Wednesday, May 1, 2013
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will face Gabriel Gomez in the general election.
Milton went against the tide in picking U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston as the top vote getter with 3,589 votes, over U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden with 2322 votes in the state's special Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate. It was a tight race in Milton between Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez of Cohasset and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of Abington for the state's special Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Gomez received 597 votes; Sullivan received 535 votes. For a complete breakdown of the election results in Milton, click here. Gomez to Face Markey in Senate Election, click here.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.
Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow
Monday, April 22, 2013
Congressman Edward J. Markey is on the Democratic ballot in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Both you and your opponent voted with your party more than 90 percent of the time. What separates you from your opponent in the primary? How can Mass voters be assured that either of you won't simply vote lockstep with Majority Leader Reid? In Congress, I’ve taken on tough issues and gotten results for Massachusetts. I have a record of standing up to the special interests like the gun lobby, “big oil” and Wall Street. I took on the NRA and led the fight in 1994 to ban cheap Chinese assault weapons, which were flowing into our country and selling for less than $100 a piece. I voted for President Barack Obama’s historic health care law to give important patient protections to Americans, like banning insurance denials based on pre-existing…
State Rep. Daniel Winslow is on the Republican ballot in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Former Senator Scott Brown spoke often about his independence and not always voting with the Republican leadership. Which one or two issues do you most agree with Republican leadership? Which one or two issues do you most disagree with Republican leadership? I have a record in the State Legislature. I currently hold Scott Brown’s old seat in the house and I work well on both sides of the aisle to solve problems and get things done. I will take that same problem-solving approach to Washington. I think I agree most with the Republicans on the need to adopt [job] creation by reducing tax and the regulatory burden on businesses and individuals and also on the need for immigration reform that does not punish people who have complied with …
Brett Rhyne is a write-in candidate for the Democratic nomination in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Both of your Democratic opponents voted with their party more than 90% of the time. What separates you from your opponents in the primary? How can Mass voters be assured that either of you won’t simply vote lockstep with Majority Leader Reid? The reason that both my opponents vote in lockstep with the party is because they’re all indebted to the same special interests. I’m not. I don’t take campaign contributions from anybody, so therefore I’d vote in the interests of my constituents — the people of Massachusetts — and my conscience. 2. Our region benefits a lot from defense spending, including bases and the development of new weapons. Yet more progressive lawmakers want to cut defense spending more than social programs when federal …
Gabriel Gomez is on the Republican ballot in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Former Senator Scott Brown spoke often about his independence and not always voting with the Republican leadership. Which one or two issues do you most agree with Republican leadership? Which one or two issues do you most disagree with Republican leadership? I agree with (thoughts on) debt. We need to address the spending side, first and foremost. Secondly, I agree with dealing with sequestration along with the spending side. I don't believe in any kind of discrimination, and I'm for repealing DOMA. If two people are in love, they should be able to get married. I'm also not in line with Republican leadership on immigration. We need to secure the border, and have a pathway to citizenship that is difficult, but not impossible. 2. Our …
Michael Sullivan is on the Republican ballot in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Former Senator Scott Brown spoke often about his independence and not always voting with the Republican leadership. Which one or two issues do you most agree with Republican leadership? Which one or two issues do you most disagree with Republican leadership? I’m not sure because I don’t have any particular issue before me. But I will certainly take an independent review of any issue that comes before me as a United States Senator. The test is going to be is it in the best interests of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the best interests of our country? And ultimately I’ll make a decision based on if its in the best interests of our country and the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Regardless of where the idea comes from…
Congressman Stephen Lynch is on the Democratic ballot in the April 30 special U.S. Senate election.
1. Both you and your opponent voted with your party more than 90% of the time. What separates you from your opponent in the primary? How can Mass voters be assured that either of you won't simply vote lockstep with Majority Leader Reid? I don’t think anybody thinks that Ed Markey and I are the same. Anybody that knows us. Ed Markey is who he is and I am who I am. The perspectives that we bring are very distinct. Number one, in the Republican House, Republicans continue to lob over bad ideas on a regular basis. They continue to put up measures that are damaging to a significant part of the people of the United States. They are sending us in the wrong direction. The fact that on those votes Ed Markey and I both recognize bad ideas and we …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The deadline for Voter Registration and party enrollment change for the Special State Primary for the U.S. Senate is April 10.
Wednesday is the deadline to register to vote in the Special State Primary for the U.S. Senate. The Special State Primary for U.S. Senate is Tuesday, April 20, 2013.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.
Over the past week, Republican candidates in the race for U.S. Senate met face to face for the first time to talk issues and make themselves known in the race for U.S. Senate, while their Democratic counterparts launched their first TV ads. State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez took part in the first GOP debate last Tuesday night at Stonehill College in Easton. In the hour-long debate, the candidates discussed a wide-range of issues including: Roe vs. Wade, gun control, immigration, social security and issues affecting the economy. Unlike their Democratic counterparts, the three candidates disagreed on little, with a common theme centered on the need to fix the …
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