Politics
Massachusetts troopers’ union rejects Minogue’s claim of an endorsement-for-contract deal
The State Police Association of Massachusetts says its endorsement of Gov. Maura Healey was not exchanged for a new contract and is demanding an apology from Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue. The union says the agreement provides 11% raises over three years, not the 18% Minogue questioned in a social media post.
The State Police Association of Massachusetts on Sunday denied Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue’s suggestion that it traded an endorsement of Gov. Maura Healey for a contract, and called on him to apologize.
Minogue raised the allegation in a Facebook post Saturday, asking whether Healey had made a deal with the union and whether a new contract was funded through a supplemental budget. He wrote that exchanging an endorsement for a taxpayer-funded contract and delaying its announcement until after the election would be illegal.
Union president Brendan Murphy called the claim “categorically false” in a statement. He said the agreement provides raises totaling 11% over three years, in line with agreements involving other state unions. Minogue’s post questioned whether state police officers would receive raises totaling 18% over three years.
Murphy said the contract was earned through members’ work, including investigating homicides, responding to emergencies and searching for missing children. He said Minogue was entitled to disagree with the union’s endorsement but should correct his allegations and apologize to state police members.
The union said it stands by its endorsement of Healey. Healey’s campaign had not responded to a request for comment as of Sunday, according to WBZ-TV.
The dispute comes during the 2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign and centers on both the union’s political endorsement and the terms of its contract. The union’s statement disputes Minogue’s account of an exchange; no evidence supporting his allegation was cited in the available statements.