Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is running for governor. Healey announced this morning that she's entering the race.
She transforms the year’s top political contest as the presumptive front-runner on the Democratic side. Healey, in her second term, has the highest profile of any Democratic candidate.
Republican Governor Charlie Baker announced in December that he won't seek a third term, along with Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito.
Two other Democrats have already announced their candidacies: Harvard professor Danielle Allen and state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz. Republican candidate and former state Representative Geoff Diehl announced his candidacy before Baker opted out. Former Democratic Pittsfield Senator Ben Downing dropped out of the race.
With AP