Sunday, February 24, 2013
Nomination papers deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 27
With only days to go before nomination papers are due in the race for U.S. Senate, last week was a busy one for announced and potential candidates looking to fill the seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. The Republican field lost one prominent candidate, and another generated a bit of controversy. On the Democratic side, Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) have been working through their pre-primary debate schedule and campaigning across the state. Democrats Markey and Lynch hit the road Both Democratic candidates hit the road again last week from Pittsfield to Salem, meeting with residents and attending fundraisers. Markey, who represents Watertown in Congress, had …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Retiring Barney Frank will be succeeded by scion of Kennedy political dynasty.
Joe Kennedy III will be a new U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. At around 9:30 p.m., the Associated Press called the race for 32-year old Kennedy, who lives in Brookline, as he was beating by a 2-1 margin Norfolk Republican Sean Bielat in the race to represent the redrawn Fourth Congressional District. Rep. Barney Frank, a media celebrity Tuesday night at Kennedy's celebration party at the Newton Marriott Hotel, is retiring after serving the Fourth District since 1981. Yes, the Kennedys are a famous political family, but Joe III especially follows family tradition with this particular win: his father, Joe Kennedy II, served as Congressman from Massachusetts (in the 8th Congressional District) from 1987-1999. And his great-uncle, who …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Candidates for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will participate in their third debate tonight.
The race for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District seat will take another step forward tonight as the candidates take part in a debate at Wellesley College. Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will participate in the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters and Wellesley College. This is the third debate between the candidates, who seek to replace longtime Democratic Congressman Barney Frank. Both Bielat and Kennedy have participated in a live chat on Patch, and the two candidates will appear once more after tonight in a televised debate Oct. 24 broadcast live on WFXT-TV. Tonight’s debate will take place in Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley College …
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Republican Sean Bielat will be taking readers' questions starting at noon.
Fourth Congressional District candidate Sean Bielat will be taking readers' questions in a LIVE text chat today, Oct. 11, starting at noon. Bielat, a Republican, is facing Democrat Joe Kennedy III to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Barney Frank, of Newton. Today's chat will last roughly an hour. To submit a question, simply enter your name in the chat box above, type your question and submit. A recap of the chat will be posted this afternoon. Kennedy will participate in a similar live chat Q&A tomorrow, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. Questions submitted will be subject to moderator approval. No vulgar or libelous comments will be allowed. Because we expect a high volume of questions for the chat session, we will keep the questions issue-…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The two candidates for the Fourth Congressional District will be chatting LIVE this week with Patch readers on Thursday, Oct. 11 at noon (Bielat) and Friday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. (Kennedy).
If you could ask the Fourth Congressional District candidates one question, what would it be? Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will join Patch this week for two separate live text chats with readers. Bielat will be taking questions in a live chat on Thursday, Oct. 11 at noon and Kennedy will be chatting with voters on Friday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. Now is your chance to ask these potential congressmen what they think about health care reform, job creation, military spending and more. The live chats will run for 45 minutes to an hour. To submit a question, come back to Newton Patch on Oct. 11 at noon and Oct. 12 at 1 p.m., click on the live chat, enter your name and you will be able to ask your questions immediately. If …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Rachel Brown announced her candidacy on Friday, Feb. 10.
North Quincy Democrat and former Barney Frank challenger Rachel Brown announced late last week she plans to run again for the Fourth Congressional District seat. Brown, 30, announced her candidacy on Feb. 10 and is part of the national slate of candidates for Lyndon Larouche's Political Action Committee (LaRouche PAC). In a press release issued by her campaign, Brown not only challenges Republicans, but also fellow Democrats, saying the country faces "abominable unemployment, dire budget problems, an imminent threat of war, and a clinically insane president." When Brown faced Frank in the 2010 Democratic primary, she received more than 10,000 votes in the district, or roughly 20 percent of the total votes cast. Along with Brown, …
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Ken B.
6:36 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Same old, tired old, Dennis. Nothing to say to Avon whose moniker is that of a drug kingpin TV character ? Oh that's right, you both share the same liberal viewpoints. Angry ? No basis there pal, typical democrat name caller. "Living in the past ?" Too bad Pam Kelly can't do that. Kennedy apologist much ? more ›