Christy Mihos - Portrait of a True Leader

Christy Mihos is a devoted husband and father, a successful business owner, a long-time political activist, and a dear friend of Massachusetts toll payers and taxpayers.

A lifelong resident of the Bay State, Christy was born and raised in the City of Champions. After graduating from Brockton High School, he headed down the road to study management at Stonehill College in Easton.

At his cousin's wedding in Peabody, Christy met Andrea Argeros, who became his wife four years later. Today, Christy and Andrea have been married for over 31 years, have two beautiful children, and reside on Cape Cod in West Yarmouth.

Christy's grandfather — an immigrant from Greece — founded a small market in Brockton. Christy began working in the store as soon as he was big enough to bag groceries. Christy and his brother took over the stores from their father and uncle in the late1970s. Together, they quadrupled the number of stores. Christy's Markets became New England's second largest convenience store chain, operating in all six states. In 1998, Christy and his brother sold all of the stores to 7-Eleven. Still wanting to stay close to a business he loved, Christy bought back ten Cape Cod stores. He has since developed new stores on the Cape and he continues to nurture the growing company.

Christy first became a candidate for political office in 1990, when he ran for the South Shore Massachusetts Senate seat. During this race for the Plymouth and Norfolk district seat, Christy gained tremendous support from both heavily Democratic towns and Republican Party strongholds. The race was widely regarded as one of the closest in the state; he lost the recounted Republican primary by only three votes.

In 1998, Christy was appointed to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, where he served as Vice Chairman and thereafter Director. At the Turnpike, Christy fought for the citizens of the Commonwealth and against unnecessary toll increases, fraud, waste, and abuse. Despite opposition from state-contracted special interests and the Acting Governor, Christy refused to back down. A landmark decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court vindicated Christy's efforts to protect the citizenry.

Christy was known for his innovative business ideas at the Turnpike. He proposed restructuring management at the Big Dig to promote accountability and efficiency. He also proposed selling the eleven service area plazas to pay off the Western Turnpike Bonds, which would allow the state to take down the tolls from Weston to New York. Christy intends to remove these tolls as Governor.

Christy's civic life extends beyond his time on the Turnpike Authority. Christy has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the University of Massachusetts, the Boys' and Girls' Club of Brockton, a South Shore Greek Orthodox Church, and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.

Christy is proud to live in the Bay State, but knows the voice of the people is no longer being heard on Beacon Hill. For Massachusetts to succeed, everyone must have a say. The Bay State needs to serve all families and communities. Christy is unbought and unbossed: he answers directly to the voters and residents of Massachusetts. Only Christy has the ideas, the integrity, and the independence to be Massachusetts's new Governor.

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