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The Sierra Club congratulates all of our endorsed candidates who were elected in the 2002 general elections. Scroll to the bottom of this page to view Sierra Club's 2002 general statement for endorsed candidates.

To learn more about these politicians you may visit their web site by clicking on their name or by visiting the Massachusetts Legislature Home Page.

State Senate:
Barrios, Jarrett
Pacheco, Marc
Fargo, Susan
Jacques, Cheryl
Montigny, Mark
Nuciforo, Andrea
Resor, Pam
Tolman, Steven
Tucker, Susan
Wilkerson, Diane
O’Leary, Robert
Rosenberg, Stanley
Creem, Cynthia
Murray, Therese

State House of Representatives:
Balser, Ruth
Demakis, Paul
Falzone, Mark
Jehlen, Patricia
Kaprielian, Rachel
Kaufman, Jay
Koczera, Robert
Kulik, Stephen
Marzilli, James, Jr.
Paulsen, Anne
Petersen, Doug
Pope, Susan
Smizik, Frank
Speliotis, Theodore
Story, Ellen
Swan, Benjamin
Teahan, Kathleen
Turkington, Eric
Verga, Anthony
Wolf, Alice
Patrick, Mathew
Kahn, Kay
Rushing, Byron

Congress:

Sierra Club Endorses Environmental Leaders in the MA State Legislature
October 2002 - The Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of several state representatives and senators for election to the Massachusetts Legislature. The Sierra Club endorsement is based on demonstrated leadership on environmental issues, voting records, and a history of communication and outreach to Sierra Club members and groups in the candidate’s district.
“The candidates we have endorsed are leaders in the Massachusetts Legislature, voting solidly in favor of the environment and working with our members to protect the air, land, and open spaces of the commonwealth” stated James McCaffrey, Director of the Massachusetts Sierra Club. “The environment will continue to be at the forefront of issues that affect the quality of life in Massachusetts and we need the right people in the state house fighting to protect these values.”
Massachusetts faces major environmental challenges to address issues of sprawl, transportation and traffic, threats to water quality, and the many huge-scale proposals statewide – from development of the largest-ever wind energy generating facility in Nantucket Sound to the development of Greylock Glen in Western Massachusetts. Solving these problems will require creative solutions and a partnership between towns, state government and the federal government.