Gov. Maura Healey brought her reelection campaign to Southeastern Massachusetts for the first time on Monday, making her pitch to voters in a region that has been trending away from her party.

The first-term Democrat made stops flanked by two local allies — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan — as she argued her administration is focused on bringing down the cost of living in one of the nation’s priciest states. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joined her.

Healey began the day with a morning visit to Leonard’s Wharf at the Port of New Bedford, where she stood on the chilly docks to highlight the state’s support for a $45 million rehabilitation and modernization project, which also received federal and city funding.

“I’m so proud to see this all being developed and to know what’s going to happen here,” Healey said. “I’m also proud of other investments that we’ve been able to make as an administration in New Bedford — investments in housing, investments in the arts.” She cited the South Coast Rail project and Zeiterion Theatre as other examples.

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