More than six months ago, I wrote about a highly qualified but largely unknown candidate who had given up a secure career to undertake what looked like a quixotic campaign. David Solet had spent 24 years as a prosecutor, most recently as chief of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Cold Case Homicide Unit. He had been …
Continue reading From “David Who?” to a Solet Choice for Middlesex District Attorney
Incumbency combined with voter inertia are a mighty force in keeping officials in office, be they high-performing or flawed. Nowhere is this truer than in down-ballot races, when all the excitement is at the top (e.g., the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, the race for Massachusetts governor and controversial referenda (e.g., statewide rent control …
Continue reading Race for Middlesex District Attorney : more than just another generational contest?
The Y chromosome was in short supply among top winners in yesterday's primary. The result is that party candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, attorney general and, in my home county, district attorney and governor's council, are all women. (So, too, with unopposed candidates for state auditor, state senator and state representatives.) The women's vote may …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 