Massachusetts State Senator fighting for the people of the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district. http://linktr.ee/jocomerfordma; senatorjocomerford.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mup2yqfg622hIn this video, I ask a few of my most fervent commenters: * How did you know I was a lesbian? * Is it "loser" or "looser"? * And...how do you pronounce "twatwaffle"? And finally, how can we find a way forward, together?04 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup2yqfg622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3muezj772t22tImportant from Brooke Hauser @ @bostonglobe.com re the Quabbin: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/31/science/quabbin-reservoir-towns-boston/31 Aug 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muezj772t22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mtta5a3izc2eThis about sums it up.24 Aug 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtta5a3izc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mtjf5rfsuk2mThis summer, MA leapt forward for children and families across the Commonwealth with the most significant update to the child welfare system in decades.20 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjf5rfsuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mtevloycyk2jMic drop: https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2026/08/quabbin-towns-keep-getting-raw-deal-from-mwra-matteo-pangallo.html18 Aug 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtevloycyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mtekqw2xtc24In Massachusetts, we believe that medical decisions belong to patients and their doctors, not to politicians. That's why the Senate passed legislation to strengthen abortion protections (Senators and lead advocates are pictured below), which Governor Healey recently signed into law.18 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtekqw2xtc24https://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msvq7kpsns2wOn July 16, the MA Senate adjourned in memory of acclaimed author & Hatfield resident Jane Yolen. Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa and I read an adjournment during formal session, joined by Yolen’s daughter Heidi E. Y. Stemple and her partner Dennis Wehrly. May Jane's memory forever be a blessing. https://senatorjocomerford.org/honoring-the-life-and-work-of-jane-yolen/12 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvq7kpsns2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mst6vqfbec2bConference committees are hard at work hashing out major bills. Take a look at my latest update on what’s moving and what’s next: https://senatorjocomerford.org/a-conference-committee-update-3/11 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst6vqfbec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msqezwvlsc2rCheck out our team's latest newsletter. It's packed with news, information, and ways to take action: conta.cc/4wgmFua Sign up to get it directly: bit.ly/4pSCcgj10 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqezwvlsc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msh3svij6c2uPowerful via @cwbeacon.bsky.social featuring a range of Quabbin Watershed community representatives. The MWRA wants readers to believe that the only tradeoff for Quabbin equity is to burden low income towns to the east. That's a real stretch of the facts. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/its-like-the-hunger-games-quabbin-reservoir-towns-take-funding-fight-to-beacon-hill-amid-extended-drought/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/its-like-the-hunger-games-quabbin-reservoir-towns-take-funding-fight-to-beacon-hill-amid-extended-drought/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTh6JBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMTZNT0Q4THdVdTFma254aVBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEenEhdH_K3YM0mDOdf1FyeR1rZhHxByv-mxBhCAL_uxLMZojDKfpg72eA7tmY_aem_0goaln6D7pQtaob3JY2svg06 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh3svij6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msggimqtlk2qOn 7/31, the MA State Senate became the 9th state leg. body in U.S. to pass a Res. to support the treaty on the prohibition of nuc. weapons, days before the 81st Annivs. of U.S. bombings of #Hiroshima + #Nagasaki. H/t @repmcgovern.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov.06 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msggimqtlk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msg4wbfxhs2eImportant via @bostonglobe.com re a call to action to ban Native athletic mascots issued by 8 MA Tribal Nations: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/31/metro/massachusetts-ban-native-american-mascots-public-schools/06 Aug 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4wbfxhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msdribrx4c2dThis summer, my team and I worked with a superstar team of interns and fellows. From left to right: Cat Hackett (Northeastern University School of Law), Rebecca Steere (UMass Amherst), Will Hood (UMass Amherst), Isabella Ervin (UMass Amherst), and Jonathan Parker-Yourga (Georgetown University).05 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdribrx4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3msbm6elemc2yA must-read from Dr. Matteo Pangallo on regional equity for Quabbin Watershed Stewards: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/towns-surrounding-the-quabbin-reservoir-protect-the-water-for-2-7-million-people-in-eastern-mass-theyre-getting-financially-starved-in-the-process H/t @cwbeacon.bsky.social @massgovernor.bsky.social @kimdriscollma.bsky.social04 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbm6elemc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mrsuxh53xs2oFun fact making the rounds at the State House today: Massachusetts grows peaches, and watermelon can be yellow! Our district interns Will, Isabella & Jonathan joined State House interns Rebecca & Cat to share western Mass produce (Red Fire Farm, Clarkdale Fruit Farms) & UMass Amherst cookies. 🍑🍉29 Jul 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsuxh53xs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mrnriv745s2kLooking for more information on the Senate's economic development proposal that passed last week? Check out my most recent blog post: https://senatorjocomerford.org/not-a-laughing-matter/27 Jul 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnriv745s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mrdi6mqldk2nMy response to Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan re: their coverage of my amendment to the Senate's economic development proposal to expand agritourism in MA. I hope they accept my invitation to spend a day on farms in our district! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch_Q6Uux8O823 Jul 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdi6mqldk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mqucfvmkok2z1/ What a day. Glad to join @massgovernor.bsky.social yesterday at the ceremonial signing of the Blue Envelopes Program into law. Years of advocacy behind this moment. 🧵👇17 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqucfvmkok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mqmx3z6dbc2pFor too long, the communities that protect eastern Mass’ water have been asked to go without. When MWRA came to the Quabbin, they heard it clearly: a region sending 180M+ gallons daily cannot remain under-resourced. Quabbin communities are done being an afterthought. More: linktr.ee/jocomerfordma14 Jul 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmx3z6dbc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mqkjdlw2w22gCheck out our team's latest newsletter. It's packed with news, information, and ways to take action: conta.cc/3QYBVNH Sign up to get it directly: bit.ly/4pSCcgj13 Jul 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkjdlw2w22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3modruiuqts2gTHRILLED to see Northampton Public Schools win the 2026 "Terrific Tray of the Year"!15 Jun 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3modruiuqts2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mnrstubkvk2qCheck out our team's latest newsletter. It's packed with news, information, and ways to take action: conta.cc/43bRhRt Sign up to get it directly: bit.ly/4pSCcgj08 Jun 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrstubkvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mnif3j6jxc2zLOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE. 🏳️‍🌈❤️🌈❤️ Yesterday, we raised a rainbow flag at the Massachusetts State House for LGBTQ #Pride Month — a powerful reminder that Massachusetts is united in protecting civil rights and liberties for all.04 Jun 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnif3j6jxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3ml6lvxggus2f❤️ 🍎 Big love to educators during #TeacherAppreciationWeek. The MA Senate's FY27 budget proposal prioritizes education, matching our values with proposed budget appropriations.06 May 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6lvxggus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mkzhb6lebk2kWhat I ❤️ about organizing to bring back/expand Northern Tier Rail / the Fitchburg line are the skilled people raising their voices in unison to support. S/o to Alex Barber for this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyD66xj7iCw @massgovernor.bsky.social @kimdriscollma.bsky.social @massdot.bsky.social04 May 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzhb6lebk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mjxcni6ks22mLove and cheers for our team's Chief of Staff, Jared Freedman, who ran an (astonishing) average 6.26 min. mile for 26.2 of them during today's Boston Marathon. We love you, Jared! TY Katelyn Billings for the great picture!20 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxcni6ks22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3mjmcoerzr22dHealey Driscoll Administration officials were out in force across the region on 413 Day. I joined 4 meaningful stops in Pelham, Erving, Northampton, and Gill to celebrate wins on housing, micro transit, and regional equity. TY @kimdriscollma.bsky.social @massdot.bsky.social and more16 Apr 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmcoerzr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jocomerford.bsky.social/post/3miwlq654422nJoin Rep. @mindydomb.bsky.social + me for a community meeting on Eversource's WT-11 Transmission Right-of-Way Reliability Program Project at the Amherst Town Hall next on4/14 @ 6:00 p.m. Livestreamed: amherstma.zoom.us/j/82928590640 Questions may be submitted in advance: https://forms.gle/oLhtNo74WkiJzztQ807 Apr 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:warjg2eqrt7zi3tqeqaelhcd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwlq654422n