Ed Markey Senator Markey’s Campaign Launches Community Advisory Councils Across Massachusetts

Senator Markey’s Campaign Launches Community Advisory Councils Across Massachusetts

August 10, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 10, 2026

Media Contact:
Jonathan Ng
Communications Director
jonathan@edmarkey.org

BOSTON, Mass. – The Markey for Senate campaign today announced the formation of five Community Advisory Councils that will give leaders from across Massachusetts a direct role in shaping the campaign’s priorities, outreach, and engagement.

The Latino, Black, AAPI, LGBTQ+, and Youth Advisory Councils bring together state legislators, municipal officials, labor leaders, clergy, nonprofit advocates, community organizers, and students from Western Mass to the North Shore to Cape Cod and the Islands. Advisory council members have already met regularly with Senator Markey and the campaign on the issues affecting their communities.

“Every movement for progress begins with people organizing in their communities and demanding change,” said Senator Ed Markey. “My advisory councils are made up of exemplary leaders who do that work every day – in classrooms, union halls, houses of worship, community organizations, and neighborhoods across Massachusetts. Their guidance, experience, and perspectives will continue to help guide this campaign to confront the challenges facing working families, shape the priorities of this campaign, and hold me accountable to the communities I serve.”

Council members will advise the campaign on policy priorities and messaging, guide outreach within their regions and constituencies, and serve as a standing channel between Massachusetts residents and the campaign through the September primary and beyond.

Latino Advisory Council

Adam Gomez – State Senator, Hampden District, Springfield
Pavel Payano – State Senator, 1st Essex District, Lawrence
Priscila S. Sousa – State Representative, 6th Middlesex District, Framingham
Rita Mendes – State Representative, 11th Plymouth, Brockton
Gladys Vega – Founder, La Colaborativa, Chelsea
José C. Massó III . – Community leader, Hyde Park
Juan Jaramillo –Political Director, SEIU, Revere
Adrian Velazquez – Chief Advocacy Officer, Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc
Luisa Peña Lyons – Milton
Kati Fernandez – Chief Content Officer, TOGETHXR, Saugus

Black Advisory Council

Michael Curry – President and CEO, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Brockton
Lydia Edwards – State Senator, Third Suffolk, Boston
Liz Miranda – State Senator, Second Suffolk, Boston
Chris Worrell – State Representative, 5th Suffolk, Boston
Moses Dixon – President, Senior Connection, Worcester
Tracy Little-Sasanecki – Former President, Springfield Education Association, Springfield
Rev. Art Gordon – Senior Pastor, Peoples Baptist Church, Boston
Kimberly Lyle – Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, Boston
Anthony & Errin Davis (Davis System) – Statewide

AAPI Advisory Council

Tackey Chan – State Representative, 2nd Norfolk, Quincy
Tara Hong – State Representative, 18th Middlesex, Lowell
Yasmin Padamsee Forbes – Executive Director, Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission, Greater Boston
Tariq Siddiqui – Board of Trustees, Islamic Society of Boston, Cambridge
Wayne Yeh – Chinese Progressive Association, Boston
Mehlaqa Samdani – Founder and Executive Director, Critical Connections, Longmeadow

LGBTQ+ Advisory Council