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Karen E. Spilka

Karen E. Spilka

Democratic · Massachusetts · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Massachusetts Senate, Middlesex and Norfolk District, Massachusetts

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Expanding access to education, job retraining and equal pay
  • Investing in transportation, infrastructure, economic development and housing
  • Advancing civil rights, criminal justice reform and housing access
Biography

Karen E. Spilka serves as President of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the Middlesex and Norfolk District's MetroWest communities of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick, according to the Town of Framingham's official website. She has led passage of the Student Opportunity Act, which expanded public school funding, per her official site.

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