24/09/2026
Tom Melville supports raising Massachusetts’ minimum wage to $20, eliminating subminimum wages, automatically indexing it to inflation, and expanding paid leave.
As this ad shows, that means higher labor costs for businesses — which get passed on as higher prices, cut hours, fewer jobs, or more automation.
We’ve already seen the results in California and other Democrat-run states: menu prices rose 3%+, hours were cut, and thousands of jobs were lost in affected sectors. Automatic indexing locks in more cost increases every year.
Massachusetts families don’t need higher prices and fewer entry-level jobs. Reject Melville’s California-style experiment.
A vote for Melville is a vote for higher taxes and costs for families