We are proud to honor Attorney General Andrea Campbell as our 2025 Partner of Year for her bold leadership in advancing housing opportunities across the Commonwealth. Attorney General Campbell has used the power of her office to stand up for the rights of residents to live in thriving, affordable, and inclusive communities.

Her decision to enforce the MBTA Communities Act sent a clear message: state housing laws matter, and every city and town must do its part to build the homes our residents need. By holding municipalities accountable, she has ensured that the MBTA Communities Act will make meaningful progress towards the 222,000 homes our Commonwealth must build in the next decade.

Attorney General Campbell’s commitment to fairness, justice, and housing abundance – including her establishment of a housing affordability unit in the AG’s office – exemplifies the kind of courageous public service that inspires lasting change. For her steadfast defense of housing, we are honored to present her with this award.

 We are proud to honor Cambridge City Councilors Burhan Azeem and Sumbul Siddiqui as our Legislators of the Year. As co-chairs of the city council’ s housing committee they led the historic passage of eliminating exclusionary zoning in the city of Cambridge. 

This landmark reform not only addresses Cambridge’s housing needs, but also serves as a model for cities across Massachusetts and beyond. The Council’s decision shows what is possible when local leaders embrace housing abundance, equity, and opportunity as central to their community’s future.

For their vision and courage in tackling exclusionary zoning head-on, we are proud to honor the Cambridge City Council as our Legislators of the Year.

 We are proud to honor AHMA affiliate groups, Rozzidents For More Rozzidents and Marblehead Housing Coalition, for their commitment to advocating for more homes and addressing the housing crisis within their communities. 

Rozzidents For More Rozzidents successfully completed their community upzoning in Roslindale Square as the first small area plan to be completed through Boston’s Squares + Streets Planning Initiative. Their zoning updates will set new rules for the physical dimensions and land uses in future development such as allowing multifamily housing near and above active ground floor businesses and community spaces. Through countless community meetings, open houses and lots of one on one conversations with neighbors and business owners in the Square, Rozzidents For More Rozzidents pushed the Boston Planning Department Board and Boston Zoning Commission to adopt Squares + Streets in Roslindale.

Marblehead Housing Coalition ran two consecutive campaigns to bring their town into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. The Marblehead Town Meeting vote on the MBTA Communities Act zoning was the most attended Marblehead Town Meeting in years, and the zoning passed at Town Meeting! Unfortunately, a petition circulated to bring a referendum vote and the opposition won that vote by a small margin, but Marblehead Housing Coalition is not giving up and still working towards bringing their town into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act.