Longtime Carver town official Sarah Hewins confirms candidacy for 2nd District Plymouth representative seat

Longtime Carver Selectwoman Sarah Hewins confirms she is running for the 2nd District Plymouth representative seat.

Hewins is currently the only Democrat in the race but Republican incumbent John Gaskey and Carver resident Mark Townsend are running as well.

She ran an unsuccessful write-in campaign in 2024 for the seat representing Wareham, Carver and South Middleboro against Gaskey who was the only name on the ballot.

Hewins said her campaign will be centered around three main issues; transparency at the state house, local control over local issues and lowering utility bills.

Hewins is currently in her 17th year on the Carver Select Board and previously served as the town’s conservation agent for 15 years and did two, five year terms on the Planning Board.

Her career also includes 10 years as the chair of the seven-town Plymouth/Carver Aquifer Advisory committee, commissioner for the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District for five years and director of the South Shore Community Action Council.

In Wareham, Hewins has helped establish the South Shore Community Action Council’s Head Start building as director of the South Shore Community Action Council and has advocated for various pedestrian safety measures.

Other accomplishments include affordable housing and conservation work in Carver and secured multi-million dollar playgrounds in Carver. In Middleboro she has advocated for increased pedestrian safety measures.

“I’m running for state representative to get more things done for our towns and the most effective way to get things done in the Massachusetts legislature is to be an active, listening, and independent Democrat,” Hewins wrote to Wareham Week.