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The Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts is a group of concerned citizens organized to promote social justice, political reform, and progressive values throughout the Commonwealth focusing on local and state-level issues.

Electoral and Issue Advocacy

PDM members work together in our own communities and across the state to elect progressive candidates and to advance a progressive agenda at the state and local levels.

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We host local and statewide events, including trainings, forums, issues conferences, and receptions, to conect our members, help them develop their skills, and educate them about issues and candidates.

Work in Coalitions

PDM is an active member of key coalitions of progressive organizations, including MassAlliance (a coalition of more than two dozen leading progressive groups who work together to identify, support, and elect progressive candidates for office), Raise Up Massachusetts (a broad-based coalition of community, labor, and faith-based groups pursuing an agenda of key issues), and Mass Power Forward (a coalition advancing local, clean, renewable energy solutions). Together we strive to build progressive political power.

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People’s Hearing on Bills for Legislative Reform
People’s Hearing on Bills for Legislative Reform
Jun 4, 2025
What: The Coalition to Reform Our Legislature (CROL) will hold a people’s hearing on two bills, filed by its members and allies, which would improve the way that our legislature operates.
Letter from Vocational Education Justice Coalition
Letter from Vocational Education Justice Coalition
Apr 1, 2025
March 26, 2025 Honorable Governor Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth Kate Cook, Chief of Staff Patrick Tutwiler, Secretary of Education Russell Johnston, Acting Commissioner of...
Letter on Joint Rules
Letter on Joint Rules
Mar 24, 2025
The Honorable Michael Moran  The Honorable Cynthia Stone Creem  The Honorable William Galvin  The Honorable Joan Lovely  The Honorable David Muradian  The Honorable Ryan Fattm

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  • Forum | Is the MA Legislature Doing Enough to Thwart a Federal Government Run Amok?

    Jun 13, 2025  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Via Zoom -- Register in "Description" below

    Register HERE

    More details and resources on our website: Public Policy Forums - PDM

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  • People's Hearing on Bills for Legislative Reform

    Jun 17, 2025  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Church on the Hill, 140 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

    The Coalition to Reform Our Legislature (CROL) will hold a people’s hearing on two bills, filed by its members and allies, which would improve the way that our legislature operates. The bills were filed consistent with House and Senate rules, yet both chambers bypassed the typical process of holding formal hearings on them, leaving the public in the dark on their benefits.

    CROL is a politically diverse coalition of groups and individuals committed to making the Massachusetts legislature more accountable, effective, and transparent.  CROL proposed two bills to accomplish those objectives.  One bill would establish independent legislative research and fiscal analysis bureaus to provide legislators with the tools necessary to craft legislation based on objective data, rather than reliance on special interests. 

    The second bill would reform the stipend system which presently gives leadership extraordinary control over legislators’ salaries, replacing it with a less costly and less leadership-controlled stipend system that rewards performance, rather than loyalty. (More specifics about both bills are available on CROL’s website, malegreform.org.)

    CROL is holding this hearing to advance public debate on our dysfunctional legislature. 

    Former State Representative, Jay Kaufman will Moderate.

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  • Raise Up Mass MetroNorth Town Hall

    Jun 18, 2025  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 630 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02476

    Join our ally Progressive Mass  for a MetroNorth town hall with Raise Up Massachusetts.
    At this meeting, we will talk about

    • The GOOD: Hear about what 2022's Fair Share victory has been able to accomplish so far
    • THE BAD: Hear about the impact that budget cuts are already having on communities in the region.
    • THE UGLY: Hear about the harm that the Republican "Big Ugly Bill" will cause in Massachusetts.

    And we will talk about what YOU and YOUR LEGISLATORS can do, especially around Raise Up's Corporate Fair Share campaign.

    We need to protect our essential services, and we can do that by making sure that large corporations pay their fair share and by tapping into our rainy day fund when it pours.
    Register here

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