From tough times in childhood, John Deaton fought the odds to succeed in school and as a U.S. Marine. As a lawyer, John has helped victims of mesothelioma, cancer, and asbestos. He also successfully defended token holders of cryptocurrency, and has become a recognized expert in using crypto technology to help underprivileged and unbanked persons.

As a health-care professional, Gary Grossi has seen how bloated bureaucracy and malpractice liability have driven up the cost of basic care. He will work for realistic policies, and will take the same approach for energy and housing. As a retired U.S. Army colonel, he knows how institutions can become merely self-perpetuating, and so he will support term limits for members of Congress.

Mike Minogue will be a new kind of governor. As a husband, father, and man of faith, he has a heart to serve. As a combat veteran and leader of a world-class medical-device business, he has the grit to deliver.

To families in Massachusetts, he will bring “AAOK”: Accountability, Affordability, and Opportunity, and Keeping Communities Safe.

Born into a hard-working middle-class family that came to America from Portugal, Shawn Oliver learned to take responsibility and to serve. As a city councillor, he has seen how entire communities can be harmed by bad decisions made by state government officials who are far removed from the people they govern. He is about results, not rhetoric.

In Belmont, Elizabeth Dionne brought financial order as chair of the Select Board, balancing the budget according to revenue, and preserving reserve funds. Wielding legal, administrative, and constitutional expertise, as State Treasurer she will work from data to drive collaborative and effective solutions.

Over the past four years, single-party control in our state government has chased businesses (and jobs) out of Massachusetts. The Secretary of State is responsible for corporate registrations, and Anne Brensley will bring to this important office her professional experience in helping businesses succeed.

With the state suffering from sky-high energy costs, “Green Energy” mandates make it worse. And families should be able to find a decent place to live, not priced out of the market by illegal aliens exploiting the Right-to-Shelter Law. Chris Lyons believes that families should not be made to suffer because a career politician wants to signal her virtue.

The Governor’s Council has the job of reviewing and approving the Governor’s appointments of judges. With the Council behaving as a lax rubber stamp, special interests will control who becomes a judge, and the legal system will fail to maintain justice. In these decisions, Margaret Abboud will be a voice insisting on rigorous review and fairness.