POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The legislative race you should be watching
View in browser BY LISA KASHINSKY EYES EMOJI — The only state legislative race where a representative is trying to knock out a senator has been flying under the radar — until now. State Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham) is accusing her rival, state Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk), of playing fast and loose with campaign finance and ethics rules to further his bid for her seat. She also says a recent newspaper ad of Dooley’s “masqueraded” as an editorial board endorsement “when no editorial board process is even available” and that it erroneously claimed she wants to “defund the police.” Dooley says Rausch and her supporters are distorting his views on abortion — he voted against the 2020 ROE Act but voted to expand abortion access after Roe ’s fall — and employing “scare tactics” by trying to tie him to former President Donald Trump. Dooley said he voted for Trump when he unsuccessfu...