Former state Rep. and longtime maternal health advocate Jamie Zahlaway Belsito has now established a political action committee to support candidates for local races on the North Shore.
The North Shore/Middlesex North PAC is intended to support the campaigns of Democratic-aligned local candidates in the region in order to address issues of poverty, public health, affordable housing, public schools, and libraries, according to Belsito, who lives in Topsfield.
The North Shore/Middlesex North PAC’s inaugural board will be Chair Megan Sweeney of Marblehead, Vice Chair Keith Sonia of Beverly, Secretary Jill El-Ashkar of Salem, Treasurer Michael Lis of North Andover, and Officers Adam Campbell- Schwartz of Swampscott and Rosalyn Minassian of Burlington.
According to Sweeney, the role of the PAC will be to share collective expertise, provide on-the-ground support, and make critical campaign resources available. This includes candidates for the upcoming 2025 races.