Who We Are
Made up of thousands of citizens and Ranked Choice Voting activists across the state, the Yes On 2 campaign is a non-partisan, politically diverse organization. After investing several years in advocacy and education, we are now united in the goal of passing Ranked Choice Voting on the November 3rd, 2020 ballot. Please join our campaign!
Meet our Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs.
Deval Patrick
71st Governor of Massachusetts and Founder and Chairman of TogetherFUND
Danielle Allen
James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Kerry Murphy Healey
70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and President of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Bill Weld
68th Governor of Massachusetts
Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor, President Emeritus at Harvard University and former United States Treasury Secretary
Tanisha M. Sullivan, Esq.
President of the NAACP Boston Branch
State Rep. Andy Vargas
Representative for the 3rd Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
State Rep. Adrian Madaro
Representative for the 1st Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Jesse Mermell
Former 4th Congressional District candidate and former Brookline Select Board Member
Becky Grossman
Former 4th Congressional District Candidate and At Large Member of the Newton City Council
Ron Shaich
Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Panera Bread and CEO and Managing Partner of Act III Holdings
Steve Pagliuca
Co-Chairman of Bain Capital and Managing Partner of the Boston Celtics
State Sen. Becca Rausch
State Senator representing Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate
Michael E. Porter
The Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School and Director of Harvard’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness
State Sen. Jason Lewis
State Senator representing the 5th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate
Ihssane Leckey
Former 4th Congressional District Candidate
Our Advisory Board.
* Denotes member of Board of Directors
Eric Ashman *
President at M.M.LaFleur and Founder of Bothered Mind Advisors
Jay Batson
Owner of JAB Ventures
Deb Besemer
Former President and CEO of BrassRing and Board Chair at Bright Cove Inc.
Joshua Boger
Founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Jeremy Burton
Executive Director of Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
Alexandra Chandler
Policy Advocate at Protect Democracy and former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
Rachael Cobb
Chair and Associate Professor of Government at Suffolk University
Renee Cooper
Executive Coach and Facilitator at 3D Leadership Group
Cheryl Clyburn Crawford *
Executive Director of MassVOTE and Vice President of the NAACP Boston Chapter
Cris Crawford
Secretary of the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts
Mac D'Alessandro
Senior Consultant and Founder of Democracy Partners
Greg Dennis *
Policy Director at the Yes On 2 campaign
Adam Eichen
Campaigns Manager at Equal Citizens
Yordanos Eyoel
Partner and Portfolio Manager of Catalyst Investments at New Profit
Evan Falchuk *
Former candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, CEO of VillagePlan, and Board Chair of the Yes On 2 campaign
Susan Friedman
Management Strategy Consultant
Katherine M. Gehl
Business leader, political innovation activist, speaker, and co-author of The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Rebekah Gewirtz
Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers, MA Chapter
Andrew Glass
Partner at K&L Gates
Charlotte Golar Richie
Board of Directors of the Tufts Health Plan, Chief of Housing and Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston, and former Massachusetts State Representative
Avi Green
Executive Director of the Scholars Strategy Network
Jim Henderson *
Treasurer and Chair of the Yes On 2 campaign and Principal at the Law Office of James D. Henderson
Segun Idowu
Executive Director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts
Kevin Johnson
Founder and Executive Director of the Election Reformers Network and Co-Founder of Liberty Global Partners
Frances Moore Lappé
Founder of the Small Planet Institute and author of Diet for a Small Planet
Malia Lazu
Regional President of Berkshire Bank
Natalia Linos
Former 4th Congressional District Candidate
Eric Maskin
Nobel prize-winning economist and the Adams University Professor at Harvard University
Wilhelm Merck
Managing Member at Essex Timber Co. LLC
Eva A. Millona
CEO of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
Jennifer Nassour
Attorney and former Chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
Deb Otis *
Senior Research Analyst at FairVote and Co-Founder of Voter Choice Massachusetts
Renaldo Pearson
Director of External Affairs at RepresentUs
George Pillsbury *
Founder of Nonprofit VOTE
Eneida Román, Esq.
Attorney and Co-Founder of Amplify Latinx
Alexandra Russell
Philanthropic Consultant and Donor Advisor at the Progressive Mass Funders Collaborative
Sam Squailia
Fitchburg City Councilor-at-Large
Gladys Vega
Executive Director of the Chelsea Collaborative
Rev. Vernon K. Walker
Program Manager at Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) and Public Policy Director of the Young Democrats of Massachusetts
Pam Wilmot
Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts
Mike Zarren *
Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Counsel for the Boston Celtics
Who We Are.
Made up of thousands of citizens and activists across the state, the Yes On 2 campaign is a non-partisan, politically diverse organization dedicated to educating the Massachusetts public about the need for Ranked Choice Voting. After spending several years advocating for new ways to empower Massachusetts voters, we successfully placed a question on the 2020 ballot that would bring Ranked Choice Voting to Massachusetts state and federal elections starting in 2022. Now, we are asking you to vote YES on Question 2, on or by November 3rd, 2020. Share with your friends and family too, why you are voting YES!
More Voice, More Choice.
Vote Yes on Question 2 on or by November 3, 2020 to enact Ranked Choice Voting by 2022, giving Massachusetts voters a stronger voice when we cast our ballots, and guaranteeing that our elected leaders are supported by a true majority.
