Gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections
July 18, 2018
Governor Baker Cites Climate Change as Key Issue
State assistance to help communities combat the effects of climate change is a key tenet of his re-election platform, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
July 21, 2014
Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Baker Visits Vineyard
Charlie Baker’s resume includes stints as former CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and state secretary of finance and administration. But visiting the Vineyard this weekend, the Republican candidate for governor told the Gazette he learned important political lessons as a selectman in Swampscott.
June 16, 2014
Two Democrats With Island Ties Make State Primary Ballot in Governor's Race
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and former federal health care executive Dr. Donald Berwick both won the backing of enough delegates, along with state Treasurer Steve Grossman, to set up a three-way primary race in September. The Democratic convention was held Saturday in Worcester.
December 21, 2013
Don Berwick Stumps for Governor at Howes House
The former director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid under President Obama and part time Chilmark resident addressed a gathering of about 25 people in West Tisbury Saturday morning.
November 9, 2013
Addressing Vineyard Democrats, Coakley Says She's in Governor's Race to Win
Attorney General Martha Coakley, addressing a meeting of Martha’s Vineyard Democrats Saturday morning, said she feels confident about her chances to be elected the next governor.
August 28, 2013
Sen. Dan Wolf Postpones Decision to Resign in Wake of Ethics Ruling
Granted an extension to respond to a state ethics commission decision, gubernatorial candidate and Cape and Islands State Sen. Dan Wolf will now remain in office until at least Sept. 19.
Mr. Wolf announced last Thursday that he would resign his seat on August 29 and suspend his campaign for governor because of an ethics commission decision that his partial ownership of Cape Air created a conflict of interest.
In a statement on Wednesday this week, Mr. Wolf announced that he was granted an extension and will present a petition to the ethics commission next month.
August 22, 2013
State Sen. Dan Wolf Announces Resignation, Suspension of Gubernatorial Campaign
State Sen. Dan Wolf announced Thursday that he has suspended his campaign for governor and will resign his state Senate seat next week in the wake of a state ethics commission ruling about his ownership of Cape Air.
August 22, 2013
State Sen. Dan Wolf Announces Resignation, Suspension of Gubernatorial Campaign
State Sen. Dan Wolf announced Thursday that he has suspended his campaign for governor and will resign his state Senate seat next week in the wake of a state ethics commission ruling about his ownership of Cape Air.
August 15, 2013
Making a Healthy Run for Governor
More than 30 years ago Dr. Donald Berwick began seeing patients in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital emergency room. At the time, the ER was staffed by visiting physicians on weekends, so he helped set up the schedule and find the doctors a place to stay for the night. Since then, he has stopped seeing patients, was temporarily appointed by President Obama as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., and in June, declared his campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
August 7, 2013
Sen. Dan Wolf to Contest State Ethics Ruling
In a standoff with the state ethics commission, state senator and gubernatorial candidate Dan Wolf is publicly disputing a commission opinion that his role as owner of Cape Air is a conflict of interest. The ethics commission is standing behind its opinion and strongly refuted a statement posted by Senator Wolf online this week.
Mr. Wolf, a Democrat, represents the Cape and Islands in the state senate. He founded Cape Air 25 years ago and now has a 23 per cent stake in the company.
