Head of Boston NAACP says she’s running for state secretary
Associated PressBOSTON — The president of the Boston branch of the NAACP said Tuesday that she is running for the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth. Tanisha Sullivan said in a campaign video that she’ll seek to expand voting rights, make public records more accessible and work to reduce economic inequality. Longtime Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin hasn’t said whether he plans to seek re-election to an eighth term in the fall. Sullivan — a graduate of the University of Virginia who earned law and business degrees at Boston College — said she was inspired to jump into public service by the examples of her father, who spent nearly 40 years working in public schools, and her mother, a business owner who she said helped other small business owners. “I’ve never shied away from tough issues.” The secretary of the commonwealth’s office oversees a number of areas including elections, public records, lobbyists, the federal census every 10 years, the state archives and historical commission.
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