John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State
Kerry will replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
With only three dissenting votes, the U.S. Senate has confirmed John Kerry as the new Secretary of State.
Kerry will take over for Hillary Clinton, who is leaving her post after four years.
The move means Kerry will have to resign as Massachusetts' senior senator. According to a Tweet from WCVB political reporter Janet Wu, Kerry's resignation has reportedly been sent to Gov. Deval Patrick and is effective as of 4 p.m. Friday. U.S. Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA, has announced he is running for the seat. U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch, D-MA has hinted that he may run.
As for an interim senator for Kerry's seat, Gov. Deval Patrick plans to announce his pick on Wednesday, Jan. 30, according to the Boston Herald.
NWBL
11:51 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The latest word on Boston.com is that Lynch plans to announce on Thur to challenge Markey and that Brown is also leaning toward a run. Should be interesting.
NWBL
11:53 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
This is like a game of dominoes. Who replaces Kerry, then if it's Markey or Lynch, who replaces them? I'd be sorry to lose Markey as a Congressman.