An organization of nurse leaders has voiced their opposition to Question 4 that would legalize the commercial marijuana industry in Massachusetts. The organization believes Question 4 would have a negative impact on public health, particularly due to the creation of the edibles market, and runs counter to our goal of combatting the opioid crisis.

The Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) voted to oppose Question 4. The organization consists of over 1,000 nurse leaders from various practice and academic settings and represents nearly all acute care hospitals in the commonwealth. Collectively, the membership employs thousands of nurses and health care workers and administers billions in operating budgets across New England.

“As nurse leaders, we also have significant concerns about the impact of creating an edibles market that markets and sells high potency candies and other products,” Tim Quigley, ONL President, said. “Our nurses care for patients and families struggling with addiction every day, and we believe legalizing the commercial marijuana industry would certainly not help that work, and may hurt it. This is the wrong path for the health and wellness of our communities.”

ONL joins an unprecedented, bi-partisan coalition of community leaders as well as health care, public safety, business, anti-addiction, and child protection advocates who are opposing Question 4.

Other groups who are opposing Question 4 include:

• Massachusetts Hospital Association
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Massachusetts Municipal Association
• Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts
• Retailers Association of Massachusetts
• Association of School Superintendents
• Construction Industries of Massachusetts
• Action for Boston Community Development
• Association for Behavioral Healthcare
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter)
• Massachusetts Chiefs of Police
• Massachusetts Sheriffs Association
• all Massachusetts District Attorneys

Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Congressmen Joe Kennedy, Stephen Lynch, and Bill Keating, Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas, and 120 state legislators have also voiced their opposition to Question 4.

For more information on the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts, visit www.safeandhealthyma.com or on twitter at @safehealthyma.

Drug Overdoes Deaths Up In Almost Every County, Higher Than National Average; Runs Counter To Yes on 4 Claims That Legalization Will Combat Opiate Crisis

Despite claims from the Yes on 4 campaign that commercial marijuana legalization is a solution to the opioid crisis, Colorado is seeing a dramatic rise in opioid use. In fact, the state has seen a dramatic increase in overdose deaths that is higher than the national average and even rural counties have been significantly impacted.

Also, according to a 2016 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Colorado ranks #1 for use of intoxicating substances. It was the only state in the country that ranked as a top consumer of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and opioid painkillers.

“Yes on 4 is now trying to sell this ballot question as a way to address the opiate crisis, when we know it the question is really about establishing a commercial marijuana industry that will promote pot edibles and allow your neighbors to grow marijuana next door,” Safe and Healthy Massachusetts Campaign Manager Nick Bayer said. “Since legalization of medical and commercial marijuana, Colorado has seen a dramatic increase in opiate abuse and now is the only state that ranks as a heavy user of marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, and opioid painkillers. Question 4 is not a solution to the opiate crisis, it contributes to the problem.”

The promotion and sale of edibles, increased drugged driving, and a proliferation of pot shops in communities across the state are the inevitable results of passing Question 4, the Safe and Healthy Massachusetts campaign stressed in last night’s forum at the Kennedy Institute for the Senate.

Senator Jason Lewis (D-Winchester) highlighted these issues throughout the debate.  The No on 4 Campaign urged voters to consider Question 4 not as a marijuana legalization “concept,” but rather a specific proposal written by the marijuana industry for the marijuana industry. The Yes on 4 campaign has been almost entirely funded by an out-of-state pro-marijuana PAC and the industry-backed Marijuana Policy Project.

To view Senator Lewis’ opening statement outlining the issues, please click here.

Among the specific issues that will result from passing the marijuana industry’s proposal include:

• The creation of the dangerous edibles market, which will allow the advertising and sale of the highly potent cookies, candies, and sodas. Reports indicate that edibles account for as much as 50% of the marijuana sales in Colorado. Question 4 sets no limits on the potency of these products.
• An inevitable increase in drugged driving fatalities. In Washington State, they saw a doubling of the number of marijuana-impaired fatalities in the first year after legalization alone.
• The authorization of people to grow up to 12 marijuana plants worth tens of thousands of dollars at their homes, even over the objection of neighbors. Neighbors and communities have no ability to restrict these home grows, even if the homes are close to schools.
• There are no limits set on the number of pot shops in Massachusetts. In Colorado, there are already more pot shops than McDonalds and Starbucks combined.

97% of Contributions This Period Came From An Out-Of-State PAC and National Marijuana Industry; Marijuana Policy Project Has Contributed $188,000 In In-Kind Contributions Alone To Fund Legal And Staff Time In 2016

BOSTON – The Yes on 4 campaign remains almost entirely bought and paid for by the national marijuana industry and out-of-state PACs, according to campaign finance reports filed yesterday.

Of the $140,800 in contributions (including in-kind contributions) that came in over the past two weeks, $136,000 (or 96%) of it came from a Washington PAC funded by out-of-state billionaires, marijuana corporate investors, and the Marijuana Policy Project which is funded by marijuana industry executives. Those executives run businesses that include the manufacturing of dangerous edibles products and stand to make millions if Question 4 passes in Massachusetts.

The Marijuana Policy Project, out of Washington DC, has contributed $188,323 in in-kind contributions alone to fund much of the campaign’s legal work and staff time throughout the campaign. The Marijuana Policy Project is the industry backed organization to promote commercial marijuana throughout the country. Its funders include the CEOs of companies that promote and sell dangerous edibles and other products, including:

• CEO of Dixie Elixirs (a manufacturer of edibles like chocolate covered pretzels and wild berry lemonade)
• CEO of Med-West (a manufacturer of marijuana edibles)
• CEO of ArcView Group (a marijuana investment firm)

Statement from Safe and Healthy Massachusetts Campaign Manager Nick Bayer

“The people of Massachusetts are being asked to give a blank check to the Marijuana industry - that’s because the proposed law was written by the industry, and now we know the campaign is being paid for by the industry. They have written a law that allows unchecked edible products and takes control away from homeowners and communities. Voters should reject Question 4 because it will benefit Industry and not the families of Massachusetts.”

The Safe and Healthy Massachusetts campaign is an unprecedented coalition of Massachusetts doctors, nurses, health care, child protection, and community leaders opposing Question 4.  Among those opposing Question 4 includes:  Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Municipal Association, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Association of School Superintendents, Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, National Alliance on Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter), Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association and all Massachusetts District Attorneys.

Question 4 is also opposed by elected leaders such as Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Sheriff Steve Thompkins, and 120 state senators and representatives from across the Commonwealth.

BOSTON, MA – Highlighting concerns for public safety, law enforcement, and public health, Congressman Bill Keating, Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas today voiced opposition to Ballot Question 4 that would legalize commercial marijuana in the state.

“I have been involved in the recovery community for a long time; I helped to establish an adolescent drug rehab facility, the Cushing House, in South Boston. I've spoken with hundreds of men and women on the road to recovery and I have not met a young addict yet that didn’t start with marijuana. I am opposed to Question Four because I do not think flooding the streets with another drug is good for our young people or good for society. Legalizing commercial marijuana is a move in the wrong direction, we will live to regret it,” said Congressman Lynch (D – 8th District).

"The legalization of marijuana is a contentious issue, and there are valid points on both sides. While I firmly support decriminalization for minor possession and the use of marijuana for medical purposes, I have serious concerns with going so far as full legalization. Many unanswered questions remain about the financial costs, law enforcement implications and broader social impact, and my concerns echo those of the many medical, law enforcement and substance abuse experts in our region opposed to the measure," said Congresswoman Tsongas (D – 3rd District).

"For the past several years, the troubling consequences of patchwork marijuana legalization have played out across the country. Most critically, the research has remained clear -- short-term and long-term use of marijuana has serious health impacts for young people in particular. At a time when Massachusetts is facing a crippling addiction crisis, increasing access to yet another controlled substance undermines the families, individuals, communities, law enforcement officials and health care workers on the front lines of this epidemic every single day," said Congressman Kennedy (D – 4th District).

“Given that there has been a 62% increase in marijuana-related traffic deaths since the 2013 legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado, I have some serious concerns with legalization in Massachusetts. Additionally, a growing number of studies indicate frequent use of marijuana at an early age can disrupt brain development.  According to Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there is yet to be any research produced on the potential effects of secondhand marijuana smoke on children.  As such, I am a no on question 4,” said Congressman Keating (D – 9th District).

These members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation join an unprecedented, bipartisan group of doctors, nurses, health care professionals, child protection advocates, and community leaders opposing Question 4.  Among those opposing Question 4 are:  the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Municipal Association, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Association of School Superintendents, Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, National Association of Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter), Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, and all Massachusetts District Attorneys.

Question 4 is also opposed by elected leaders such as Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, and 120 state senators and representatives from across the Commonwealth.

In Last Night's Debate, Yes On 4 Spokesman Falsely Stated That Other States Have Banned Pot Candy; Websites such as "Dixie Elixirs" and "Hashish House" Clearly Disagree

BOSTON - The Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts today called on the Yes on 4 campaign to correct the false statements their spokesperson made last night regarding highly potent marijuana candy edibles.

In last night’s debate’s debate on WBZ TV, the Yes on 4 campaign spokesperson responded to No on 4 Steering Committee member Jason Lewis’ comments regarding the danger of marijuana edible candies and other edible products.

Borghesani used Colorado as an example of how much states can regulate these edibles, claiming that Colorado recently “banned candies.”

“And when he talks about candies. Already in Colorado they have banned candies. In the other states, they are banning candies.” – Jim Borghesani, WBZ Debate, 9/13/16

That, in fact, is not true. Colorado recently specifically banned only gummies candies in the shape or animals, humans, or fruit. That has left for sale all other potent THC candies such as chocolates, gumballs, lollipops, popcorn, and sour gums (not to mention all non animal, human, or fruit-shaped gummies.)

As proof, for a quick viewing of many of the candies still for sale in Colorado, one only needs to visit any number of marijuana retailer websites. For instance:

Hashish House
(http://www.pueblodispensary.com/products/edibles)

• Among the catalogs offered include “Canyon Cultivation – Suckit, Dropit, Doseit, weed-infused candy,” “Incredibles Edibles” and “Edipure” with a hashtag of #milehighcandy
• Among the candies offered in the catalogs include:
  • THC-infused grapefruit hard candy, chocolate bars, and gummy belts

Dixie Elixirs
(http://dixieelixirs.com)

• Among the candies offered on this site include chocolate bars, chocolate cherry pretzels, and mints.

Many online retailers also have delivery services to bring the highly potent THC candies right to your home.

“Pot candies are highly potent, a danger for accidental use by kids and pets, and the marijuana industry is selling them in huge quantities in Colorado,” said Safe and Healthy Massachusetts campaign manager Nick Bayer. “The Yes on 4 campaign should correct their false statements from last night and make clear that these other states have not banned marijuana candies. In fact, edible sales are a huge part of the marijuana profit model and we will see the same thing in Massachusetts if Question 4 passes.”

Some facts on pot edibles:

• Reports show that marijuana edibles may account for nearly 50% of marijuana sales in Colorado.
• There is no limit on the potency of edible products in Colorado, nor are limits written into the proposed law in Massachusetts.
• Edible products have been known to have THC levels reaching as high as 95%. That compares to the THC in current marijuana plants that average 17-18% THC, and marijuana THC levels of 3-4% that existed back in the 1980s.
• Marijuana infused products such as candy bars, cookies, and “cannabis cola” are often indistinguishable from traditional products and attractive to children.
• Doctors at Children’s Hospital Denver reported that, after legalization, the ER began treating one to two kids a month for accidental marijuana ingestion, mostly in the form of edibles. Prior to legalization, they reported none.
• For example, in 2014, a two-year old girl from Longmont, Colorado was sent to the hospital after accidentally eating a marijuana cookie she found in front of her apartment building.

The campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts coalition includes an unprecedented, bi-partisan group of doctors, nurses, health care, child protection, and community leaders opposing Question 4.  Among those opposing Question 4 includes:  Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Municipal Association, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Association of School Superintendents, Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, National Association of Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter), Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association and all Massachusetts District Attorneys.

Question 4 is also opposed by a group of bi-partisan elected leaders such as Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Sheriff Steve Thompkins, and 120 state senators and representatives from across the Commonwealth.

 

Says Massachusetts Would Be Wise To Wait And Learn Further From Other States’ Experiences; Contributes $100,000 to Campaign Against Commercial Legalization of Marijuana

BOSTON – A foundation with a mission of improving the health and well-being of the people of Central Massachusetts has voted to oppose the ballot question that would legalize the commercial marijuana industry in Massachusetts.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, located in Worcester, formally voted to oppose Ballot Question 4 and chose to contribute $100,000 to the campaign to defeat it. The Foundation believes that Massachusetts should wait to learn more from the experience of other states before moving forward as the first state on the east coast to legalize the marijuana industry.

The Health Foundation also cited the health impact of allowing the billion-dollar commercial marijuana industry to promote and sell marijuana products, including pot edibles, in central Massachusetts. Pot edibles account for 50% of the sales in Colorado and include highly potent products like candy, chocolates, cookies, and sodas that are particularly attractive to kids.

Question 4 was written by the marijuana industry, so it sets no limits on the number of pot shops statewide. In Colorado, that has resulted in more pot shops than McDonalds and Starbucks combined.

“The Foundation maintains that Massachusetts would be wise to wait for further evidence from research and other states’ experiences regarding the impact of the use of marijuana on health status, employee performance and public safety, before voting to allow recreational use.  This position is consistent with the Foundation’s practice of advocating for public policy that is based on evidence,” said Foundation President Jan Yost, Ed.D.  “In addition, the Foundation is concerned that sanctioning marijuana as a legal substance will likely normalize its use and create a commercial industry intent on spreading the use, like the tobacco industry.”

“We want to thank the Foundation for their leadership and their support,” Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts Steering Committee Member Jason Lewis said. “Now is simply not the time to risk allowing the billion dollar marijuana industry into Massachusetts, and we are so thankful for leaders like The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts for lending their voices to reject Question 4.”

Massachusetts has already taken major steps to address concerns around this issue. Massachusetts has decriminalized the possession of marijuana -  since 2008 people are not being jailed for marijuana use nor are they receiving a criminal record for such activity. Massachusetts also legalized the use of marijuana for health purposes in 2012.

The Foundation is able to support advocacy and grassroots lobbying because of its federal tax status as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization and its authorization by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to conduct such lobbying activities as are allowable for public charities.

The Foundation joins an unprecedented, bi-partisan coalition of elected leaders as well as health care, public safety, business, anti-addiction, and child protection advocates who are opposing Question 4. Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, 120 legislators and many other elected leaders have come out in opposition to Question 4.

Other groups who are opposing Question 4 include:

• Massachusetts Hospital Association
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Massachusetts Municipal Association
• Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts
• Retailers Association of Massachusetts
• Association of School Superintendents
• Construction Industries of Massachusetts
• Action for Boston Community Development
• Association for Behavioral Healthcare
• National Association of Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter)
• Massachusetts Chiefs of Police
• Massachusetts Sheriffs Association
• all Massachusetts District Attorneys

Leaders From Every Region Join Together To Say That Question 4 is Wrong Path For Their Communities

BOSTON – A bi-partisan coalition of 120 legislators from every region of the Commonwealth today voiced their opposition to ballot question 4 to legalize the commercial marijuana industry in Massachusetts.

The elected leaders said allowing the billion-dollar marijuana industry into Massachusetts to market highly potent edible products, particularly during an addiction crisis, is the wrong path for the state. Edibles like this account for 50% of the sales in Colorado, and the Massachusetts ballot question specifically authorizes these products and places no potency limit on them. A study released last week found that the number of children aged 0-9 who suffered from marijuana exposure has increased by 150% in Colorado since the state legalized commercial marijuana, including edibles.

The Massachusetts ballot question, which was written by and for the Marijuana industry, sets no limits on the number of producers and sellers, allows people to grow tens of thousands of dollars of marijuana at their homes, even over neighbors’ objections, and has been shown to dramatically increase impaired driving in other states that have legalized commercial marijuana.

Massachusetts has already taken major steps to address concerns around this issue. Massachusetts has decriminalized the possession of marijuana -  people are not being jailed for marijuana use nor are they receiving a criminal record for such activity. Massachusetts also legalized the use of marijuana for health purposes.

The legislators join elected leaders such as Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Attorney General Maura Healey who have come out in opposition to Question 4. The Massachusetts Municipal Association also has opposed this ballot question after a unanimous vote by their board of directors.

Among the group of health care, public safety, business, and child protection experts who have already come out in opposition to this ballot question include:  Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Municipal Association, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Association of School Superintendents, Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, National Association of Mental Illness (Massachusetts Chapter), Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts Sheriffs Association and all Massachusetts District Attorneys.

Senators

(D) Senator Joseph Boncore - 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District

(D) Senator Michael Brady - 2nd Plymouth & Bristol District

(D) Senator Harriette Chandler - 1st Worcester District

(R) Senator Vinny deMacedo - Plymouth and Barnstable District

(D) Senator Sal DiDomenico - Middlesex and Suffolk District

(D) Senator Eileen Donoghue - 1st Middlesex District

(R) Senator Ryan Fattman - Worcester and Norfolk District

(D) Senator Jennifer Flanagan - Worcester and Middlesex District

(D) Senator Anne Gobi - Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex District

(R) Senator Donald Humason - 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District

(D) Senator John Keenan - Norfolk and Plymouth District

(D) Senator Barbara L'Italien - 2nd Essex and Middlesex District

(D) Senator Jason Lewis - 5th Middlesex District

(D) Senator Joan Lovely - 2nd Essex District

(D) Senator Mike Moore - 2nd Worcester District

(R) Senator Patrick O'Connor - Plymouth and Norfolk District

(D) Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives - 1st Essex District

(D) Senator Michael Rodrigues - 1st Bristol and Plymouth District

(R) Senator Richard Ross - Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District

(D) Senator Michael Rush - Norfolk and Suffolk District

(R) Senator Bruce Tarr - 1st Essex and Middlesex District

(D) Senator Daniel Wolf - Cape and Islands District

Representatives

(D) Representative James Arciero - 2nd Middlesex District

(D) Representative Brian Ashe - 2nd Hampden District

(D) Representative Cory Atkins - 14th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Bruce Ayers - 1st Norfolk District

(R) Representative Jay Barrows - 1rst Bristol District

(D) Representative Jennifer Benson - 37th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Donnie Berthiaume - 5th Worcester District

(D) Representative Daniel Cahill - 10th Essex District

(D) Representative Thomas Calter - 12th Plymouth District

(R) Representative Kate Campanale - 17th Worcester District

(D) Representative James Cantwell - 4th Plymouth District

(D) Representative Gerard Cassidy - 9th Plymouth District

(D) Representative Tackey Chan - 2nd Norfolk District

(D) Representative Edward Coppinger - 10th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Claire Cronin - 11th Plymouth District

(D) Representative Josh Cutler - 6th Plymouth District

(R) Representative Angelo D'Emilia - 8th Plymouth District

(D) Representative Michael Day - 31st Middlesex District

(R) Representative David Decoste - 5th Plymouth District

(D) Speaker Robert Deleo - 19th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Brian Dempsey - 3rd Essex District

(D) Representative Marcos Devers - 16th Essex District

(R) Representative Geoff Diehl - 7th Plymouth District

(D) Representative Diana DiZoglio - 14th Essex District

(D) Representative Paul Donato - 35th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Shawn Dooley - 9th Norfolk District

(R) Representative Peter Durant - 6th Worcester District

(D) Representative Jim Dwyer - 30th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Carolyn Dykema - 8th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Kimberly Ferguson - 1st Worcester District

(D) Representative John Fernandes - 10th Worcester District

(D) Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante - 5th Essex District

(D) Representative Michael Finn - 6th Hampden District

(D) Representative Carole Fiola - 6th Bristol District

(R) Representative Paul Frost - 7th Worcester District

(D) Representative Denise Garlick - 13th Norfolk District

(D) Representative Colleen Garry - 36th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Carmine Gentile - 13th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Thomas Golden - 16th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Patricia Haddad - 5th Bristol District

(R) Representative Sheila Harrington - 1st Middlesex District

(D) Representative Stephen Hay - 3rd Worcester District

(D) Representative Russell Holmes - 6th Suffolk District

(R) Representative Steve Howitt - 4th Bristol District

(D) Representative Daniel Hunt - 13th Suffolk District

(R) Representative Randy Hunt - 5th Barnstable District

(R) Minority Leader Brad Jones - 20th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Hannah Kane - 11th Worcester District

(D) Representative Kay Khan - 11th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Robert Koczera - 11th Bristol District

(R) Representative Kevin Kuros - 8th Worcester District

(D) Representative John Lawn - 10th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Marc Lombardo - 22nd Middlesex District

(R) Representative Jim Lyons - 18th Essex District

(D) Representative Elizabeth Malia - 11th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Ronald Mariano - 3rd Norfolk District

(D) Representative Christopher Markey - 9th Bristol District

(D) Representative Joe McGonagle - 28th Middlesex District

(R) Representative Joe McKenna - 18th Worcester District

(D) Representative Paul McMurtry - 11th Norfolk District

(D) Representative James Miceli - 19th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Frank Moran - 17th Essex District

(R) Representative David Muradian - 9th Worcester District

(R) Representative Mathew Muratore - 1st Plymouth District

(D) Representative James Murphy - 4th Norfolk District

(D) Representative Dave Nangle - 17th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Harold Naughton - 12th Worcester District

(R) Representative Shaunna O'Connell - 3rd Bristol District

(R) Representative Keiko Orrall - 12th Bristol District

(D) Representative Jerald Parisella - 6th Essex District

(D) Representative Thomas Petrolati - 7th Hampden District

(D) Representative William Pignatelli - 4th Berkshire District

(R) Representative Elizabeth Poirier - 14th Bristol District

(D) Representative Angelo Pupollo - 12th Hampden District

(D) Representative John Rogers - 12th Norfolk District

(D) Representative Dennis Rosa - 4th Worcester District

(D) Representative Jeffrey Roy - 10th Norfolk District

(D) Representative Daniel Ryan - 2nd Suffolk District

(D) Representative Jeffrey Sanchez - 15th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Angelo Scaccia - 14th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Paul Schimd - 8th Bristol District

(D) Representative John Scibak - 2nd Hampshire District

(D) Representative Alan Silva - 7th Bristol District

(R) Representative Todd Smola - 1st Hampden District

(D) Representative Theodore Speliotis - 13th Essex District

(D) Representative Thomas Stanley - 9th Middlesex District

(D) Representative Ellen Story - 3rd Hampshire District

(D) Representative Walter Timilty - 7th Norfolk District

(D) Representative Paul Tucker - 7th Essex District

(D) Representative Steven Ultrino - 33rd Middlesex District

(D) Representative John Velis - 4th Hampden District

(R) Representative David Vieira - 3rd Barnstable District

(D) Representative RoseLee Vincent - 16th Suffolk District

(D) Representative Thomas Walsh - 12th Essex District

(R) Representative Timothy Whelan - 1st Barnstable District

(R) Representative Susannah Whipps-Lee - 2nd Franklin District

(R) Representative Donald Wong - 9th Essex District

(D) Representative Jonathan Zlotnik - 2nd Worcester District