As State Representative for the 37th Middlesex district, Danillo “Dan” Sena is the first Brazilian immigrant to be elected to a state legislature in America. Before his election, Dan served as Senator Jamie Eldridge’s District Director for 6 years, working to protect immigrant rights, ensure healthcare access, and make progress towards racial justice and climate justice. Now, Dan is continuing the fight on these issues and more in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Dan has already co-sponsored a number of bills to further important issues. In the House, Dan is also a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
I support the Commonwealth moving towards and reaching the goal of 100% Renewable Energy by 2045, to combat climate change. With the IPCC report stating that the world really only has 10 years to reverse the permanent impact of global warming, Massachusetts needs to be a bold leader in combating climate change. A 100% Renewable Energy goal will not also end the state’s reliance on fossil fuels, it will also embrace environmental justice, by ensuring that dirty power plants, incinerators, and gas compressor stations are not continued to be sited in poor communities of color. Finally, such a bold goal has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs that are accessible to people of all education levels.