Tag: Maura Healey

Massachusetts’ Maura Healey (D) made history on Election Day after defeating Republican opponent Geoff Diehl by 28 percentage points in the state’s now-called gubernatorial race, making Healey Massachusetts’ first female governor and the first out lesbian governor in U.S. history. Healey first made waves in the political world by becoming the country’s first openly lesbian attorney general in 2014, a milestone that was widely celebrated by LGBT activists. As AG, she utilized her power to hold pharmaceutical giants Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Her office also joined the fight against climate change, suing Exxon Mobil for lying about the threat level of rising global temperatures.