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Second Mass. Republican jumps into Senate race
February 12th, 2013
10:24 AM ET
98 days ago

Second Mass. Republican jumps into Senate race

(CNN) - Republicans in Massachusetts have a second candidate interested in the race for the seat Secretary of State John Kerry resigned earlier this month.

Gabriel Gomez announced his candidacy Tuesday with a bilingual web video introducing himself to voters.
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Brown keeps door open to future political bid
February 11th, 2013
02:08 PM ET
99 days ago

Brown keeps door open to future political bid

(CNN) - He decided against a bid this year to try and return to the U.S. Senate, but will Republican Scott Brown run instead for Massachusetts governor next year?

The former senator is non-committal, but he certainly isn't closing any doors.
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Filed under: Massachusetts • Scott Brown
Mass. GOP may have fielded first candidate for special Senate race
February 5th, 2013
11:26 AM ET
105 days ago

Mass. GOP may have fielded first candidate for special Senate race

(CNN) - A Massachusetts Republican appears to be going where four other party members decided not go.

GOP State Rep. Dan Winslow announced Tuesday that he's exploring a bid to run in a June special election to fill the final eighteen months of the term of longtime Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who stepped down from the Senate Friday to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state.
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Filed under: John Kerry • Massachusetts • Senate
Tagg: Not it
February 4th, 2013
05:39 PM ET
105 days ago

Tagg: Not it

(CNN) – Tagg Romney, the son of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, announced Monday that he will not run for the special Senate election in Massachusetts.

"The timing is not right for me, but I am hopeful that the people of Massachusetts will select someone of great integrity, vision, and compassion as our next US Senator," Romney, 42, said in a statement.
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Filed under: 2013 • Massachusetts • Mitt Romney • Senate
Weld out; Tagg Romney probably a 'no' in Mass. Senate race
February 4th, 2013
12:29 PM ET
106 days ago

Weld out; Tagg Romney probably a 'no' in Mass. Senate race

(CNN) - The clock is ticking for the GOP in Massachusetts.

With Election Day just four and a half months away, Republicans have yet to find a candidate to run in a special contest to fill the final eighteen months of the term of longtime Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who stepped down from the Senate Friday to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state.
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Filed under: Massachusetts • Senate
Republican Tisei will not seek Kerry's Senate seat
February 2nd, 2013
11:02 PM ET
107 days ago

Republican Tisei will not seek Kerry's Senate seat

(CNN) - A second Massachusetts Republican has announced he will not seek the U.S. Senate seat vacated last week by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Richard Tisei, a former state senator and 2012 candidate for the U.S. Congress, said in a statement late Saturday that “the timing is simply not right for me.”
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Filed under: Massachusetts • Scott Brown
Brown won't seek Kerry's Senate seat
February 1st, 2013
01:07 PM ET
108 days ago

Brown won't seek Kerry's Senate seat

(CNN) - Former Sen. Scott Brown said Friday that he won't make a bid this year to return to Capitol Hill.

The Republican from Massachusetts announced that "I will not be a candidate for the United States Senate in the upcoming special election."
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Filed under: John Kerry • Massachusetts • Scott Brown
Door revolves: Boston reporter to join Kerry at State
January 31st, 2013
01:00 PM ET
110 days ago

Door revolves: Boston reporter to join Kerry at State

(CNN) – Glen Johnson, the political editor for the Boston Globe's website, has long covered Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts–and he'll continue to follow the veteran senator right into the State Department.

Johnson announced Thursday that he's leaving journalism to work as a senior adviser for Kerry when the senator takes on his job as U.S. Secretary of State once his resignation takes effect Friday.
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Filed under: John Kerry • Massachusetts • State Department
It's now a race for Kerry's seat
Lynch, a social conservative from South Boston, launched his campaign with a web video that touts his blue collar roots.
January 31st, 2013
11:43 AM ET
110 days ago

It's now a race for Kerry's seat

(CNN) - And then there were two.

Rep. Stephen Lynch announced his bid Thursday for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, becoming the second candidate to jump into the June special election to fill the final eighteen months of the term of longtime Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who steps down from the Senate at the end of the week to become secretary of state.
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Filed under: Ed Markey • John Kerry • Massachusetts • Senate
Kerry's Senate replacement has the 'cool' factor
January 30th, 2013
12:42 PM ET
110 days ago

Kerry's Senate replacement has the 'cool' factor

(CNN) - The newest member of the U.S. Senate is "cool."

So say the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
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Filed under: Deval Patrick • John Kerry • Massachusetts
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