State Rep. Jeffrey Roy (D-Franklin) kicked off his 2024 re-election campaign at La Cantina Winery in Franklin with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll as one of his featured speakers. She was joined by House Ways & Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston), Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham), Town Councilor Robert Dellorco, SAFE Coalition CEO Jen Levine, and Campaign Chair Mike Doherty, who each offered remarks in support of Rep. Roy. Over 150 people attended the event, including 22 legislative colleagues who came from all parts of Massachusetts to support their colleague.
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| (L-R) Roy, Driscoll, Michlewitz |
Roy is seeking re-election for a seventh term in the 10th Norfolk District which includes all of Franklin and precincts 2, 3 and 4 in Medway.
Roy currently serves as Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy and is the House’s lead negotiator on climate and energy legislation. He previously served as Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education and as Acting Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Finance. He also serves as House Chair of the Manufacturing Caucus which promotes and encourages “Making It” in Massachusetts. The caucus will be hosting its annual manufacturing award ceremony at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, September 25.
"I have enjoyed serving the residents of Franklin and Medway and would be honored to serve another term," noted Roy. "We have made great progress in the areas of education, climate, economic development, health care and veterans affairs, and I want to build on that success. In addition, we have addressed the challenges of substance use disorder, the social equity, and criminal justice, and I look forward to continuing the work in these areas. I am humbled by the outpouring of support I have received from my friends and colleagues and have enjoyed the opportunity to be the voice of Franklin and Medway on Beacon Hill. If re-elected, I will continue to be a fierce advocate for our communities.”
In this recently released video (https://youtu.be/KwM1vJjcvjA), Rep. Roy makes the case for re-election and talks about what it takes to be an effective legislator. He also talks about his contributions to the community, legislation he has championed, and the role of an elected official in state government.
Roy is the father three children, all of whom were educated in the Franklin Public Schools. He is a 1986 cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1983, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Bates Student newspaper. He is also a 22-year rider in the annual Pan Mass Challenge event which raises money for the Jimmy Fund.
For more information on Roy and the campaign, please visit www.jeffreyroy.com
