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Sam Kennedy, the Fenway Sports Group CEO, had a mischievous grin on his face when he sat down for a fireplace chat with former Gov. Charlie Baker.
This was all a bait and change, he introduced to attendees of the Boston College Chief Executive Club’s luncheon, and in reality they had been there for the exploratory committee “Baker for America.” “Let’s go,” Kennedy mentioned.
Baker laughed. Regularly marked as the preferred governor in America when he was on Beacon Hill, Baker has heard the suggestion, mischievous or not, from others.
Baker’s mentor and a well-liked former governor himself, Bill Weld, was in attendance and remembered when Baker spoke on the UMass Club in 2024, he didn’t rule something out.
“I told [retired ad exec] Karen Kaplan right away and she said, ‘sign me up.’ I told him that right now, ‘there’s your first million,’” Weld, who mounted a run for president himself and unsuccessfully challenged Donald Trump in 2020, instructed MASSterList. “I think he’s got presidential timbre written all over him.” Baker can be “a long cool drink of water” after Trump, Weld added.
But Baker, politically talking, is one thing of an endangered species. He’s among the many final of the Weld Republicans, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Baker was a Weld Republican even when Weld himself wasn’t, having left in 2016 to be a part of the Libertarian Party’s ticket as vp.
Now Baker’s bouncing across the nation as president of the NCAA, in massive half thanks to FSG’s Kennedy, who referred to as him in regards to the job as Baker was wrapping up his time in the State House. It’s a more durable job than governor, given the constituencies, however it additionally pays higher.
After the hearth chat, when a reporter pressed him on grading the efficiency of his Democratic successor, Maura Healey, Baker mentioned, “Given the amount of time I’ve actually spent in Massachusetts in the past couple of years, no, I can’t answer the question.” He declined to say if he had a favourite amongst her three GOP candidates challengers, two of whom labored in his administration.
Baker shouldn’t be accompanying his fellow Massachusetts Republicans on Saturday once they trek to Worcester for his or her conference. Instead, he’ll be in Virginia for a “little bit” of labor and to see household. It’s simply as effectively: Worcester can have a special crowd than the one which beseeched him to run for governor.
“I don’t see any of the candidates running as Charlie Baker,” Stephanie Pollack, who served as Baker’s transportation chief, told WBUR. “But I also understand that it may not be possible to run in a Republican primary in Massachusetts as Charlie Baker.” And by extension, a Republican major in many of the nation.
Up on the stage with Sam Kennedy, Baker caught to sports. Kennedy lobbed softballs. Baker mentioned scholar athletes and eliminating dozens of NCAA committees. Baker additionally managed to flip the tables on Kennedy, too. The governor, who as soon as aspired to be a sports reporter, obtained in his personal questions in regards to the FSG CEO’s profession and the corporate’s golf investments.
When the subject of mentoring got here up, Baker pointed to Weld, sitting on the desk in entrance of the stage. “The biggest lesson I learned from you – and I wish to God there was more of this in politics these days – was: ‘Don’t take it personally,’” Baker mentioned. “Bill Weld was a master at blocking out the noise and focusing on the task at hand and the work to be done.”
Weld additionally understood “we lived in a distributed decision-making model, which meant sometimes you won and sometimes you lost,” Baker added. “But at the end of the day, it was all about the relationships and the opportunity, because, direct quote, ‘You never knew where your next coalition was coming from.’”
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9:30 | Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be a part of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for a classroom go to and roundtable dialog with early childhood educators. | RSVP for location information
10:00 | The New England Aquarium marks the fourth annual Massachusetts Right Whale Day, which it makes use of to “educate and inspire” the general public in regards to the significance of the critically endangered species. The celebration this 12 months is ready to give attention to “the power of community in right whale conservation,” in accordance to the aquarium. | New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston
10:00 | Boston City Council holds a listening to on analyzing and modernizing town constitution in advance of town’s four-hundredth anniversary. The four-hundredth anniversary of town’s founding will happen in 2030. Councilor Julia Mejia is sponsoring the listening to. | More Info and Livestream
11:45 | Attorney General Andrea Campbell participates in a hearth chat on the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section Annual Conference. | Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston
12:00 | U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, Boston Chief Climate Officer Brian Swett, MGH Institute of Health Professions Director of Center for Climate Change and Health Equity Suellen Breakey, and AFGE Local 3428 Legislative Coordinator Dana Donovan maintain a press convention to acknowledge what they’re calling “Scorched Earth Day.” Speakers will focus on the consequences of Trump administration insurance policies on the surroundings. | New England Aquarium, South Terrace, 1 Central Wharf, Boston
2:00 | Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu provide remarks on the inauguration of Roxbury Community College’s 18th President, Dr. Jonathan Ok. Jefferson. | Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Ave, Boston
2026 CAMPAIGN FIX
MARKEY/MOULTON LATEST: A brand new University of New Hampshire ballot reveals Sen. Ed Markey main Rep. Seth Moulton 46% to 33% amongst major voters. Another Democrat, Alex Rikleen, pulled in 6%. “We have seen the gap close from 23 to 17 to 13 points in recent months because the voters want change and a new generation of leadership,” a Moulton spokesperson mentioned. – MassLive
BALLOT ROYALE: State lawmakers proceed to eye an overhaul of the poll initiative course of as they categorical frustration with paid signature-gatherers. Restrictions on the method could elevate constitutionality considerations, nevertheless. – State House News Service
On May 4, Massachusetts REALTORS® unite as one highly effective voice on the annual Margaret C. Carlson REALTOR® Day on Beacon Hill. This 12 months, REALTORS® are combating to enhance housing entry by advancing zoning reform, housing manufacturing, truthful housing schooling, funding for crumbling concrete foundations, and pre-service board & fee coaching—and opposing actual property switch taxes and lease management.
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ANOTHER ONE: Anna Maria College, a non-public Catholic faculty exterior of Worcester, plans to shut its doorways. It’s the newest faculty to shut down, coming quickly after Hampshire College’s closure in western Massachusetts. – CBS Boston
TRURO TOWN SEAL: At a city assembly in May, voters shall be requested to vote on a brand new seal. The present seal, drawn in 1900, inaccurately depicts Native Americans. – Provincetown Independent
SOCCER SCHEDULE: A proposal to change the National Women’s Soccer League schedule may complicate plans for Boston Public Schools groups taking part in at a refurbished White Stadium. Opponents of the rehab have seized on the potential change, arguing it will additional privatize the stadium. – Boston Herald
RELIEF FUND: Hampshire College employees are organising a aid fund as they prepare for layoffs. The closure is ready to depart most of the 250 school and workers with out severance. – Daily Hampshire Gazette
Join legislators and thought leaders for a well timed discussion board on the AI revolution in Massachusetts. Explore the challenges and alternatives of AI coverage on Thursday, May 7, on the MCLE (Boston). RSVP!
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KELLER AT LARGE: 8:30 a.m., WBZ-TV. Political analyst Jon Keller‘s company are the Boston Globe’s Kelly Garrity and yours actually. We focus on Sen. Ed Markey versus Seth Moulton, the state of the MassGOP and Gov. Maura Healey’s reelection efforts.
@ ISSUE SIT DOWN: 9:30 a.m., NBC 10. Reporter Matt Prichard interviews Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters.
ON THE RECORD: 11 a.m., WCVB. The visitor is New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
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