As the daughter of a single mother who had her at 17, Diana has always had to fight for the things that have mattered to her. A student of Massachusetts public schools, she went to Middlesex Community College. She later earned a financial scholarship to Wellesley College.After serving in the legislature as an aide, as Chief of Staff for the 12,000 member Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, and years of work for local nonprofits and community organizations, she won her first race for public office in 2012. Diana served three terms as State Representative for the 14th Essex District. In 2018 was elected to the State Senate.
As Auditor, Diana will seek to analyze and report on funding through the Department of Mental Health and Bureau of Substance Addiction Services to help ensure adequate resources for services regarding education, prevention, treatment, recovery and reducing the rates of recidivism for families struggling with the disease of addiction.