For over 200 years, Massachusetts has led the nation, always by investing in the future and with a deep sense of obligation to democratic self-determination and the community good:

• Our state government and Constitution became a sturdy model for the nation
• We created the first public park in our new country, and we called it Boston Common
• We founded the first public schools, built the first public transportation system
• We were first to legalize marriage for all, the first to offer health care insurance for all

But Massachusetts also has a darker legacy, one filled with housing segregation, voter suppression, corruption, and penny-pinching.

We can see the impacts of that legacy today. We are one of the most unequal states, and one of the least affordable to live in. Systemic racial inequalities pose barriers to job and educational opportunities, as well as access to justice. On protecting the right to vote and ensuring a livable planet, we lag behind other states.

Inspired by the best of our history, and the need to undo the damage of the darker side of it, Progressive Massachusetts intends to transform Massachusetts into a bold laboratory for progressive state initiatives and foster an open and inclusive political environment.