Wrentham Democratic Town Committee

09/10/2026

Massachusetts has a historic number of statewide ballot questions this November, covering issues relating to democracy, state revenue, gun violence prevention, and more.

The Wrentham Democratic Town Committee welcomes Jonathan Cohn, policy director of Progressive Massachusetts, to provide an overview of the nine ballot questions, explaining what they do, what's at stake, and who backs each side.

RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/massdems/event/1030672/

09/10/2026

We’re pleased to co-host the Norfolk Democratic Town Committee’s first Saturday Speaker Series of the fall. Join us to learn why a YES vote on Question 9 is critical for public safety.

RSVP here: https://www.mobilize.us/massdems/event/1002297/

09/10/2026

I just called Marcus Vaughn.

I challenged him to six debates; one in each town across the 9th Norfolk. Not a forum. Not a joint appearance at a community event. Six real debates, six real towns, so every voter in this district gets to see both of us answer for ourselves before Election Day.

I spent my career as a journalist. I believe an informed public isn't a nice-to-have; it's the foundation everything stands on. You can't hold your government accountable if you don't know what it's doing. That's not a talking point for me. It's how I've spent my working life.

So I'm laying down the standard now, publicly:

✔️I will show up. Weekly office hours, rotating through every town in this district; not just the convenient ones.

✔️I will be accountable. Every vote I cast gets explained to you directly, in writing, in a newsletter; how I voted and why. That's not spin. That's the same standard I held elected officials to for years as a journalist.

✔️I will fight for what our towns are owed. Full-time, focused on bringing the revenue our communities have gone without for too long. A State Rep should be a dogged advocate for funds - mitigation payments, funding formula adjustments, infrastructure funding. Every dollar left on the table impacts our town budgets.

An informed electorate makes better decisions. Six debates, in six towns, give the voters of the 9th Norfolk District exactly that. Now it's Marcus Vaughn's turn to decide whether he's willing to meet that standard.

09/07/2026

Wrentham Day is Saturday, September 12, and we need volunteers to help cover the booth from 9a-1p! No experience necessary, just a willingness to say hi and let folks know about our upcoming events.

Wrentham Day is on Saturday, September 12 and we need volunteers to cover our booth from 9-1p! We ask that you commit to covering at least one hour. We will have hand outs for Ballot questions, a candy guessing game and information to share about our upcoming meetings on September 14 and October 19....

08/22/2026

The Wrentham Democratic Town Committee is honored to endorse Becca Rausch for State Senate from the Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex District – Wrentham, Bellingham, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Sherborn, and Milford. She has represented our district since 2019. Becca has delivered real results for Wrentham: in 2025 alone she secured $500,000 for local priority projects across the district , on top of $775,000 in Fair Share funding for education and transportation projects like sidewalk repaving, bridge replacement, and playground improvements . In the FY’26 budget, she helped secure more than $18 million in unrestricted local aid for our 11 towns. We need Becca’s continued leadership and proven track record of bringing resources back to Wrentham on Beacon Hill.

08/22/2026

The Wrentham Democratic Town Committee is honored to endorse Tamisha Civil for Governor’s Council from District 2. She has represented our district since January 2025. Tamisha has delivered real results for the Commonwealth: as an established criminal justice reformer, she has worked to reduce recidivism and facilitate human-centered re-entry processes as an Associate Probation Officer, and has fought to improve lives and conditions as a former legal advocate for a domestic violence shelter and Victim Witness Advocate at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. She is committed to vetting judicial nominees to ensure they will fairly and fully uphold the rights of everyone in Massachusetts. We need Tamisha’s continued leadership and lived experience with our justice system on the Governor’s Council.

08/22/2026

The Wrentham Democratic Town Committee is honored to endorse Tom Melville for State Representative from the 9th Norfolk District — Wrentham, Norfolk, Plainville, Medfield, Millis, and Walpole. Tom spent most of his career in journalism, most recently as the executive news director at WBUR. He is a lawyer and a former United States Peace Corps Volunteer. A husband and dad, he has lived in our district for 33 years. He will be a full-time state representative for us - holding regular office hours in Wrentham and the other towns, and engaging with all constituents - no matter their party, no matter whom they voted for. He is running for civility in our government and for lowering the temperature of our politics. He will bring a journalist’s transparency to Beacon Hill. He supports the audit of the legislature. Our current state representative ranked first in the 160-member MA House last year in missed votes, tied with one other rep. We need Tom’s fulltime effort and energy to bring the revenue back from the state that Wrentham deserves.

07/30/2026

The Wrentham Republican Town Committee’s 2022 activity deserves a much closer look.

Here is the timeline shown in its OCPF records:

• The committee had essentially been inactive since 2011. Other than a small aggregated expenditure reported for 2013, there was no meaningful financial activity for roughly a decade.

• In a January 6, 2022 letter to OCPF, Shawn Dooley wrote that the previous Wrentham Republican Town Committee had decided to disband, that all officers had resigned, and that the old committee had no current bank account and no assets.

• Dooley’s letter said a new Wrentham Republican Town Committee was officially established on December 27, 2021, with Marcus Vaughn serving as treasurer from that date.

• On December 31, 2021, just four days after the new committee was established, it received $4,000 from John Anderson and Christina Anderson. Those contributions were not reported until March 9, 2022, and were initially inadvertently reported on Marcus Vaughn’s campaign account rather than the town committee’s account.

• Vaughn remained treasurer from December 27, 2021, through October 2022. During that period, the committee raised $58,131 and spent $29,414.

• The spending while Vaughn served as treasurer included:

* $5,401 for polling
* $7,500 on July 13, 2022 for advertising supporting Shawn Dooley
* $13,500 on September 18, 2022 for digital advertising supporting both Shawn Dooley and Marcus Vaughn
* Additional banking and committee expenses

• Vaughn was replaced as treasurer in October 2022 by Christina Anderson, the same person who contributed to the committee when it was restarted.

• After Vaughn left the treasurer position, the committee continued spending heavily, including more than $29,000 in digital advertising and thousands more for field support benefiting Dooley and Vaughn. The committee ultimately reported more than $46,000 in expenditures specifically supporting both candidates.

• Since that burst of activity surrounding the 2022 election, the committee appears to have gone dormant again, with no comparable fundraising or spending activity afterward.

None of this, by itself, proves an OCPF violation. But given how quickly this dormant committee was revived, raised more than $58,000, spent nearly $30,000 while Vaughn was its treasurer, supported Vaughn’s candidacy and then went quiet again, it is well worth keeping an eye on the Wrentham Republican Town Committee’s fundraising and spending during the current election cycle.

07/10/2026

Did you know nearly 1 million Bay Staters rely on SNAP, and 150,000 could lose some or all of their benefits under recent Republican federal cuts?

That includes kids, seniors, and people with disabilities right here in our community. When SNAP shrinks, local pantries like the Wrentham Food Pantry are left to pick up the slack.

Swipe to learn more, and consider supporting our local pantry this month.