Election season is upon us!
The representatives we elect will play a crucial role in shaping the policies and services that support child and family well-being in our communities. To find your district's upcoming election information, view a sample ballot, and/or check your polling place, click here.
To aid our collective efforts in engaging, informing, and evaluating candidates, CLM developed the following resources:
Legislative Candidate Questionnaire
The Legislative Candidate Questionnaire is designed to support our Members with asking candidates the right questions to gauge how supportive the candidate will be pertaining to child- and family-friendly policymaking.
- To help educate candidates, this document highlights critical issues impacting child and family well-being in Massachusetts.
- Share your notes with us! Which candidates expressed sincere interest in and commitment to ensuring children, adolescents, and families involved in the child welfare sector would be prioritized in their legislative decision-making?
Legislator's Pledge
This pledge informs candidates of the need to adequately support legislation and funding to meet Massachusetts’ responsibility to children, youth, and their families.
- CLM will send the Legislator's Pledge directly to candidates.
- Feel free to share this resource with legislative candidates after your conversations to bolster your advocacy!
If there are any elections you think CLM should be aware of, contact CLM's Director of Public Policy at sue@childrensleague.org.
Youth Justice Voter Guides

In partnership with Citizens for Juvenile Justice, we developed a county-level 2024 Youth Justice Voter Guide in time for this year's Primary and General Elections. The 2024 voter guides highlight the role that this election has in advancing a vision for a more fair and equitable legal system.
Thank you to our additional project partners Boston Bar Association, MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, More Than Words and Strategies for Youth