Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll have officially launched their 2026 reelection campaign.

In a video announcing the launch of her campaign Tuesday morning, Healey touted her administration’s accomplishments during the first three years in the corner office, going on to list “standing up to Donald Trump” as one of three reasons why she is running for re-election.

“I ran for Governor to show up for people who need someone in their corner, to lower costs and increase opportunities, and we’re getting things done. But there’s more for us to do – a lot more – and that’s why I’m running for reelection: to lower costs, make life better, and stand up to Donald Trump,” Healey said in her campaign launch video.

“He’s raising costs, taken away our health care and is tearing families apart. We see the damage he’s doing to our state and our country, but we’ll never back down. In Massachusetts, we stand together on what matters most,” she said.

The governor went on to list her key accomplishments in her first term, which she says include opposing utility rate increases while proposing legislation to take charges off energy bills the administration predicts will save ratepayers $13 billion.

She also touts protecting the SNAP program in Massachusetts from federal cuts, and cutting taxes “for the first time in more than 20 years.”

Healey also mentions capping health care deductibles and co-pays, “turning around the MBTA,” doubling funding for education, making community college free, “transforming our veterans’ homes,” and eliminating renter’s fees along with plans to build 100,000 new homes as her key accomplishments.

“Governor Healey is pledging to build on this progress in her second term, with a focus on protecting our people and communities, defending health care and abortion rights, providing access to life-saving vaccines, making sure our children don’t go hungry, investing in research, creating jobs, and lowering costs for all,” a Healey-Driscoll for Massachusetts press release reads.

The most crucial issue for Healey to counter during the election is the ever-increasing utility bills in Massachusetts, something critics attribute to her climate-driven policies and famously, her stoppage of two natural gas pipelines from coming to Massachusetts as Attorney General. In November, the governor turned to blaming President Donald Trump for soaring energy and housing costs on his tariffs on Canadian goods. Since then, she also has gone back and forth on whether she stopped two natural gas pipelines from coming to Massachusetts – something critics cite as a contributor to the high energy costs seen in the Bay State.

“We’re taking on the utility companies to lower your energy bills. We’re building 100,000 new homes to lower the cost of housing. I’m the first governor to cap health care deductibles and co-pays. We’ve transformed veterans’ homes to give vets the care they deserve. We’ve protected SNAP from federal cuts to feed kids and families,” Healey added in the campaign video. “When I took office, the T was a disaster, but we turned it around. We doubled funding for education and made community college free and Massachusetts schools are now ranked the best in America.”

Healey has no Democratic challengers in the primary thus far. On the Republican side, Mike Minogue, Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy will face off in the Republican primary for the nomination to take on Healey.

The official launch of Healey’s re-election campaign comes just days before she is set to deliver the State of Massachusetts address on Thursday.

Gov. Maura Healey speaks at Monday’s the 56th Annual MLK Breakfast (Photo By Matt Stone/Boston Herald).
Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll officially launched their bid for reelection Tuesday. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald, File)