Andrew Francis Robert "Dru" Tarr is an American politician and former legislative aide from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 5th Essex district since winning a special election in 2026. The election was called following the death of the incumbent, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, for whom Tarr previously worked as a research and district director.

Electoral history 2026 Special Election After the death of the previous representative, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Tarr ran in a special election to succeed her. He won the primary and the general election.

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2026 After winning the special election, Tarr was challenged in the regular election in the Democratic primary by former Rockport Select Board chair Sarah Wilkinson, who had previously run a write-in campaign during the special Democratic primary. Tarr defeated Wilkinson for the nomination.

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2025–2026 Massachusetts legislature 2026 United States state legislative elections 2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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