attorney general maura healey. | ap photo/steven senne by lauren dezenski 10/06/16 10:42 am edt boston <u+2014> weather permitting, attorney general maura healey is heading to florida this weekend to stump for democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton as well to attend the first pride event in orlando following the mass shooting at an lgbt nightclub. healey is expected to participate in an lgbt voter registration drive in orange county on friday afternoon, according to a tentative schedule provided by a campaign spokesman. saturday will have the ag working with the clinton campaign to register voters before the pride parade as well as a facebook live appearance at the clinton campaign pride booth. story continued below the campaign is monitoring the weather situation in florida. hurricane matthew is expected to make landfall in the sunshine state late thursday or early friday. <u+201c>i<u+2019>m delighted to be able to go down to florida and campaign on hillary clinton<u+2019>s behalf,<u+201d> healey said. <u+201c>i<u+2019>m also looking forward to spend time in orlando in particular.<u+201d> the orlando pride visit holds a special significance for healey. the mass shooting at pulse nightclub earlier this year led her to crack down on replica assault weapons in massachusetts like the one that was used in the attack that killed 49 people and wounded 53 others. since then, healey has been in contact with survivors, first responders, and victims<u+2019> families. she plans to meet with many of them while in florida, and will visit the nightclub itself to pay her respects. since healey<u+2019>s office cracked down on the replica assault weapon ban, <u+201c>sales of those weapons have virtually stopped in the state,<u+201d> she told politico massachusetts. she faced fierce backlash from gun owners in the state, and the ban is being challenged in court. in addition to the florida visit, healey has campaigned in new hampshire for clinton both ahead of the state's primary and now during the general election. healey is a native of hampton falls, new hampshire. lauren dezenski's must-read rundown of what's up on beacon hill and beyond
healey heading to orlando for clinton this weekend, weather permitting
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