By CHRIS COLLINS
(undated) — A Western Mass State Senator is running for lieutenant governor. Democrat Adam Hinds has represented parts of Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden counties in the Senate since 2017. Hinds was raised in Buckland and attended Mohawk Trail Regional School. He is one of four candidates in the race. Hinds’ predecessor in the Senate, Ben Downing, is currently a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.