The Working Families Party is looking to expand its presence in Massachusetts, including by hiring a state director to lead a process for establishing a formal organization in the state. The party currently has an exploratory committee in place.
A source familiar with the party’s organizing activities in Massachusetts told Independent Political Report this week that the Working Families Party has increased its organizing activity in the state since the beginning of 2025. As part of that effort, the organization is actively seeking a state director to lead the initial work of building out its statewide presence in coordination with the existing exploratory committee, with the goal of establishing a fully chartered state affiliate recognized by the Working Families Party National Committee.
Details outlined in a recent job posting shared with IPR indicate that the party is seeking someone to direct strategic efforts including pilot campaigns, activist engagement, coalition development, and long-term planning. The state director will also serve as the primary spokesperson for the WFP in Massachusetts and will be responsible for local fundraising, legislative and electoral organizing, and developing sustainable activist groups in Massachusetts’ major cities. The position is full-time and hybrid, with the salary range based on regional location.
The party has been active in Massachusetts to some degree already, particularly in local races and in specific regions such as Worcester, where it has endorsed and helped elect city council candidates. WFP has also previously endorsed Democratic candidates in congressional and statewide races, including in Boston and surrounding communities.
It’s not yet known if the Working Families Party would seek recognition in Massachusetts as a distinct political party, as is the case in states like Connecticut and New York, or establish itself and work to amplify and cross-endorse progressive candidates running under other political affiliations. As of this article, “Working Families” remains an acknowledged non-party political designation by the Secretary of State’s office. However, that recognition pre-dates the party’s 2025 organizing efforts.
Working Families could also run its own candidates while carefully avoiding ‘political party’ (major party) status.
The Working Families Party was ballot-qualified in Massachusetts from November 2006 to November 2008. It got that status by polling 19.2% in 2006 for Auditor, But it lost it two years later when it didn’t run for anything.