Lydia Edwards
Massachusetts State Senator, District D25 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Massachusetts State Senator, District D25Born 1981Lawyer
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +40.2
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Housing · vice chair
- Judiciary · chair
- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Legislative Black and Latino Caucus
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Jul 2026
Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Edwards was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts State Senate: Third Suffolk District | Won | — | D+35.2 | — |
| 2024 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D25 | Won | D+40.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D25 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 27 (special) | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $199.1K
- Spent
- $200.3K
- Cash
- $92.1K
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Edwards Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats Edwards has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D25 · since 2024
- Massachusetts State Senate, District 27 · since 2022
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D25 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Edwards has run against
- Jeannamarie Tamas (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Edwards
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5278711f-55ec-4a67-acc9-edd1db1c4e8c
- Wikidata Q69052962
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET