Governor Candidates Declared • Michael Minogue, former CEO of
Abiomed • Brian Shortsleeve, former chief administrator and acting general manager of the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (running with Shawn Oliver) Eliminated at convention • Mike Kennealy, former Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
(ran with Anne Manning Martin) (
running for U.S. Senate) •
Peter Durant, state senator from the
Worcester and Hampshire district (2023–present)
(running for re-election) Endorsements Polling Results Convention Lieutenant governor Anne Brensley did not officially become the running mate to a candidate for governor. However, she was supported by gubernatorial candidate Michael Minogue. • Anne Manning Martin, deputy superintendent of the
Massachusetts Department of Correction,
Peabody city councilor, nominee for
Essex County sheriff in 2016, and candidate for
Governor's Council in
2024 (previously ran with Mike Kennealy) • Shawn Oliver,
New Bedford city councilor and former corrections officer
(running with Brian Shortsleeve)===== ==Third parties and independents==