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U.S. Rep. Markey to Run For Kerry's Senate Seat

After hinting that he'd make a run for Sen. John Kerry's seat should he be tabbed to be Secretary of State, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will run for Senate in 2013, according to a Boston Globe report.

 

After hinting that he'd make a run for Sen. John Kerry's seat should he be tabbed to be Secretary of State, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will run for Senate in 2013, according to a Boston Globe report.

Markey, 66, is the first prominent candidate to announce he'll make a bid for Kerry's seat, which will be filled through a special election next summer, according to the Globe.

On Dec. 17 Congressman Markey told reporters at Malden City Hall that he'd "seriously consider" vying for Kerry's Senate seat.

Meanwhile, Kerry, a Democrat and head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in the coming weeks as the next head of the State Department, according to the Globe.

Two other Bay State congressmen, Michael Capuano of Somerville, and Stephen Lynch of South Boston, both Democrats, have also expressed interest in seeking Kerry’s seat, reports the Globe.

Related Topics: Campaign, Ed Markey, Senate, and john kerry

just thinking

4:21 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

he does not even live in massachusetts,he has been running for office, from his mothers house in malden.when he really lives in a mansion in maryland.this is the trend from democrats, they don't have to play by the rules the rest of us have to do. VOTE DEMOCRATS OUT

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just thinking

6:08 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

markey is the poster boy for not living where he runs for office.his last opponent,staked out his mothers house also asked neighbors,when was the last time he was seen there.it was so long ago they could not remember,but blind democrats still voted him in.anytime you want to go to mummy's housen looking for him let me know

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just thinking

9:27 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

what city job do you have,otherwise you are brainwashed

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just thinking

2:29 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012

owen you must be barney franks son-brother or wife,the way you whine

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Maura

5:58 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012

Romney has a house in Belmont, true, but he has a bunch of other houses too (using the term loosely) (Wolfeboro, NH; Park City, UT; LaJolla, CA). I wonder how much time most politicians spend in the places they represent? Could be an interesting factoid.

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Bob Samson

9:09 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012

Dems need to embarrass the state even more than they now do. Elect Markey.

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