The record.
Laws written and passed, dollars secured, and votes cast. See Christine’s work in action, and filter by your community to see what landed in your own neighborhood.
Health Care
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Wrote & passed
2025
Eliminated insulin and inhaler copays
Capped out-of-pocket costs so people cannot be priced out of the medicine they breathe and live by.
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Wrote & passed
2024
ConnectorCare expansion to 500% of the federal poverty level
Opened subsidized coverage to tens of thousands more working residents.
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Defended
Ongoing
Stopped dangerous MassHealth cuts
Blocked reductions that would have stripped coverage from families and seniors.
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Passed
2022
Expanded access to contraception
Strengthened coverage requirements so birth control is affordable.
Immigrant Justice
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Authored & passed
Enacted
Work and Family Mobility Act
Lets residents get driver's licenses regardless of immigration status, so parents can drive to work and school without fear.
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Authored
Signed into law
Ban on 287(g) agreements
Her bill barring local police from being deputized as ICE agents is now law.
Good Jobs and Schools
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Wrote & passed
2024
Salary Range Transparency
Requires employers to post pay ranges, so workers negotiate from knowledge, not a blindfold.
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Voted for
2019
Student Opportunity Act
Historic K-12 funding plus early childcare and debt-free higher education investments.
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Passed
Signed into law
Pay equity
Closed pay gaps and protected workers’ right to discuss their wages.
Homes for Families and Seniors
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Passed
2024
Accessory Dwelling Unit law
Lets homeowners add in-law units, helping seniors age in place and families stay put.
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Passed
Enacted
MBTA Communities Act
Opens the door to reasonably priced homes near transit across the district.
Transportation and Climate
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Secured
$5M
$5M for the East Somerville T-stop pedestrian path
Safe, direct access to the Green Line for East Somerville.
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Secured
$5M
$5M toward Green Line Extension Phase II
Kept the GLX moving for the neighborhoods it was promised to.
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Championed
Ongoing
Green Line Extension, fare-free buses, and electrification
A leading legislative voice for transit that actually serves working people.
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Leading
In progress
$3 billion MassReady climate bond
As Environment Committee Chair, moving investment in flood control, parks, clean water, and fixing the combined sewer overflows that dump untreated sewage into our rivers.
Dollars Home to the District
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Secured
$1M+
Main and South Street revitalization, Medford
Funding to renew a key Medford corridor for residents and small businesses.
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Secured
$1M
MacDonald Park, Somerville
Investment in open space along the river.
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Secured
$1M
Foss Park, Somerville
Upgrades to one of Somerville's most-used parks.
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Secured
$1M
Blessing of the Bay, Somerville
Riverfront and boathouse improvements on the Mystic.
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Secured
Secured
Alewife Brook Parkway safety improvements, Somerville
Safer crossings and traffic calming on a dangerous corridor.
Rights and Equity
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Passed
Signed into law
Abortion access protections
Passed legislation safeguarding the right to abortion care in Massachusetts.
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Passed
Signed into law
Reproductive rights
Protected and strengthened access to reproductive health care in Massachusetts.
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Passed
Enacted
Protections for people with disabilities
Advanced rights and access for disabled residents.
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Secured
Secured
Higher pay for home care workers
Raised wages for the workforce that keeps seniors and disabled residents at home.
Every figure here is checked against the campaign's wins tracker. Local dollar amounts are documented project line items in Somerville and Medford, not a summed total.
