Governor Maura Healey

Remarks | 73rd Governor of Massachusetts

MAURA HEALEY is the state’s first woman and first openly LGBTQ person elected to the position of Governor. In her first year in office, Healey has already delivered on key promises to help Massachusetts become a leader in clean energy, a more affordable and equitable place to live, and a great place for businesses to operate. Governor Healey has appointed the nation’s first cabinet-level Climate Chief and created the Office of Climate Innovation & Resilience to address the climate crisis, made free school meals for K-12 students permanent, created a free community college program for residents ages 25 and older, and cut taxes for the first time in 20 years. She also recently introduced the $4 billion Affordable Homes Act, which would be the state’s largest housing investment in history, to create tens of thousands of homes and lower costs. Healey previously served two terms as Massachusetts Attorney General, first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. In her role as the People’s Lawyer, she took on difficult issues impacting Massachusetts residents, including the opioid epidemic, the climate crisis, escalating health care costs, and student loan debt. Earlier in her career, Healey was a litigation partner at an international law firm. Healey grew up the oldest of five siblings. She attended Harvard College, where she captained the basketball team, and then spent two years as a 5’4” starting point guard on a professional basketball team in Austria. For much of her career, she’s been the only woman in the room and has taken every opportunity to elevate other women. She is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ rights, women’s health, and women’s equality in general, especially in sports. Governor Healey lives in Arlington, Massachusetts with her partner, Joanna Lydgate.