Boston Carmen’s Union Endorses David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney
Boston, MA - The Boston Carmen’s Union ATU Local 589, today announced its endorsement of David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney. The union is the largest of 28 unions representing employees of the MBTA, comprising more than 7,000 active and retired members. The union cites Dave’s 24 years of prosecutorial experience, commitment to law enforcement, and vision for strengthening public safety across Middlesex County.
The endorsement reflects Solet's longstanding record of working alongside police officers to pursue justice for victims and his commitment to modernizing the District Attorney's Office to confront today's evolving public safety challenges. As District Attorney, Solet has pledged to aggressively combat illegal gun trafficking, strengthen protections for seniors targeted by financial exploitation and cybercrime, improve the prosecution of drugged driving offenses, and advocate for reforms that ensure prosecutors have the tools necessary to protect communities from dangerous offenders. The union joins more than 50 other unions and organizations across Middlesex County who are endorsing Solet in his bid to unseat the 13-year incumbent in the September 1 Democratic primary election.
“Our members appreciate Dave’s respect for the work they do as public servants and also for his commitment to being responsive to threats to their health and safety,” said Jim Evers, President of the Boston Carmen's Union, Local 589. “We know he will put the concerns of working men and women front and center, and will breathe new life into the DA’s office.”
"Receiving the endorsement of the Boston Carmen’s Union is a tremendous honor, because they represent the interests of working people, and they understand my commitment to justice and public safety,” Solet said. “Whether it's stopping illegal guns before they reach our neighborhoods, protecting seniors from increasingly sophisticated financial crimes, addressing the rise in drugged driving, or ensuring dangerous offenders can be held accountable, I will lead an office that is proactive, principled, and focused on protecting the people of Middlesex County."
Solet will establish a dedicated Crime Gun Unit focused on identifying, disrupting, and prosecuting the criminal networks responsible for trafficking illegal firearms into Massachusetts. He has also pledged to modernize the District Attorney's Office to better address emerging crimes driven by advances in technology, including cyberstalking, online exploitation, cryptocurrency fraud, and financial crimes targeting older adults. In addition, Solet will advocate for stronger protections against elder financial exploitation, ensuring prosecutors have the legal tools needed to hold offenders accountable when vulnerable seniors are manipulated or abused.
Recognizing the growing threat posed by drug-impaired driving, Solet has also committed to working with law enforcement, legislators, and public safety leaders to advance evidence-based reforms that improve the investigation and prosecution of drugged driving cases while protecting due process. He has further pledged to support legislative reforms that close gaps in Massachusetts' dangerousness law, allowing prosecutors to seek detention hearings for individuals accused of the most serious violent crimes when public safety demands it.
A veteran prosecutor for twenty-four years, Solet has sought justice for victims of domestic violence, gun violence, narcotics trafficking, and public corruption. He was a longtime member of the office’s Special Investigations Unit, which prosecuted organized crime, then served as the first Chief of the Cyber Protection Unit, fighting online child exploitation. From 2019- 2025, he served as the first Chief of the Middlesex County Cold Case Homicide Unit, investigating hundreds of unsolved homicides and dozens of unsolved sex assaults.
For his work, he was named Middlesex County Prosecutor of the Year in 2025, and has received numerous other awards from law enforcement organizations.
An honors graduate of Harvard Law School, Solet previously served as Chief Legal Counsel to the Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety. He is a Major in the JAG Corps of the United States Army Reserve, where he has been a defense attorney for soldiers, and represented victims of sexual assault. He is the proud father of two daughters, both graduates of Newton North High School, and now lives in Cambridge.
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