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Lydia Marie Edwards

Lydia Marie Edwards

Democratic · Massachusetts · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Massachusetts Senate, Third Suffolk District, Massachusetts

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Housing justice, including sealing eviction records and expanding the renter tax credit
  • Workers' rights, including warehouse worker safeguards
  • Climate action and green infrastructure investment
Biography

Lydia Marie Edwards is the Democratic state senator for the Third Suffolk District. She is an attorney with a background in civil rights and housing advocacy who previously served as a Boston city councilor and launched the city's first Office of Housing Stability, according to her campaign site. She chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves as a Captain in the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

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