Markey or Lynch: Who Would You Vote for Today?
Democratic Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch will face off in a primary on April 30 in the race to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by new Secretary of State John Kerry. And now, there may be a Republican challenger.
We have a race. On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch became the second candidate to officially enter the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by brand-new Secretary of State John Kerry, following his fellow Democratic Congressman Ed Markey. Lynch and Markey will now face off in a primary set for April 30 for the right to represent the Democratic Party in the special election on June 25 against a still unknown Republican opponent. No GOP candidate has officially entered the race yet. Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown announced Friday that he would not run for Senate. But late Friday afternoon, Republican Richard Tisei said he was mulling the idea of running for the seat. Last fall, Tisei lost his challenge to John Tierney for the Sixth …
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Michael Fleming
8:43 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
I hear you brothers! Besides, I think he's fled the scene anyway. See you around the water cooler! more ›