Peabody teacher Patty Nizwantowsky (right) discusses her opposition to the 2010 education reform law with Representative Joyce Spiliotis. AFT MA opposed the measure because it punishes teachers who serve the state's neediest students.
AFT Massachusetts congratulates the following endorsed candidates on their success in the midterm elections.
Constitutional Offices (2010–2014)
Suzanne Bump, Auditor
Martha Coakley, Attorney General
Steve Grossman, Treasurer
Massachusetts Senate (2010-2012)
Katherine Clark: Middlesex & Esses, D-Melrose
Sal DiDomenico: Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex, D-Everett
Kenneth Donnelly: 4th Middlesex, D-Arlington
Eileen Donoghue: 1st Middlesex, D-Lowell
James Eldridge: Middlesex & Worcester, D-Acton
Patricia Jehlen: 2nd Middlesex, D-Somerville
Thomas McGee: 3rd Essex & Middlesex, D-Lynn
Marc Pacheco: 1st Plymouth & Bristol, D-Taunton
Michael Rush: Suffolk & Norfolk, D-West Roxbury
James Timilty: Bristol & Norfolk, D-Walpole
Steven Tolman:2nd Suffolk & Middlesex, D-Brighton
James Welch: Suffolk & Norfolk, D-W. Springfield
Daniel Wolf: Cape & Islands, D-Centerville
Massachusetts House of Representatives (2010-2012)
Michael Brady: 9th Plymouth, D-Brockton
Christine E. Canavan: 10th Plymouth, D-Brockton
Tackey Chan: 2nd Norfolk, D-Quincy
Geraldine M. Creedon: 11th Plymouth, D-Brockton
Edward Coppinger: 10th Suffolk, D-W. Roxbury
Marcos Devers: 16th Essex, D-Lawrence
Paul J. Donato : 35th Middlesex, D-Medford
James Dwyer: 30th Middlesex, D-Woburn
Lori Ehrlich: 8th Essex, D-Marblehead
Robert Fennell: 10th Essex, D-Lynn
Denise Garlick: 13th Norfolk, D-Needham
Colleen Garry: 36th Middlesex, D-Dracut
John Keenan: 7th Essex, D-Salem
Paul Mark: 2nd Berkshire, D-Hancock
Harold Naughton: 12th Worcester, D-Clinton
Rhonda Nyman: 5th Plymouth, D-Hanover
James O’Day: 14th Worcester, D-W. Boylston
Denise Provost: 27th Middlesex, D-Somerville
Angelo Puppolo, Jr. : 12th Hampden, D-Springfield
John Rogers: 12th Norfolk, D-Norwood
Carl Sciortino: 34th Middlesex, D-Medford
Frank I. Smizik: 15th Norfolk, D-Brookline
Joyce A. Spiliotis: 12th Essex, D-Peabody
Thomas M. Stanley: 9th Middlesex, D-Waltham
David Sullivan: 6th Bristol, D-Fall River
Steven Walsh: 11th Essex, D-Lynn
