Estela Reyes

State House, Sixteenth Essex · Democratic · Massachusetts

Where they are running

Housing affordability: Reyes will seek to reduce housing costs and bring funding to build more affordable homes.

Homeownership: Reyes will expand pathways to homeownership.

Senior care: Reyes will work to ensure that seniors can access care allowing them to remain and thrive at home.

Housing · Supports: Massachusetts should allow cities and towns to limit annual rent increases through local rent stabilization policies.

Housing · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state support for first-time homebuyers.

Housing · Supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for affordable housing.

Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state taxes on the highest-income households to fund public services.

Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should invest in career, technical, and workforce-development programs.

Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should expand collective bargaining rights to more workers.

Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should promote broad economic growth and job creation through state policy.

Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should raise the state minimum wage.

Public safety and justice · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for community-based violence prevention programs.

Rights and inclusion · Supports: Massachusetts should protect access to abortion care under state law.

Rights and inclusion · Likely supports: Massachusetts should expand services, accessibility, and opportunities for people with disabilities.

Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should expand clean electricity from renewable and other carbon-free sources.

Energy and environment · Likely supports: Massachusetts should conserve open space and invest in parks and public lands.

Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should protect and improve drinking water quality and water infrastructure.

Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should strengthen state action to lower household utility and energy costs.

Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should adopt stricter state limits on air pollution.

Education and families · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for public K-12 schools.

Education and families · Supports: Massachusetts should expand publicly supported early education and child care.

Transportation and infrastructure · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for local roads and bridges.

Transportation and infrastructure · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state support for bicycle, pedestrian, and trail infrastructure.

Elections and government · Supports: Massachusetts should ensure responsive constituent services from elected officials and state offices.

Elections and government · Supports: Massachusetts should strengthen transparency and accessibility of government records and proceedings.

Health and human services · Likely supports: Massachusetts should expand access to general health care coverage and services.

Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand access to mental-health and substance-use treatment and recovery services.

Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should support older adults through state services, benefits, and protections.

Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should support public health and preventive health programs.

Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand access to long-term care.

Reyes defeats incumbent Paulino in 16th Essex representative race (eagletribune.com, Sep 12, 2026)

Mass. Election 2026: Live results 16th Essex House District (masslive.com, Aug 14, 2026)