Healey to announce run for governor Thursday

Election 2020 Massachusetts Democrats — FILE — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, speaks to delegates during the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Springfield, Mass.

Mike Deehan is a reporter for Axios Boston. He was GBH News' State House reporter from June 2015 to March 2022.

January 19, 2022

Updated January 20, 2022

Update: It's official. Attorney General Maura Healey declares for governor

Attorney General Maura Healey is expected to announce her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor tomorrow morning, according to sources in the Democratic party.

Healey's campaign would neither confirm nor deny that Healey is contacting political allies to tell them she is running, but one Democrat already in the race for governor, Boston Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, said in an email that she welcomes Healey to the race even though they differ on some public policies.