Diann Baylis Endorsed by Somerville Democratic Party for Governor’s Council
Somerville, MA – Immigration attorney and candidate for Governor’s Council Diann Baylis announced today that she has been endorsed by the Somerville Democratic City Committee. Baylis received 80% of the votes cast that expressed a preference for a candidate in the race.
Diann Baylis speaks at the recent Somerville Democratic City Committee pancake breakfast. Photo provided by the Baylis campaign.
“The Somerville Democratic Party announced this week that Diann Baylis has met the rigorous 3/5ths supermajority support requirement in a vote of their 222 elected committee members, to earn the city party’s support for Governor’s Council in the September 1st primary election” said Jack Perineck, Chair of the Somerville Democratic City Committee.
“I’ve spent a great deal of my time as a candidate in Somerville, meeting people on their doorstop, or at public events such as Porchfest (in the rain), ArtBeat and the Big Gay Dance Party,” said Baylis. “Somerville is a wonderfully progressive community, and they deserve a progressive voice on the Governor’s Council. Somerville has one of the strongest Democratic City Committees in the entire state, and I’m grateful for the vote of confidence from these progressive Democratic leaders.”
The Governor’s Council is an elected body in Massachusetts that provides advice and consent on the Governor’s judicial and other appointments, pardons and commutations. The Council also plays a role in the certification of statewide election results. The 6th district encompasses parts of Boston, most of Cambridge, the cities of Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Revere and Somerville, and the towns of Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Winchester and Winthrop.
Baylis represents children in the immigration process. While most immigration proceedings take place in federal immigration courts, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, a path to citizenship for unaccompanied minors, is determined at the state level through the probate courts.
Baylis, a lifelong resident of the North of Boston region, is a graduate of Merrimack College and Suffolk Law School. She has a long history of public service, including volunteering for the Lawyer of the Day program at Essex Probate Court. Earlier in her career she served as Deputy Campaign Coordinator for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, and she represented Massachusetts as a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Baylis has also supported the work of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, having testified at legislative hearings and spoken at State House rallies to urge action on much-needed gun violence prevention legislation. She has participated multiple times in the Falmouth Road Race to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Voters with questions or who would like to learn more can visit https://www.votefordiann.com, or email diannbaylis@gmail.com.