Congressional Candidate Spilka Releases Web Video

Framingham's state senator Karen Spilka, one of more than a handful of Democrats running for the congressional seat formerly held by now U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, released a video ad for her campaign.

The ad focuses on Spilka's work to pass Jenny's Law in Massachusetts.

High school sweethearts John and Jenny Crowley purchased a life insurance policy when they decided to start a family.

Jenny died of breast cancer shortly after giving birth to their daughter Kaitlyn.

After her death, the Ashland couple's life insurance company refused to pay up.

Spilka worked to pass “Jenny’s Law” in the state legislature to hold insurance companies accountable — preventing them from retroactively using pre-existing conditions to deny benefits to their customers.

With “Jenny’s Law,” Massachusetts families like the Crowleys, who take all the right precautions, but find themselves in circumstances they could never imagine, won’t suffer the same fate.

The primary election is Oct. 15, with the final election in December.