Former Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins pulled papers to challenge for her old position as Suffolk County district attorney on Wednesday.The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth confirmed Rollins pulled the papers late Wednesday afternoon.Kevin Hayden is the current Suffolk County district attorney. He took over the position when Rollins was nominated by then-President Joe Biden to become the top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts.Linda Champion, an attorney and adjunct professor at New England Law also pulled papers for the position along with Hayden, according to state officials. NewsCenter 5 has attempted to reach out to Rollins for comment.While Rollins didn’t officially comment on her bid for the office, she took to X to say in part, “dare greatly.”Related:Rollins’s tenure as U.S. Attorney ended with her resignation in 2023 following an ethics probe by the Department of Justice, where an internal watchdog claimed Rollins used her position to sabotage Hayden’s campaign for the district attorney’s office.There was a separate investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found multiple violations of a law that limits political activity by government workers.Special Counsel Henry Kerner, meanwhile, said in a letter to Biden that Rollins’ Hatch Act violations were among “most egregious transgressions” of the law that his agency had ever investigated.The inspector general’s report accused Rollins of soliciting and accepting 30 free tickets to a Boston Celtics game for youth basketball players and accepting payment from a sports and entertainment agency for flights and a stay at a luxury resort.Rollins also routinely used her personal cellphone for business, continued to accept contributions to her district attorney campaign account after becoming U.S. attorney and attended a political fundraiser featuring First Lady Jill Biden, contrary to the advice Rollins was given and without proper Justice Department approval, the report said.Read the full reports belowDOJ Office of the Inspector GeneralU.S. Office of Special Counsel Rollins was the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in Massachusetts and the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.

BOSTON —

Former Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins pulled papers to challenge for her old position as Suffolk County district attorney on Wednesday.

The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth confirmed Rollins pulled the papers late Wednesday afternoon.

Kevin Hayden is the current Suffolk County district attorney. He took over the position when Rollins was nominated by then-President Joe Biden to become the top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts.

Linda Champion, an attorney and adjunct professor at New England Law also pulled papers for the position along with Hayden, according to state officials.

NewsCenter 5 has attempted to reach out to Rollins for comment.

While Rollins didn’t officially comment on her bid for the office, she took to X to say in part, “dare greatly.”

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I always tell my daughter & nieces that circumstances don’t define you. No one gets to tell your story but you. Every moment in life—whether victory or defeat—is temporary. What endures is who you become in the face of that hardship & what you do moving forward. Dare greatly ❤️📋

— Rachael Rollins (@DARollins) April 8, 2026

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Rollins’s tenure as U.S. Attorney ended with her resignation in 2023 following an ethics probe by the Department of Justice, where an internal watchdog claimed Rollins used her position to sabotage Hayden’s campaign for the district attorney’s office.

There was a separate investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found multiple violations of a law that limits political activity by government workers.

Special Counsel Henry Kerner, meanwhile, said in a letter to Biden that Rollins’ Hatch Act violations were among “most egregious transgressions” of the law that his agency had ever investigated.

The inspector general’s report accused Rollins of soliciting and accepting 30 free tickets to a Boston Celtics game for youth basketball players and accepting payment from a sports and entertainment agency for flights and a stay at a luxury resort.

Rollins also routinely used her personal cellphone for business, continued to accept contributions to her district attorney campaign account after becoming U.S. attorney and attended a political fundraiser featuring First Lady Jill Biden, contrary to the advice Rollins was given and without proper Justice Department approval, the report said.

Read the full reports below

Rollins was the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in Massachusetts and the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.