The Taxpayers' Treasurer
The Massachusetts Miracle is over, and we are once again known as Taxachusetts. The state budget has grown by 50% in the past seven years, but local aid remains anemic. We are hemorrhaging jobs and our middle class. Massachusetts taxpayers, cities, and towns need a fearless voice on Beacon Hill to represent your interests.
Elizabeth Dionne is that voice.
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The Taxpayers' Treasurer
The Massachusetts Miracle is over, and we are once again known as Taxachusetts. The state budget has grown by 50% in the past seven years, but local aid remains anemic. We are hemorrhaging jobs and our middle class. Massachusetts taxpayers, cities, and towns need a fearless voice on Beacon Hill to represent your interests.
Elizabeth Dionne is that voice.
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Meet Elizabeth Dionne
Elizabeth Dionne is a relentless reformer with proven leadership skills and the financial and legal expertise that we need in the Massachusetts State Treasurer. As Chair of the Belmont Select Board, she delivered a balanced budget without using reserve funds and successfully reformed the Town’s financial operations. She will bring a taxpayer’s perspective to the job.A Stanford Law graduate and former attorney at major Boston firms, Elizabeth is the daughter of the late John Loren Harmer, a distinguished public servant who instilled in her the values of integrity, accountability, and service to the community.
Elizabeth's Plan
Elizabeth knows how hard you work—every day—to make ends meet. She will work just as hard to ensure that your hard-earned tax dollars are used wisely – not wasted on political vendettas, ideological agendas, or political favors. Her plan of action:
Latest News
12/10/25 - WBUR - Belmont Select Board member Elizabeth Dionne to run for state treasurer
12/09/25 - PRESS RELEASE - Dionne Announces for State Treasurer “The Taxpayers’ Treasurer”
Elizabeth's Plan
Elizabeth knows how hard you work—every day—to make ends meet. She will work just as hard to ensure that your hard-earned tax dollars are used wisely – not wasted on political vendettas, ideological agendas, or political favors. Her plan of action:
Fiscal Accountability
Elizabeth has proven she can deliver balanced budgets without relying on reserve funds. As a Belmont Select Board Member, she delivered a revenue-based budget for FY2026 and created the Multi-Year Budget Advisory Committee to ensure long-term fiscal planning.
Implement revenue-based budgeting for all treasury operations
Eliminate wasteful spending and redundant programs
Transparency
Massachusetts taxpayers have a right to know how their money is being spent. Elizabeth will create the most transparent treasury office in state history.
Disinfect the State House by opening the books and reporting to you.
Root out corruption and cronyism: Hire the best staff who will deliver for YOU, not for people they know
Investment Growth
Elizabeth successfully advocated for the investment of 100% of Belmont's Retirement System assets into the state-run Pension Reserves Investment Trust, achieving greater efficiency and higher returns. She will bring this same reformer's focus to managing the state's pension funds.
Maximize returns on state pension funds and investments
Make it easier for cities and towns to join the state-run investment system, achieving greater local returns.
Taxpayer Protection
The State Treasurer must be a fierce advocate for taxpayers. Elizabeth will fight waste, fraud, and abuse while protecting taxpayer interests.
Put the interests of taxpayers first – Elizabeth won't abuse public funds to reward her cronies or pursue personal animus lawsuits.
Return more dollars to local governments, where they can work for you
About Elizabeth Dionne
A proven leader with the experience and integrity to serve as Massachusetts State Treasurer.
The Taxpayers’ Treasurer
As Chair of the Belmont Select Board, Elizabeth delivered important results. She spearheaded the creation of a Multi-Year Budget Advisory Committee; delivered a balanced, revenue-based budget using no reserve funds; and successfully brought Belmont into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act.She was a driving force behind major structural financial reforms, including: shifting from elected to appointed, professional positions for the Treasurer and Board of Assessors; investing 100% of the Town's Retirement System in the state-run Pension Reserves Investment Trust for lower costs and higher returns; and implementing zoning reforms to encourage economic development.
Why She's Running
Like you Elizabeth has had enough of the corruption, cronyism, and chaos happening in the Treasurer’s office. She will not be the treasurer for insiders or special interest groups. She will be the taxpayers’ treasurer, answering to you.Elizabeth Dionne is running for State Treasurer to restore accountability, transparency, and efficiency to Beacon Hill. She has a proven record of relentless reform, and she will bring that same passion and focus to the Treasurer’s office.As she did in Belmont, Elizabeth will treat every dollar with the respect it deserves. Her proven track record of fiscal responsibility, government reform, and transparent leadership at the local level demonstrates she has the skills and integrity to serve us. She will be the Treasurer that Massachusetts taxpayers need.
Education
B.A. Political Science, Wellesley College
M.Phil. Political Theory, Cambridge University
J.D., Stanford Law School
M.A. Political Science, Boston College
Committed Public Servant
Belmont Select Board Member; previously Chair (2024-2025)
Belmont Town Meeting, 2016-2026
Warrant (Finance) Committee, 2017-2025
Community Preservation Committee, Chair (2020-2024)
Experienced
Attorney, former associate at Goodwin Procter and Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault; pro bono attorney with Massachusetts Advocates for Children Devoted to Family: Elizabeth lives in Belmont with her husband, Keith Dionne, where they raised their four children.
Education & Professional Excellence
Elizabeth's academic achievements are exceptional. As a Marshall Scholar, she earned her M.Phil. in political theory from Cambridge University. She graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School, where she served on the Stanford Law Review and Stanford Journal of Law, Business, and Finance.Her legal career includes positions at major Boston law firms Goodwin Procter and Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault, focusing on commercial real estate and venture capital. She has also taught constitutional law and political science at Wellesley College and Boston College. The mother of an autistic son, she has provided extensive pro bono legal services to low-income, special needs children through Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Holly Robichaud
781-424-2631
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Dionne Announces for State Treasurer
"The Taxpayers' Treasurer"
BELMONT, MA — Today Elizabeth Dionne, a mother, attorney, teacher, and Belmont Select Board Member, officially announced her candidacy for Massachusetts State Treasurer. Dionne enters the race with a clear message: taxpayers deserve accountability, transparency, and an end to the inefficiency and self-dealing that have eroded trust in state government.“Like so many other residents of Massachusetts, I have had enough of the corruption, cronyism, and chaos happening in the Treasurer’s office. It is time for a change. I will not be the Treasurer for the insiders or special interest groups. I will be the taxpayers’ Treasurer who answers to the people of Massachusetts,” said Dionne.Dionne has launched a video and website, VoteDionne.com, to kick off her campaign.“As I did in Belmont, I will treat each and every dollar with the respect it deserves,” said Dionne. “Taxpayers work hard every day to make ends meet. As Treasurer, I will make sure their money is used wisely—not wasted on ideological agendas or personal animus.”Dionne currently serves on the Belmont Select Board, where she previously held the role of Chair. In that position, she:
Delivered a balanced, revenue-based budget without using reserve funds
Created a Multi-Year Budget Advisory Committee to strengthen financial planning
Ensured full compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. (Town Meeting’s 213-8 vote was the largest margin of victory in Massachusetts)
Led financial reforms, including transitioning the Treasurer and Board of Assessors from elected positions to appointed, professional roles
Successfully advocated to invest 100% of Belmont’s Retirement System in the state-run Pension Reserves Investment Trust for lower costs and higher returns
Championed zoning reforms to promote commercial development and economic growth
Dionne says she is running because taxpayers “deserve better” than the mismanagement and lack of transparency currently associated with the Treasurer’s office.“Like so many others, I’ve had enough. The Treasurer’s office should be a model of accountability and integrity. Instead, it has become a symbol of dysfunction. I’m running to restore public trust, open the books, and return the office to its core mission: serving the good taxpayers of Massachusetts,” said Dionne.Dionne’s initial plans include:
Fiscal Accountability—Ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly, efficiently, and transparently
Transparency and Integrity—”Disinfect the State House” by opening financial records to the public and hiring qualified professionals committed to public service—not cronies or political insiders
Investment Growth—Maximize returns on state pension funds and strengthen Massachusetts’ long-term financial stability
Taxpayer Protection—Put taxpayers’ interests ahead of political agendas and return more dollars to local governments, where they can directly benefit residents
Dionne brings an extensive academic and professional background to the race:
B.A., Political Science – Wellesley College (Malone Scholar)
M.Phil., Political Theory – Cambridge University (Marshall Scholar)
J.D. – Stanford Law School (Stanford Law Review; Stanford Journal of Law, Business, and Finance)
M.A., Political Science – Boston College
She previously worked as an attorney at Goodwin Procter and Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault, working in commercial real estate and venture capital. She has taught constitutional law and political science at both Wellesley College and Boston College.As the mother of an adult, autistic son, Dionne has provided extensive pro bono legal services to low-income, special-needs children through Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
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