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Margareth Shepard
Margareth Shepard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 6th Middlesex District. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.
Shepard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Priscila Sousa won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Priscila Sousa (D)  | 97.1 | 6,839 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 202 | ||
| Total votes: 7,041 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Priscila Sousa defeated Margareth Shepard and Dhruba Sen in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Priscila Sousa | 52.0 | 1,689 |
 | Margareth Shepard | 43.9 | 1,428 | |
| Dhruba Sen | 4.1 | 133 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 3,251 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margareth Shepard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shepard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Prior to my election in 2017, I was elected Town Meeting Member serving on the Ways and Means Committee, and as the Treasurer’s and Outreach Subcommittee co-chair of the Framingham Democratic Committee. I was appointed as a member of the MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women and elected as the first Massachusetts Brazilian-American Citizens Council Chair. In 2016 I founded the Brazilians for Political Education movement that has been increasing voter registration and citizens’ participation in Massachusetts elections and government. I have a strong connection with the Brazilian American Center (BRACE) where I am a board member and former secretary. I serve as a volunteer board member with the Brazilian Women’s Group. These elected and appointed positions provide me with the knowledge to increase my contribution towards the betterment of our community and to support our most vulnerable population, particularly during the pandemic.
- Protecting the Environment - Margareth will take her years of local environmental activism to the state level and ensure that Massachusetts is addressing the climate crisis and ensuring communities are free from pollution and environmental hazards, so we can all live healthy lives. She will be a watchdog who continues to fight for funds to clean up pollluted sites in Framingham, and to prevent Framingham from further contamination.
- Providing Housing Equity - Margareth believes every person deserves the opportunity to own their own home and prosper in our community. She will fight to make sure Framingham renters have the opportunity to become homeowners. She'll be an advocate to prevent overdevelopment from pushing Framingham residents out of our city. She will advocate for programs that will make first-time homeownership more accessible, and for seniors do downsize.
- Supporting Public Education - As a former guidance counselor, Margareth knows that high-quality public education is the key to success for every child. Margareth will fight to keep the cap on charter schools, and to protect and expand the state education budget. She'll work to invest in public education fro every student in Framingham and in Massachusetts.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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