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Sen. John Kerry

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Gov. Patrick Names William “Mo” Cowan Interim Senator

Markey is in, Lynch set to make an announcement Thursday and Brown reportedly considering throwing his hat into the race following Tuesday’s nomination of John Kerry as Secretary of State.

With Tuesday's official nomination of U.S. Senator John Kerry to the post of Secretary of State, the field is opening up with folks vying for Kerry's seat in his unexpired term in the U.S. Senate. But before that even happens an interim senator has to be named. On Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick announced his former chief of staff William “Mo” Cowan will be the interim senator and will serve until a new senator is elected in the June 25 special election. Patch reported in December that Cowan, a Stoughton resident, would be stepping down this month and returning to the private sector. Besides being Patrick’s former chief of staff, Cowan also served as chief legal counsel to Governor Patrick, having served in the Patrick-Murray …

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Stoughton Resident Mo Cowan to Step Down as Governor Patrick's Chief of Staff (in Stoughton Patch) and Who Do You Think Should Run for Kerry’s Seat?

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

John Kerry’s Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for Thursday

A special election would be held 145 to 160 days after confirmation.

Sen. John Kerry’s confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of State will take place on Thursday, according to Fox25. No opposition is expected to Kerry’s nomination. If he is named to the new post, a special election will be held 145 to 160 days after the confirmation and an interim senator will be named to serve until the next election. The Democratic front runner to replace Kerry is Congressman Edward Markey. A number of Democratic leaders have already voiced their support of Markey. Congressman Michael Capuano announced last week that he will not run for the seat and Congressman Stephen Lynch is still mulling the possibility. On the Republican side, former Sen. Scott Brown has not announced whether he is going to run.

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Markey Says He Will Run For U.S. Senate (in Barnstable-Hyannis Patch), Kerry, Kennedy Back Markey for Senate (in Weymouth Patch), Capuano Won't Run for Senate (in Somerville Patch), and 1 more ›

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