Marblehead immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis is considering a run for Congress in the 6th District to replace Seth Moulton, who is campaigning to unseat Sen. Ed Markey.
“I grew up understanding the value of families and community, working hard and most importantly our duty of civic involvement,” said Slavit Baylis, the last of nine children in a middle-class family. “Now, our country is faced with an administration that is imposing radical restrictions on our freedoms, our healthcare and our quality of life. I fight against the Trump administration every day through my role as an immigration attorney protecting my clients from mean-spirited, unfair and illegal immigration actions.”
Slavit Baylis continued: “I am on the front lines dealing with the Trump administration’s policies and all of their damaging effects. Donald Trump said he would be targeting criminals but what he is really doing, and we are seeing it right here in this district, is going after landscapers, home care workers and others who are essential to our economy. I have not heard about this second hand by reading the newspapers and watching the news, but by seeing directly the impact it is having on my clients — families, children and well-deserving people who should not be treated like common criminals.”
Slavit Baylis says immigration is not her only campaign issue.
“The disconnect between what Donald Trump said he was going to do and what he is actually doing goes well beyond immigration. He said he was going to lower the cost of living when in fact the cost of everything is going up and families are struggling. People are worried about their jobs, their health care and their ability to put food on the table.”
Slavit Baylis ran for state representative in the 8th Essex District in 2022, losing to Jenny Armini. She was elected last year as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. “I’m having conversations throughout the district about what they’re looking for in a member of Congress,” Slavit Baylis said. “What do we need? We need a member of Congress who is going to fight every day to protect our families, to protect our communities and to protect our democracy.”
At least six other candidates have announced runs for Moulton’s 6th District seat: Moulton’s former chief of staff Rick Jakious, former Biden White House aide Dan Koh of Andover, state Rep. Tram Nguyen of Andover, financial tech veteran Dan Beccia of Lynnfield, former state rep Jamie Belsito of Topsfield and software designer Beth Andres-Beck of Middleton.
