Mike Minogue
What this job does: The governor runs the state government, proposes the budget, signs or vetoes bills and nominates judges. The lieutenant governor steps in when the governor is away and leads the Governor's Council. In Massachusetts the two are elected together as one ticket. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Former medical device executive (Abiomed president and CEO 2004-2022)
Background
- Attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and later earned an MBA from the University of Chicago source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served as a U.S. Army infantry officer in the Gulf War period and received the Bronze Star Medal source: en.wikipedia.org
- President and CEO of Abiomed from 2004 until its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2022 source: en.wikipedia.org
- Founded MedTechVets, a nonprofit helping veterans move into medical technology careers source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the September 1, 2026 Republican primary for governor source: wbur.org
In their own words
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- Outside audit of the legislature and budget, and a public spending dashboard source: en.wikipedia.org
- Tax cuts, including a gas-tax holiday when prices exceed $4 per gallon source: en.wikipedia.org
- Repeal the net-zero emissions mandate source: en.wikipedia.org
- End sanctuary-state policies and cashless bail source: en.wikipedia.org
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