Wayland Select Board member running for lieutenant governor
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A member of the Wayland Select Board is the first Republican candidate to declare a candidacy for lieutenant governor and she says she wants to bring a municipal focus to the job.
Anne Brensley filed paperwork late Friday afternoon to run for the state's number-two job next year. Her campaign website and press announcement said she had already begun introducing herself to voters with stops in Medway, Worcester, Fitchburg, Pembroke and Fall River.
"Massachusetts deserves leadership that listens to its people and tackles the local issues that matter most," Brensley, who works as CEO of DevCo North America, said. "For too long, both parties have ignored the unique challenges facing our towns and cities. I’m running to bring focus back to our communities, from affordability to better schools, cleaner water, and safer streets, by visiting the majority of towns throughout Massachusetts and talking directly to voters."
Brensley said her story "is one of the American Dream realized." She was born in Honduras and adopted at a young age, her campaign website says. She graduated from Suffolk University School of Law in 2008, and previously worked at John Hancock Funds, PNC Wealth Management and BFT Capital, according to her LinkedIn profile.
As CEO of DevCo North America, Bensley is the company's "visionary" and will accept "projects with risks that may defy what others are willing to do," the company says on its website. The company says it is "an Alternative Asst Manager specializing in the development stage of business growth" and lists one ongoing redevelopment project in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
On her campaign website, Brensley said her "vision for Massachusetts includes creating a State Budget that prioritizes local issues, giving ownership back to young people so they can support themselves and their families, and protecting individual rights."
Brensley was elected to the select board in 2023. Her term runs through April 30, 2026, according to the town.
So far, Brensley is the only Republican to establish a campaign for lieutenant governor. Two men have so far jumped into the race for governor: Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately in Massachusetts, though candidates sometimes campaign as a ticket.
MassGOP Chairwoman Amy Carnevale on Monday called Brensley a "tremendous candidate."
"She is a mother and business owner who has served in local government and knows the importance of putting politics aside and residents first," Carnevale said. "With Anne Brensley and our Republican candidate for governor leading next year's ticket, the MassGOP is poised to break one-party rule and restore balance to Beacon Hill."
Democrats Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll have said they plan to seek reelection next year.
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