Fight For?
If you know me, you’ll know by now that I am strongly supporting Senator Ed Markey for re-election for Senate in Massachusetts.
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Early voting starts tomorrow! You can vote early at the Copley Library 11 am to 7 pm. Check out our endorsements below. #bospoli
Ed Markey for US Senator, Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley for US House of Representatives, MA, 7th District
Maura Healey for Massachusetts Governor
Kim Driscoll for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor
Andrea Joy Campbell for Massachusetts Attorney General
Deb Goldberg for Massachusetts State Treasurer
Diana DiZoglio for Massachusetts State Auditor
Bill Galvin for Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mara Dolan for Governor’s Councillor District 3
Latoya Gayle for Massachusetts State Senator, First Suffolk
Liz Miranda for Massachusetts State Senator, Second Suffolk
Lydia Edwards for Massachusetts State Senator, Third Suffolk
Daniel Lander for Massachusetts State Senator, Suffolk & Middlesex
Aaron Michlewitz for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 3rd Suffolk
Chynah Tyler for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 7th Suffolk
Jay Livingstone for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 8th Suffolk
John Moran for Massachusetts House of Representatives, 9th Suffolk
Stephanie Everett for Suffolk County Register of Probate
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Nik DeCosta-Klipa @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New this morning: AOC endorses Ed Markey in his primary against Seth Moulton
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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wu asks Boston lot owners to reject ICE requests | Click on the image to read the full story
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Wu asks Boston lot owners to reject ICE requests
Wu is urging Boston parking owners to reject ICE requests, escalating a fight over the agency’s presence in the city.
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Senator Lydia Edwards @senatorledwards.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you, @bostonward4dems.bsky.social and @mayorwu.boston.gov, for bringing our neighbors together and for celebrating young leaders in our community! #mapoli #bospoli
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Mara Dolan, Governor’s Councillor @councillordolan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to be there and Walnut was too! I wore sherbet colors to honor the ice cream theme. 🍨 Proud to be your endorsed candidate! #bospoli #mapoli
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Great time at the @bostonward4dems.bsky.social annual ice cream social co-hosted by @wutrain.bsky.social!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Diann Baylis join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Ron Iacobucci join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have @daniel-lander.bsky.social join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Latoya Gayle join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Councilor Julia Mejia join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Rev. Councilor Miniard Culpepper join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Rev. Councilor Miniard Culpepper join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Register of Probate Stephanie Everett join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have Rep. Jay Livingstone join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have @johnmoranfor9.bsky.social join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have @senatorledwards.bsky.social join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad to have @maradolan.bsky.social join us!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Awarding our annual scholarship winners!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
@wutrain.bsky.social talking about the history of activism in Ward 4. #bospoli
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Co-chairs Carol Lasky and Ryan Hatcher kicking off the speaking program at our ice cream social! #bospoli
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Starting soon!
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for our annual ice cream social in Titus Sparrow Park, 2 pm to 4 pm, co-hosted by @wutrain.bsky.social! #bospoli
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Early voting information is now live! Ward 4 friends, you can vote early in person at the Copley Library on the 22nd and 23rd from 11 am to 7 pm. www.boston.gov/departments/...
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Early Voting in Boston
Any registered Boston voter can vote at any early voting location. You don’t need an excuse or reason to vote early. Not sure if you’re registered? Find out your voter registration status.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I am so proud to chair Vote Yes on 9 for a Safe MA, the committee protecting our gun laws from the NRA’s repeal effort this November. And also so proud that we now have 140 state and national organizations endorsing the campaign, including the MA Voter Table! Follow us and help spread the word!
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Vote YES On 9 @yesforasafema.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In 2024, Massachusetts passed its most comprehensive gun safety law in over a decade. This November, Question 9 on the ballot asks voters to vote YES to keep the law or NO repeal it. #VoteYESon9 to keep our communities safe.
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Massachusetts gun regulations will go before voters in November - The New Bedford Light
The fate of a 2024 Massachusetts gun law will soon lie in voters’ hands. A petition drive by gun advocates has sent it to the statewide ballot.
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
One week away! Come join us! #bospoli www.mobilize.us/michelleforb...
Boston Ward 4 Dems ice cream social 
Saturday, August 15 
2 pm to 4 pm 
Titus Sparrow Park
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No on 3 @voterrightsma.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Question 3 wants to turn our primary elections into a contest over who has the biggest bankroll, not the most grassroots support. Voting NO will protect the first-time, working-class, and candidates of color that are more likely to get locked out due to fear of being a spoiler.
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Boston Ward 4 Dems @bostonward4dems.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We joined Democratic leaders from around the city calling on Mayor Michelle Wu to recommit to a vision of safe streets. bostonward4dems.org/2026/08/06/w...
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”We need you to recommit to that vision.” - Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee
The Executive Board of the Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee has endorsed a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu urging expeditious and transparent recommitment to street safety measures. The letter, written ...
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