Gov. Maura Healey wants to ‘continue to serve.’ But in what capacity is still unclear

Gov. Maura Healey hinted Wednesday that she may run for some political office in the future but whether that’s the executive office at the State House is still unclear. The first-term Democrat from Arlington declined to elaborate when pressed multiple times on whether she plans to run for a second term as governor, even as multiple Republicans have floated themselves as potential gubernatorial candidates for the 2026 election.

“I’ll answer that at the right time,” she said when asked if she was running for reelection. “Do I want to continue to serve? Absolutely. There’s a lot that we’ve got to do.



There’s a lot underway. There’s a lot that I want to work on this year and next year and we want to be able to continue to do.” Healey has $2.

4 million in her campaign war chest should she decide to mount another bid for governor, a formidable sum that would help propel her onto local televisions, phone screens, and radios. She spent $40,000 in January with Beacon Research for a “survey,” according to campaign finance records. Several conservatives have already said they are seriously considering running for governor, including Mike Kennealy , a former cabinet secretary under Republican Gov.

Charlie Baker who later went on to work for the Boys & Girls Club of Boston. Sen. Peter Durant, a Spencer Republican, said he too is mulling a run for governor .

Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and Brian Shortsleeve, a venture capitalist and former MBTA official have also been floated as potential Republican candidates in 2026. After an unrelated event, Healey said she is focused on the “work at hand.” “We’ve got a new federal administration that creates some challenges that we’ve got to work through too.

But I love my job. I love the opportunity to serve. It’s a great privilege to serve as governor each day, and I’m just going to keep showing up and trying to do my best,” she said.

“I want to continue to serve.” Healey offered a less concrete response when asked in December whether she plans to run again, telling the Herald she felt “really privileged to be governor.” “There’s a lot more I want to do,” she said.

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