State Rep. Ruth B. Balser announces she will not run for re-election after 13 terms representing 12th Middlesex. #mapoli #newtonma

On February 9, State Representative Ruth B. Balser announced to her constituents by email that she will not be running for re-election this year. She has represented the 12th Middlesex District — southern Newton and parts of Brookline — in the Massachusetts legislature for 13 consecutive two-yea…