Wes Ritchie

Wes Ritchie is a political strategist and the co-CEO of New England Craft Cultivators. Wes has over a decade of experience in the field of LGBT rights and advocacy.

Ritchie began their career as an organizing director for MassEquality in 2012. Wes was responsible for managing the electoral program for MassEquality's 2012 legislative election cycle and 2013 special elections. Wes successfully elected 26 of 29 endorsed candidates to the MA State Legislature. Wes also launched a successful intern program of 14+ interns.

In their role as organizing director, Ritchie also presented at and spoke on local and national panels about MassEquality's electoral and public policy work, and the LGBT movement nation-wide. Wes routinely spoke with press about the LGBT movement in Massachusetts and nation-wide, including the Boston Globe, Fox 25 News, NECN, Sunday Talk Radio and LGBT press.

As a registered lobbyist for MassEquality, Ritchie lobbied legislators to support priority legislation to prevent LGBT homelessness and bullying, and furthered the organization's mission by creating an LGBT "coalition agenda" of economic justice, health disparities, reproductive choice, sex education and other progressive policy issues.

In their current role as co-CEO of New England Craft Cultivators, Ritchie is responsible for overseeing the organization's political strategy and operations. Wes continues to be an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and social justice.

Wes Ritchie has a JD from Suffolk University Law School and a BA in Labor Studies from UMass Boston.