Massachusetts Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in MA
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Massachusetts Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Anne MartinLt. Governor Candidate
7/01/26
Forged 1,279 signatures including dead people on her ballot petitions probably because she lacked real voter support
According to the MA State Ballot Law Commission which disqualified Walsh after a formal review
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Shawn OliverLt. Governor Nominee
10/19/26
Flipped his SUV into five parked cars, reeked of alcohol when police arrived, vomited at the hospital and then refused sobriety testing after being handcuffed to his hospital bed
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Michael WalshAG Candidate [R-MA]
7/01/26
Forged 1,021 signatures including dead people on his ballot petitions probably because he lacked real voter support
According to the MA State Ballot Law Commission which disqualified Walsh after a formal review
Massachusetts Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Dean TranFmr. State Senator [R-MA]
6/03/25
Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom
According to an indictment announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General
2/07/25
Fraudulently received $30,120 in COVID unemployment benefits while he was still employed and concealed $54,700 in consulting fees he earned and "thousands of dollars in income" from the IRS when he filed his 2021 federal income taxes
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
Other Massachusetts Republican Scandals
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Nick CocchiSheriff [R-MA]
9/23/24
Left his police vehicle that was missing a tire and had damage to another running in the valet parking area of a local casino after midnight and was arrested by state police when he returned because he reeked of alcohol and couldn't explain how his car got damaged
According to charging documents filed by state police
