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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Congressman Lynch Exploring Run for Senate Seat

The congressman said he is giving "serious consideration" to a run for Senate. Lynch currently represents Stoughton and many other nearby towns in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Another Massachusetts Congressman is seriously considering a run for Senator John Kerry’s seat in a special election this year. Congressman Stephen Lynch, a South Boston Democrat, whose district includes Stoughton and many other nearby towns, is reportedly talking to “well-known political consultants” and planning a possible run in a Democratic primary, reported The Boston Herald. “I am giving serious consideration to a run for the United States Senate and am grateful for the support and encouragement I have received in recent days,” Lynch said in a statement to the Herald. The Democratic frontrunner to take Kerry’s seat is Congressman Ed Markey, who is the longest serving member of Congress from Massachusetts. Kerry and Vicki Kennedy, the…

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