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Monday, February 4, 2013

Tisei Not Running in Special Senate Election

He had been considering a run after former Sen. Scott Brown declined to enter the race.

  Former Massachusetts Senate minority leader Richard Tisei announced that he will not run in the special Senate election to fill the seat vacated by John Kerry. On Friday, after former Sen. Scott Brown announced that he will not run for the seat, all eyes turned to Tisei, who announced he was considering running. But on Saturday, Tisei put a stop to that, citing bad timing and a desire to see others have a shot at the seat. "I've been humbled by so many people who've urged me to run for this seat, following Senator Scott Brown's decision not to run on Friday," Tisei wrote in a statement Saturday night. "I believe it's imperative that the Republican party put forward a strong candidate who can help bring much-needed change to Washington. …

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Scott Brown Will Not Run for U.S. Senate, John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State, Markey Says He Will Run For U.S. Senate, and 1 more ›

Earnhardt

9:04 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

This would have made things interesting. Hopefully someone steps up soon,   more ›

Friday, January 25, 2013

Report: Lynch to Challenge Markey for Kerry's Seat

U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch reportedly plans to run for the seat John Kerry will likely vacate.

U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch, D-MA, plans to announce he will run for the seat John Kerry is expected to vacate if he confirmed as Secretary of State, according to the Boston Globe.  A source told the Globe that Lynch will challenge Congressman Ed Markey, D-Malden for the Democratic primary nomination. Markey recently announced he was running for the seat. Lynch plans to formally announce his plans after Kerry’s expected confirmation. Kerry received a warm welcome during his Thursday, Jan. 24 confirmation hearing with he Senate Foreign Relations Committee and will likely be confirmed, according to the Washington Post. Lynch represents 21 communities, including Boston, Braintree, Hingham, Canton, Stoughton, Norwood and Milton. Markey, who…

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Markey Says He Will Run For U.S. Senate (in Waltham Patch)

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Aron Levy

3:28 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013

I had heard the same on NPR. Maybe they just got a bad source: it happens.   more ›

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