Former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell plans to visit all 26 Gateway Cities — seen as critical hubs of economic development throughout Massachusetts — in her bid for attorney general.
Campbell will kick off her tour Tuesday in Chelsea, where she’ll meet with community organizations such as La Colaborativa, which assists Latino and Latinx immigrants, her campaign announced.
On Friday, Campbell will take her “Listening to Our Gateway Cities” Tour to Worcester and Southbridge.
“Throughout this campaign I have promised to be an Attorney General who champions all of Massachusetts,” Campbell, a former Boston mayoral candidate, said in a statement Tuesday morning. “Now, I’m headed to each Gateway City — communities that have too often been left out and left behind — to engage their residents and community leaders in a conversation about the tools and resources they need to rebound and prosper, especially post-COVID.”
Details of other tour stops were not immediately available.
Beyond Chelsea and Worcester, other Gateway Cities include Attleboro, Barnstable, Brockton, Chicopee, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Methuen, New Bedford, Peabody, Pittsfield, Quincy, Revere, Salem, Springfield, Taunton and Westfield.
Campbell last week secured an endorsement from House Speaker Ron Mariano, who’s also endorsed Attorney General Maura Healey for governor.
Campbell will report raising $237,329 in March, bringing her total cash to hand to more than $500,000. More than 90% of contributions are from Massachusetts donors, Campbell’s campaign said.
“I’m deeply grateful to every person who chipped in to help power our campaign,” Campbell said in a statement Monday. “But this is just the beginning and we are not taking anything for granted — the stakes are too high.
In the Democratic race for attorney general, Campbell faces labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey, a lawyer and former Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.
Liss-Riordan had $687,308.29 in cash on hand at the end of March, with Palfrey trailing behind at $214,892.50 according to campaign finance reports.
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