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Dashe Videira
Dashe Videira (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District. Videira lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District
Incumbent Becca Rausch defeated Dashe Videira in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Becca Rausch (D) | 58.8 | 57,309 |
 | Dashe Videira (R) | 41.0 | 39,983 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 184 | ||
| Total votes: 97,476 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District
Incumbent Becca Rausch advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Becca Rausch | 99.2 | 15,391 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 118 | ||
| Total votes: 15,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District
Dashe Videira advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dashe Videira (Write-in) | 69.6 | 1,066 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 30.4 | 465 | ||
| Total votes: 1,531 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Videira in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts Governor's Council election, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2
Incumbent Robert Jubinville defeated Dashe Videira in the general election for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Jubinville (D) | 63.2 | 194,480 |
| Dashe Videira (R) | 36.7 | 112,941 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 307,604 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2
Incumbent Robert Jubinville advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jubinville | 99.7 | 69,726 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 226 | ||
| Total votes: 69,952 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2
Dashe Videira advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 2 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dashe Videira (Write-in) | 42.3 | 1,093 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 57.7 | 1,489 | ||
| Total votes: 2,582 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Dashe Videira completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Videira's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Protect the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Dashe believes that mental health will be a huge focus in the public arena over the next few years and that it is imperative that we have an understanding of fairness and honesty, while having compassion to the fact that each citizen's circumstances are unique. We are in different times today. We need judges and elected officials who understand the challenges we face and have the capacity to mentally and emotionally support our community.
- Dashe hopes to bring her knowledge and expertise in psychology and organizational leadership to help appoint stable judges, Justice of the Peace, and commute the sentences of murders. When it comes to policies in Massachusetts, the Governor's Council has the privilege to reign in career criminals, especially violent offenders and illegal drug dealers, to make our communities a much safer place to live and to thrive.
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Campaign website
Videira’s campaign website stated the following:
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Dashe’s diverse background has been shaped through years working with the general public, children, families, her church, first responders, educators, businesses, those struggling with addiction, and victims of crime. She believes that mental health will be a huge focus in the public arena over the next few years and that it is imperative that we have an understanding of fairness and honesty, while having compassion to the fact that each citizen's circumstances are unique. We are in different times today. We need judges and elected officials who understand the challenges we face and have the capacity to mentally and emotionally support our community. Dashe hopes to bring her knowledge and expertise in psychology and organizational leadership to help appoint stable judges, Justice of the Peace, and commute the sentences of murders. When it comes to policies in Massachusetts, the Governor's Council has the privilege to reign in career criminals, especially violent offenders and illegal drug dealers, to make our communities a much safer place to live and to thrive. Some of the policy issues she is passionate about are the following:
Why are you running for Governors Council? The Governor's Council is one of the oldest forms of government dating back to as early as 1629. Sadly, many are unaware of what the council is and its duties. Dashe believes it is vital for people to start having conversations about the importance of this council and the impact this part of government can have within the state and its local communities. Judges have significant power to change the course of our state, so it is important to have balance amongst the council appointing said judges.
Dashe has vetted hundreds of different candidates for specific roles within Human Capital across many industries. As an American citizen, and the first of her family to attend college, she understands the highs and lows of the mental health crisis we are currently in. She is a believer and advocate for diversity, transparency, and balance. ALL these details are critical foundations to help evaluate, access, and affirm the approval of judges, law clerks, and parole boards. Dashe's professional and personal experience has had the opportunity to follow the state law regarding children, education, child custody issues, Department of Children and Family, along with family members who have experienced domestic violence, harassment orders, and much more. She has personally worked with lawyers on topics such as education, medical, and religious beliefs.
In the words of Thomas Jefferson, "We do not have government by the majority, we have government by the majority who participate". This is a wonderful reminder that when we have communities unwilling to vote, get involved with candidates running for office, and a council filled with a one-party majority, we are doing a HUGE disservice to the people of Massachusetts. If we want more balance within our government and our council, as citizens, we must realize that thoughtful assessments regarding an individual’s case can be made by someone without a law degree. That an alternative prospective may benefit and provide balance to council.
The council vote should be one of the last steps in the commuting and pardon process. If the council was involved in commuting a sentence or giving a pardon, the council’s perspective and feedback would depend on the details of the person and their progress within their time served. To secure a successful transition and an opportunity for a better future, the council and judicial court would need to ensure the prisoner has solid measurable objectives to help confirm the individual was set up to succeed in a civilian lifestyle.
This will NEVER be a black and white answer. Dashe believes each situation/person is different, and commuting sentences or pardons would need to be accessed on a case-by-case method, matched with strong evidence to honor a pardon/commuting sentence. With that said, from personal experience, Dashe has seen lives ruined from an unjust accuser or “victim” abusing the law, yet believing they were in the “right” because of their own personal trauma. Dashe has also seen miracles happen. People can find their faith, make peace within themselves and with others paving a way for a successful second chance at life. Seeing someone wronged and held liable for crimes they never did or one admitting to something out of fear can happen. They pay the consequences for their accuser’s exaggeration and are left as victims with a long-term record. Again, Dashe in no way believes this is a black and white answer and would need to gauge the situation on a case-by-case approach to implement correct action.
Dashe believes we are in a massive mental health crisis. People make poor decisions when they are mentally unstable. If a person is mentally unstable for too long, this paves the way for one to become quite reactive when triggered. Our children and young adolescents are deeply calling out for help which requires a substantial amount of support to ensure they can thrive as an adult. Dashe believes one of the best ways for us to protect young offenders is by providing them the steppingstones they need to help them transition into new opportunities. Depending on the details of the crime, Dashe is in full agreement that young offenders are redirected to restorative justice programs to help achieve balance within the community and ensure a more positive and transformational adult. What is your position on judicial and parole board nominees who support rehabilitation programs in prison, jail, and in the local community as an alternative to incarceration without those services? When you are in a dark hole, sometimes there is no opportunity to get out. Many prisons and correctional facilities can be looked upon as a black hole. The best way to help support the confidence needed to be a bridge for successful outcomes, proper rehabilitation programs are a must. With that said, Dashe believes each case is different and would need to be gauged on an individual basis to determine next steps.[1] |
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| —Dashe Videira’s campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dashe Videira’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 27, 2022
