MONSON — While the 2026 gubernatorial election is still 15 months away, Republican candidate Mike Kennealy is wasting no time campaigning. Appearing as the guest speaker at an Aug. 6 Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce networking event at the Monson Free Library, Kennealy shook hands and answered the questions of about 40 members of the chamber.
Prior to him speaking, many of those attending the event had not heard of Kennealy. “I want to hear what he thinks the important issues are,” said Ed Fisher, Jr., co-founder of Bucha Bros., an artisanal non-alcoholic kombucha company. For Fisher, who said he recently became a Democrat, the high levels of sometimes cumbersome regulation he sees in his industry is something he would consider in weighing the positions of gubernatorial candidates.
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