BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey quietly left Massachusetts this week — and didn’t bother to tell anyone.

No press release. No schedule update. No explanation. Just silence.

Now both Republican candidates for governor are calling her out, accusing Healey of ghosting the public while her office hides behind vague calendar updates and refuses to say where she went or when she’ll return.

“She didn’t tell anyone”

Former Baker administration official Mike Kennealy went straight for the jugular.

“Maura Healey is the least transparent Governor in state history. She left the state and didn’t tell anyone.”

“I’ll restore the simple practice of telling my constituents when someone else is serving as acting Governor.”
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Her office won’t say when Healey left, where she went, or when she’s coming back — only that it’ll show up in a calendar weeks from now.

“Where is Maura Healey?”

Brian Shortsleeve, the former MBTA executive also running for the GOP nomination, joined in — and he didn’t hold back.

“Once again, we are left wondering where Maura Healey is and how long she is out of state. Where’s the accountability?”

“That will change when I am elected to the Corner Office. I will publicly disclose when and where I am traveling.”
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Shortsleeve also pledged to end the governor’s exemption from public records law — saying it’s “time for sunshine at the State House.”

He even posted a cheeky graphic styled like a tropical postcard:

Not the first time she’s done this

This isn’t a one-off.

In February 2024, Healey took a four-day personal trip out of state — again with no public notice. At one point, both she and Driscoll were gone, triggering a quiet handoff of power to Secretary of State Bill Galvin.

It was only weeks later that her office confirmed she had traveled to Puerto Rico, reportedly for her partner’s birthday, after growing pressure to explain the disappearance.

Months earlier, in October 2023, Healey announced she would no longer disclose any out-of-state travel in advance, citing security concerns — a sharp departure from prior governors.

Critics call it secrecy. Healey calls it privacy.

Healey has defended her stance, saying her personal life is off-limits and that travel disclosures could jeopardize her safety. Her team points to protests by extremists outside her home as justification.

But critics argue that when the governor leaves the state and executive power legally transfers to someone else, voters deserve to be told. The Massachusetts Constitution mandates this line of succession — but says nothing about keeping it secret.

“Calendar drops” aren’t cutting it

Healey’s office now says her out-of-state trips will appear in her monthly calendar reports — released well after the fact.

Kennealy and Shortsleeve say that’s not accountability — it’s evasion.

And with Healey once again missing in action, they’re betting voters will agree.