State Senator
Cindy F. Friedman was elected to the Massachusetts Senate on July 25, 2017, to represent the Fourth Middlesex District, which includes Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Woburn, and precincts 1-2 and 4-7 of Lexington. Prior to becoming a state Senator, Cindy worked as a public school teacher, an executive in the high-tech industry, and later served for nearly a decade as chief of staff to the late Senator Ken Donnelly.
Always a straight-shooter and a zealous advocate for the people of the Commonwealth, since her election Cindy has distinguished herself as a thoughtful and policy-oriented member of the Senate.
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The top priorities that Cindy fights for in the Massachusetts Senate include:
Civil Rights
Criminal Justice
Education
Environment
Mental Health and Addiction
Health Care
Housing
Labor and Workforce Development
Protecting our Seniors
Transportation
Women’s Health
Veterans
BEACON HILL, MA – Cindy Friedman, former chief of staff of late state Sen. Ken Donnelly, received the support of two area Democrats this week in her campaign to fill Donnelly’s seat. Former gubernatorial candidate Don Berwick and former state senator Dan Wolf endorsed Friedman for the 4th Middlesex District seat in the special election.
Friedman shares top budget priorities, including full funding for public education, access to affordable and quality health care, as well as greater investments in transportation and infrastructure expansion and maintenance, workforce training, and affordable housing.
“We are reaching out to you today to ask you to join our family, as well as thousands of your friends and neighbors, in casting your vote on Tuesday, June 27 for Cindy Friedman as our next State Senator in the special primary election to succeed our husband and father — the late Senator Ken Donnelly.
Ken loved serving the people of the 4th Middlesex district with all of his heart and soul, and nobody did more for the past decade to help him do his job than Cindy.
Working as his Chief of Staff, Cindy partnered with Ken to tackle the issues that face our district and our state. The thousands of hours Ken and Cindy spent together working on behalf of the people of the 4th Middlesex district, the thousands of hours they invested to move Ken’s agenda forward, and the thousands of hours they dedicated to helping individuals navigate the often overwhelming state bureaucracy are just three of the many reasons we as a family are voting for Cindy and are urging you to do the same.”
Cindy Friedman, one of three vying for the 4th Middlesex state Senate seat, submitted her nomination papers Tuesday, May 16, to the state secretary of state’s office. The nomination signatures were accepted and registered, officially placing Friedman’s name on the ballot.
Friedman praised the strong volunteer efforts that placed her well over the threshold number of signatures needed to get on the ballot. “Thank you to my volunteers and the more than 500 people who signed my nomination papers. I’m excited to be officially running for the 4th Middlesex state senate seat,” Friedman said.
An estimated 125 people at the Elks on a breezy Sunday afternoon with a view of Spy Pond helped kick off Cindy Friedman’s campaign for state Senate.
With a number present from Lexington and strong backing from the family of Ken Donnelly as well as Rep. Jay Kaufman, Friedman did what was needed May 7: She began giving shape to the brief campaign that ends with a June 27 primary.
Facing state Rep. Sean Garballey, the formidable opponent in a race of three seeking the late senator’s seat, Friedman offered a brisk overview about who she is and what she had done as “co-senator.” That’s how Kaufman, a campaign cochair, termed her role since 2008, as chief aide to Donnelly.
Endorsements have begun to pour in as candidates prepare for a dead-sprint in the last seven weeks before the Democratic primary in the special election for the 4th Middlesex Senate District seat.
The primary, which will be held on June 27, may end up deciding the overall race, as no Republicans as of May 9 had announced their candidacy.
