Bret Bero

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Bret Bero

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Bret Bero (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.

Bero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Bret Bero was born on October 16, 1958. After graduating from Middlebury College, he worked at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bero owned a manufacturing company from 1997 until 2019. He began teaching at Babson College in 2016.

Elections

2022

See also: Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeated Leah Cole Allen and Peter Everett in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Driscoll (D)	63.7	1,584,403
		Leah Cole Allen (R)	34.6	859,343
	Submit photo	Peter Everett (L)	1.6	39,244
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,806

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,485,796
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeated Eric Lesser and Tami Gouveia in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Driscoll	46.6	332,712
		Eric Lesser	32.7	233,241
		Tami Gouveia	20.6	147,224
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,094

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 714,271
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Hinds (D)
• Scott Donohue (D)
• Bret Bero (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Leah Cole Allen defeated Kate Campanale in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leah Cole Allen	52.1	130,962
		Kate Campanale	47.6	119,516
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	759

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,237
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rayla Campbell (R)

Campaign themes

2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Bret joined the faculty of Babson College—the leading school for entrepreneurship—in 2016, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students.

Understanding that small businesses drive the economies of our “Forgotten Towns” and gateway cities, Bret bought a small manufacturing company in Orange, MA in 1997 and rechristened it ECHO Industries. He owned ECHO until its sale in 2019.

Bret began his career at Digital Equipment Corporation, in Maynard, after graduating from Middlebury College. After earning an MBA at Dartmouth College, Bret embarked on a thirty-year career working with companies to help them improve performance, with roles as both a management consultant and business turnaround leader. He has experience across a variety of industries, including many that are critical to Massachusetts’ economic prosperity: health care, hospitality, technology, retail, building supplies, environmental services, finance, and manufacturing.

Bret has experience in local government from when he served on the Town of Carlisle Finance Committee, and on the Revenue Enhancement Committee. He also covered the Town government for the local newspaper, the Carlisle Mosquito.

After graduating college, Bret married his high school girlfriend, Joan, in 1982. Their two children are married and living in Massachusetts. They have two grandchildren aged 8 and 3.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Economic Revitalization: Small businesses, which make up 45% of our workforce and 99% of our businesses, are the drivers of the economy in our small towns and gateway cities. They were adversely affected by Covid-19. Entrepreneurship and small businesses are a force for social good because small businesses hire locally, buy from other local businesses, and reinvest in their communities. The Executive branch does not have a dedicated Commerce department to help incubate the future businesses that will drive our future economy. I have direct, personal experience owning and operating a small business in central Massachusetts for over 20 years, and will use that expertise to help revitalize our economies.
• Educational Stability and Excellence: Education is THE path to a better future, regardless of an individual’s position in life. COVID has significantly disrupted our education model. I know from teaching at Babson College and from talking with my wife, an Occupational Therapist in a MetroWest school district and a member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, that remote learning is hard for both students and teachers. We must have a plan to keep students in the classroom and adopt the "lessons learned" from teaching during COVID. Massachusetts is successful because of the quality of our workforce. We need to continue to promote education excellence and stability for all schools if we hope to address the challenges of the future.
• Environment Responsibility: Climate change IS an existential issue, but it is also an opportunity. In the short term, Massachusetts needs to invest in public mass transit systems that actually work. Longer term, we need to develop and promote alternative energy solutions–like offshore wind and other emerging innovations–so that we get to net zero carbon emissions while meeting our future energy needs before the planet can no longer sustain our population. As someone who was on the Board of the largest environmental testing company in North America, I know the challenges we will face in addressing this environmental crisis and making Massachusetts THE leader in environmental responsibility.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Massachusetts is at an inflection point. November 2022 is a critical election, and the decisions we make in the next administration will determine the character of the Commonwealth for our next generation. Yet, if we keep electing the same people, we will keep getting the same results.

I am running for two primary reasons:

First, I believe that COVID has permanently disrupted our lives and that we will need to build a new foundation for living in a world in which COVID is an ongoing reality (e.g., an epidemic, not a pandemic). Massachusetts needs someone who has had “front line” experience addressing the critical issues of economic revitalization, educational stability and excellence, and environmental responsibility to help build a better future.

Second, the Commonwealth needs “servant leaders”—people who are committed to serving the citizens, not their own political careers; and who are willing and able to bring new and innovative ideas to these disruptive times.

I am an optimist because I believe in the people of Massachusetts. I believe that Massachusetts can do better.

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