Gov. Healey heads to Super Bowl as part of West Coast political trip

Gov. Maura Healey is away from Massachusetts until Monday, having left Thursday night for a weekend political jaunt that includes plans to attend Super Bowl LX in California on Sunday.

The governor's office said Healey left the Bay State on Thursday and will return Monday. Healey's office said other details of the trip would be provided by her reelection campaign.

"Governor Healey will be attending the Super Bowl, and is excited to represent Massachusetts, cheer on the Patriots, and promote our economy and tourism," a campaign statement said. "This trip will include work to help elect and reelect Democratic governors in other states, and her political committee and [Democratic Governors Association] are covering all costs. Her travel is not being paid by taxpayers."

Capping off the governor's political trip will be Super Bowl LX, a matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California. The governor's campaign played up her Patriots fandom this week in an email that featured a photo of the governor wearing a Drake Maye jersey.

"This season’s Patriots slogan is more than just a motto — it’s a Massachusetts mindset," Healey wrote in the fundraising email. "We all we got. We all we need."

Before jetting off to the West Coast, Healey on Sunday signed a proclamation declaring this weekend "New England Patriots Appreciation Weekend" across Massachusetts, her office announced Friday morning. And Healey and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson also placed a friendly wager on the contest — the losing team's governor will send the winning team's state a package of local seafood and coffee.

When the governor is away, her duties and powers fall to Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. The acting governor spoke Friday morning at the Massachusetts Bankers Association CEO & Senior Leadership Conference in Waltham.

If the Patriots win on Sunday, Beacon Hill could be abuzz with talk of a duck boat parade and celebrations next week. That could also put a spotlight on snow removal efforts in Boston and on the state of public transportation during a cold New England winter.