Gov. Maura Healey, the first woman and openly gay candidate elected to the corner office in Massachusetts, plans to run for reelection in 2026, she told a radio host Friday afternoon. The Arlington Democrat’s first two years in office have been marked by a series of crises,

Gov. Maura Healey said in a radio interview that she's planning to run for a second term​ as governor of Massachusetts.

The move follows last year’s passage of Healey’s historic, more than $5 billion piece of legislation aimed at addressing the commonwealth’s ongoing housing crisis, a crunch felt harshly in Berkshire County, where limited stock, overwhelming demand, and stagnant wages bar many from finding dwellings.