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IBEW Local 103 is thrilled to congratulate the new MA state senator of the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District, former City Councilor Lydia Edwards. Lydia, a strong ally to the labor movement, won with a landslide victory in a special primary election in December and was officially elected on January 11. Lydia is the first woman and person of color to represent the district, consisting of East Boston, Revere, Winthrop and parts of downtown Boston and Cambridge. Before being elected to the Boston City Council in 2017, Lydia represented domestic workers as a public interest attorney for Greater Boston Legal Services, coordinating a statewide campaign to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. As a Boston City Councilor representing District 1, she led efforts to: •
Win a Project Labor Agreement at Suffolk Downs—the largest private development project in Boston’s history
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Protect and invest in affordable housing and public housing
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Reduce pollution and expand water transportation
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Increase community participation development
Lydia is a champion for working people and IBEW Local 103 has no doubt that she will continue to fight for our families as state senator. Leaders like her strengthen
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our community and our economy and we look forward to supporting her efforts. Thank you to all who rallied and voted to make this historic win possible!
