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U.S. Special Senate Election

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Markey or Gomez: Who Would You Vote for Today?

There is a lot of campaigning to do before the Democrat and Republican face off on June 25 in the U.S. Senate special election.

  After months of campaigning we now know who is going head-to-head in the June 25 special U.S. Senate election. Democratic Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) took the Democratic vote in the Tuesday election over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston). Political newcomer and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset came out on top of a field of Republican candidates  - including more seasoned opponents former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. With a month-and-a-half of campaigning still to come, we wanted to stop and ask: if the special election was held today - who would you vote for right now? Markey or Gomez? Tell us in our comments section below.  

Liz

8:22 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013

Markey is the poster boy for term limits. We just desperately need more politicians elected with different life experiences. Gomez is my guy!   more ›

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

U.S. Senate Special Primary Election Results for Waltham

See how Waltham voted in the Special Primary Election for the open U.S. Senate seat.

The votes in Waltham are in! Here is how Waltham residents voted in the special senate primary election for the seat John kerry vacated when became the Secretary of State.   Democrats Stephen Lynch  - 1499 Ed Markey - 2,918 (winner) Brett Rhyne - not reported Republicans Michael Sullivan  - 470 Dan Winslow - 137  Gabriel Gomez - 641 (winner) Voter Turnout -- 16.86 percent with 5,673 out of 33,652 registered voters casting ballots. 

Monday, April 8, 2013

Lynch, Markey Debate Tonight in Lowell

The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate meet in their second debate.

The combatants for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate special election will square off Monday night in Lowell for their second debate leading up to the April 30 primary. Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) will participate in the debate being held at 7:30 p.m. at Durgin Hall on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The debate is being sponsored by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion and the Boston Herald. Questions for the debate will be posed by UMass Lowell students while the moderator will be reporter Jaclyn Cashman, according to the university. Markey and Lynch previously met for their first debate March 27 at the Channel 5 studios in Needham. The two candidates agreed…

moe howard

9:48 pm on Monday, April 8, 2013

Annoy a liberal.....take personal responsibility   more ›

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

MassGOP to File Ethics Complaint Against Markey

State party believes congressman is using taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign among other complaints, Boston Herald reports.

Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face an ethics complaint from the Bay State Republican Party that alleges coordination between the U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign and congressional office and improper use of footage from Congress in TV ads, according to a report in the Boston Herald Tuesday. MassGOP Executive Director Nate Little told the Herald they believe Markey has been using taxpayer-funded resources from his congressional office for campaign purposes. The state GOP plans on filing a letter with the House Committee on Ethics Tuesday, according to the Herald. Little also said two Markey campaign ads feature video footage from the House floor, as well as committee sessions, which Little told the Herald is forbidden under …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Date Set For Massachusetts Special Senate Election

Nomination papers for candidate will be available soon.

The special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat John Kerry will likely soon vacate will be held on June 25, according to the Boston Globe. The primary election will be held on April 30. Kerry, who has been nominated to become the next Secretary of State, will likely submit his resignation on Tuesday, Jan. 29 immediately before the full U.S. Senate votes to confirm him, according to the Globe. Massachusetts Secretary fo State William Galvin plans to make nomination papers for Kerry’s seat available soon and would give candidates four weeks to collect the 10,000 signatures required to get on the primary ballot, according to the Globe.  To date, U.S. Congressman Ed Markey has announced he is running and U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch is …

moe howard

10:19 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Take this state back....vote Republican   more ›

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