With Abortion on the Ballot, Reproductive Equity Now PAC Endorses Final Slate of Reproductive Freedom Candidates for State Legislature

Endorsed candidates will work to protect and expand access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care in Massachusetts

BOSTON (October 19, 2022) – The Reproductive Equity Now PAC today endorsed its final slate of reproductive freedom candidates for the Massachusetts Legislature. With abortion access under attack nationally, these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to reproductive equity policy and will work to protect and expand reproductive health care access in the state. Reproductive Equity Now is announcing support for the following candidates:

Senate Endorsements:

• Pavel Payano for First Essex

• Jake Oliveira for Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

• Robyn Kennedy for First Worcester 

House Endorsements:

• Chris Flanagan for 1st Barnstable

• Dawne Shand for 1st Essex 

• Jenny Armini for 8th Essex 

• Adrianne Ramos for 14th Essex 

• Aaron Saunders for 7th Hampden

• Shirley Arriaga for 8th Hampden

• Priscilla Sousa for 6th Middlesex 

• James Arena-DeRosa for 8th Middlesex 

• Simon Cataldo for 14th Middlesex 

• Rodney Elliot for 16th Middlesex 

• Kevin Kalcut for 9th Norfolk

• Emmanuel Dockter for 5th Plymouth

• Chris Worrell for 5th Suffolk 

• Judith Garcia for 11th Suffolk 

• Stephen Fishman for 11th Worcester

“The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson put the fight for reproductive health care squarely in the states,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now. “While the Massachusetts Legislature met this moment of crisis with bold solutions and unequivocally pro-reproductive equity policies, our state is not immune from far-right national attacks on reproductive freedom. We must continue to elect candidates to the State House and State Senate who will protect and expand abortion access and ensure our Commonwealth remains a beacon for reproductive health care. We’re proud to announce these legislative endorsements today.”

A full list of the Reproductive Equity Now PAC’s state legislative endorsements can be found HERE.

Today’s endorsements follow the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this June, which overturned federal abortion protections and put the fight for reproductive health care directly in state legislatures.

###