

Glitz and glamor aside, Healey showing up for Washington’s biggest weekend hints at her interest in moving among a bigger political circle.Īnd she took advantage of the opportunity: Healey talked voting rights with actress Rosario Dawson and women’s rights with actress Sophia Bush, met J. And Healey, who was at the WHCD as POLITICO’s guest, was also at the annual Sunday brunch hosted by past publisher Robert Allbritton. Chris Sununu (who attended the big dinner at CNN’s invitation), Maryland Gov. She hit up Saturday’s Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House, where New Hampshire Gov.

| Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Imagesīeyond attending the marquee event itself, Healey was spotted hobnobbing with political and media bigwigs at POLITICO and CBS’ pre-dinner reception at the Washington Hilton. Maura Healey and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2023. party circuit with her partner, Joanna Lydgate, for White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. It’s a whirlwind week for Healey, who’s briefly back in Massachusetts right now after hitting the D.C. Healey will speak on a workforce development panel on Tuesday and meet with “a number of foreign dignitaries,” according to her office. officials court foreign companies and investors to get them to boost their business stateside. Rasky’s first task: joining Healey at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, where U.S. He’ll work closely with Quentin Palfrey, Healey’s director of federal funds and infrastructure. Rasky, who was most recently a governmental affairs adviser in the federal Department of Transportation, will earn $125,000 a year in his new gig, a Healey spokesperson told Playbook. Similar positions have existed in past administrations, but Healey is placing renewed emphasis on the role as she looks to strengthen her relationships with the federal government and with other states. Healey has hired Will Rasky as her federal affairs director, tapping a Biden administration alum and son of the late public relations guru Larry Rasky to serve as her liaison to the president’s team and to Congress. area today for a summit on foreign direct investment with a key new hire in tow. GETTING THOSE FREQUENT FLIER MILES - Gov.
