After weeks of speculation, former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell Wednesday jumped into the race for Massachusetts Attorney General, transitioning from a local focus to a statewide view.
Campbell, who emerged as an early favorite according to one poll, is five months fresh off the Boston mayoral campaign. That contest, along with some parts of her early life and career as an attorney, offer insight into what voters might encounter on the campaign trail.
Campbell is intimately familiar with the impact crime, incarceration and reentry can have on families. Her twin brother, Andre, died awaiting trial while in state custody. When Campbell was a child, her mother died in a car accident on the way to visit her incarcerated father. Campbell has been candid about her father’s frustration upon returning home after serving time for firearms charges. And, though she rarely speaks about him, her older brother, an alleged serial rapist, currently faces charges of assaulting nine women between 2017 and 2019.
As a mayoral candidate, Campbell made her and Andre’s divergent paths central to her campaign narrative. She was also clear about her intent to pursue police reform and reduce the Boston Police Department’s budget.
As a city councilor, Campbell was determined hold law enforcement accountable through council subpoenas and the withholding of some public safety grants until key questions about racial disparities were answered.
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