MEET TOM:
Fresh Perspective. Proven Results.
Ready to Deliver for
the Second Middlesex
Democrat for Massachusetts State Senate
Massachusetts is ranked the number one state in the country for education, innovation, and quality of life. So why are so many families being priced out of communities they love? Why are housing costs crushing young people before they can get started? Why do we keep talking about the same challenges year after year without solving them? The answer isn't a lack of good values on Beacon Hill. It's a lack of fresh thinking and accountability. Tom Hopcroft is a registered Democrat running to bring an outsider's perspective and an insider's results to the State Senate. A coalition builder who has spent his career creating opportunity, from expanding college access on the state Board of Higher Education to accelerating climate solutions to building coalitions across Massachusetts, Tom brings people together across business, government, academia, and nonprofits to deliver tangible change. It's time to close the gap between what Massachusetts could be and what Beacon Hill is delivering.
MY STORY
From immigrant family roots to public service leadership
Tom's grandfather immigrated from England and worked as a janitor to build a better life for his family. Growing up, Tom helped his parents resettle Cambodian refugee families. These experiences taught him that opportunity isn't guaranteed -- it requires commitment, hard work, and leaders who fight to expand access for everyone.
HOW I LEAD
Systems thinking, coalition building, & delivering results
Tom brings people together to solve problems no single stakeholder could solve alone. Whether expanding financial aid for college students, building coalitions for social justice, or creating communities of corporate sustainability leaders, he's proven he can bridge divides and deliver tangible results that create opportunity.
WHY I'M RUNNING
Massachusetts is #1.
Beacon Hill should be too.
We live in the best state in the country by almost every measure, yet families are being priced out, young people can't get started, and Beacon Hill keeps recycling the same problems year after year. Fresh perspective isn't just nice, it's a must-have. Tom is running because closing that gap will take someone who thinks differently about how to get things done.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Tom wants to hear from you, not just talk at you.
Too often, political campaigns are one-way broadcasts. Tom is doing something different. Community Conversations are small, informal gatherings where Tom sits down with residents across the Second Middlesex to listen, share his thinking, and have a real exchange about what matters most to you and your family. No scripts, no stump speeches, just honest conversation about the challenges we face and the future we want to build together.
Whether you're in Somerville, Medford, Cambridge, or Winchester, Tom wants to meet you where you are. Participating in Community Conversations is one of the most powerful ways to uplift your voice and ideas to Beacon Hill.
WHAT I'LL FIGHT FOR
Creating opportunity, ensuring affordability, climate action
I'll fight to ensure Massachusetts creates good jobs that pay enough to actually live here, in skilled trades, clean energy, tech innovation, and the service industries that keep our communities running, with career pathways for everyone to participate in our economy. I'll work to make housing, healthcare, education, and childcare affordable so families can build lives in the communities they love, young people can start careers here, and seniors can age in place with dignity. And I'll stand firm on our climate commitments even as Washington interferes, accelerating local solutions and creating neighborhoods that are green, safe, and accessible for everyone.
PROVEN RESULTS
Delivering tangible results that create opportunity
I've delivered tangible results across Massachusetts. As President of the Mass Tech Leadership Council, I championed immigrants as innovators, commissioned research cited by Supreme Court justices, and helped our economy add tens of thousands of jobs. I founded the Net Zero Institute and built a vibrant community of corporate sustainability leaders while championing Winchester's first net-zero building. On the Board of Higher Education, I helped expand financial aid through MassGrant Plus, created the NSSC-Uber partnership connecting students to opportunity, and helped make Massachusetts the first state to adopt equity as its top higher education priority.
SERVING THE SECOND MIDDLESEX
The Second Middlesex Senate District, including portions of Cambridge, all of Medford and Somerville, and part of Winchester, is home to approximately 175,000 residents across a diversity of urban and suburban residential, commercial, and mixed-use neighborhoods.
From Cambridge's innovation economy to Somerville's vibrant culture, Medford's family-friendly neighborhoods to Winchester's suburban charm, this district represents the best of Massachusetts. What connects us is a commitment to opportunity, affordability, climate action, and quality of life.
I'm running to represent all of us.
CAMPAIGN NEWS
Software leader Tom Hopcroft throws his hat in the Senate ring
Can Tom Hopcroft’s experience running a prominent tech association help him get elected to the state Senate — and help the Senate if he gets there? Hopcroft is setting out to find the answers to both parts of that question, now that he has launched a campaign to seek the seat held by Senator Pat Jehlen of Somerville.... [more]
Second Candidate Seeks
Jehlen's seat
The race to replace state senator Patricia Jehlen, who represents the Second Middlesex District, gained a second competitor Wednesday in Tom Hopcroft, a Winchester school committee member and climate entrepreneur. Jehlen announced in early December that she won’t seek re-election....
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Tom Hopcroft brings systems mindset, coalition-building pitch to 2026 state Senate race
Winchester School Committee member Tom Hopcroft describes the Second Middlesex Senate district as a place built around education, research and innovation — and newly vulnerable to decisions made far beyond it. He pointed to what he called “headwinds from Washington,” [more]
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