AG Campbell launches 2026 reelect campaign with no opponent yet in sight

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Andrea Campbell parlayed a third-place finish in Boston’s 2021 mayoral race into a successful run for attorney general the next year.

The first Black woman to win statewide, low-level chatter about what’s next for Campbell hasn’t abated as she’s leveled up to 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration. Her move from Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood to Dartmouth also raised eyebrows about her political future.

But at this moment, she is running for a second four-year term as the state’s top law enforcement official. She returns this morning to Boston’s South End to launch her reelection effort, close to where she grew up and next door to a stop on the former Underground Railroad.

Her campaign also released a new video that leans heavily into her biography, including how she grew up in foster care, how her twin brother died in Department of Correction custody, and her graduation from Princeton. “I focus on the people who feel left out or left behind,” she said in an interview, tying her work as attorney general to her own family experience.

Asked about accomplishments, she pointed to a 2024 settlement with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, which sent $175 million in restitution for drivers and penalties into state coffers. Her office also hit employers with $2.6 million in assessments for violating the state’s child labor laws.

Critics are likely to point to her ongoing dispute with Auditor Diana DiZoglio, who has pressed for an audit of the Legislature, approved by 72% of voters last year. Campbell has said she needs more information about the scope of the audit before she can file a lawsuit against the Legislature on DiZoglio’s behalf, while DiZoglio has maintained her office hasn’t withheld information from Campbell.

“I’m not standing in the way of implementing that,” Campbell said. Campbell also said her office wants to know more about DiZoglio’s arrangement with outside counsel.

If a GOP candidate for attorney general plans to make hay out of the dispute, they haven’t yet emerged. John Milligan, the MassGOP’s executive director, said they have a “few people looking at AG” but none has announced a run.

Campbell’s campaign finance filings -- which show $577,000 in cash on hand --- indicated an eye on reelection earlier this year. She hired consultant Ronja Abel, who has worked for Emily’s List and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, and paid Moxie Media for a logo refresh.

Asked about higher office and a possible run for Congress, she turned the conversation back towards reelection while adding she has a “great relationship” with Congressman Bill Keating.

“I want folks to know I don’t take this job for granted. ” she said. “I am getting out there to earn the support of residents because I know they’re still struggling.”

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9:00 | The Center for Advanced Manufacturing hosts its fifth annual Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up, featuring awards, exhibitions, live demonstrations and more. Listed attendees include Gov. Maura Healey, Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley, Education Secretary Pat Tutwiler, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Pedro Martinez, Massachusetts Tech Collaborative CEO Carolyn Kirk and local lawmakers. | Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl., Foxborough

10:00 | The MBTA welcomes media to capture photos and video of a custom-designed locomotive with the original late 1970s paint scheme that is entering into passenger service on Tuesday. It's part of a series honoring legacy railroads that shaped the current operations. | North Station, Track 8, Boston

12:40 | Gov. Maura Healey attends Mass. Department of Environmental Protection’s 50th anniversary event with Secretary Rebecca Tepper. | Great Hall, State House, Boston

1:00 | The Joint Committee on Election Laws holds a public hearing on about two dozen bills focused on campaign finance. Proposals from Rep. Dan Ryan and Sen. Sal DiDomenico (H 868 / S 507) aim to bolster campaign finance reporting among ballot question committees, including by mandating detailed reporting of in-kind contributions worth $50 or more. A Sen. Rebecca Rausch bill (S 530) requires presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns from the past four years at least 60 days before the primary in order to appear on the ballot. | Room 222, State House, Boston | Agenda and Access

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is getting the band back together. The coalition – the one that she pulled together in 2023, when she had a slate of City Council candidates on the off-year ballot, and that helped vault her to a 49-point win over Josh Kraft in September’s preliminary – is now swinging behind City Councilor At-Large Henry Santana.

A former Wu administration aide turned council ally, Santana is on the November ballot with fellow incumbents and challengers, including former Dorchester councilor Frank Baker, who outraised everyone last month with a $96,000 haul.

Team Wu is helping promote a birthday fundraiser for Santana, scheduled for Wednesday night at the Behan pub in Jamaica Plain. The host committee has Wu as the headliner, along with six of Santana’s fellow councilors, including Dorchester’s John FitzGerald. The list also includes House budget chief Aaron Michlewitz of the North End, and five other House lawmakers who represent Boston.

SENATE SPECIAL: Senators adopted an order setting up a March 3 special election to fill the seat held by the late Sen. Ed Kennedy. The district includes the city of Lowell and several towns along the New Hampshire border. Rep. Rodney Elliott is in, while fellow Lowell lawmaker Vanna Howard is considering a run. – State House News Service

HOLYOKE FINANCES: City officials in Holyoke haven’t met financial paperwork requirements, leading state officials to put a stop to local aid payments for the second time this year. – MassLive

SHERIFFS SPENDING: Massachusetts sheriffs are defending their budget overruns as Beacon Hill lawmakers turn the spotlight on their spending. – WBUR

RETURN TO OFFICE: In-person office visits to Boston are down 35.6% compared to 2019, placing the Hub behind New York and Washington D.C., but ahead of San Fancisco, Chicago and Los Angeles. – Boston Business Journal

VEGA TO EDC: Former House lawmaker Aaron Vega, Holyoke’s director of planning and economic development for the city of Holyoke, has been hired as the new head of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. He replaces Rick Sullivan, who is retiring. – MassLive

WU’S FUTURE: “How are you going to ask it this time?” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joked to a Globe reporter, anticipating the question of what’s next for her after she crushed Josh Kraft in the prelim. She added, twice, “I have no national ambitions.” – Boston Globe

ATTORNEY V. ICE: Immigration attorney Andrew Lattarulo is suing the federal government after federal border agents took his phone during a search at Logan Airport. – WCVB

MBTA OVERDOSE KIOSKS: After finishing a federally backed pilot project that involved the installation of 15 overdose kiosks on the Red Line, MBTA officials told lawmakers they don’t have the resources or personnel necessary for managing the prevention program. – Eagle-Tribune

STAYING EX-TROOPER: Michael Proctor, the State Police trooper fired over his comments in the Karen Read case, dropped his bid to get his old job back. – Boston Globe

LAKE SHORE LIMITED: The Lake Shore Limited, the only existing real service between Boston and Western Massachusetts is scheduled to restart in December after a sinkhole in New York led to its temporary suspension. – Western Mass. Politics and Insight

ESTATE CASE: The estate of perennial Republican candidate Jack E. Robinson, who once got into a car crash during an interview with a reporter, has been ordered to pay $92 million in an insurance fraud case. –Universal Hub

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