Congressman Lynch edges closer to Senate run

Boston Globe ^

[outpostinmass2]

A representative of Congressman Stephen Lynch took out nomination papers today at the Massachusetts secretary of state's office in Boston to run in the special election for the US Senate seat left vacant by the death of long-time Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a secretary of state's spokesman said this morning.

If Lynch runs, he will be joining Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who officially announced Thursday that she will vie for the office held by Kennedy for 47 years.

Candidates who wish to be on the ballot as the nominees of the major parties must return the petitions with at least 10,000 signatures to local registrars of voters by Oct. 20, then pick up the certified signatures and bring them to the secretary of state's office by Nov. 3, said secretary of state's spokesman Brian McNiff.

The primary is on Dec. 8 and the election is on Jan. 19.

[outpostinmass2]

Lynch throws his hat in the ring to replace Ted.

[massgopguy]

He might as well. It will be his seat that is lost after the 2010 census.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“It will be his seat that is lost after the 2010 census.”

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I have long assumed that Boston would be in a single district for 2012 (with Cambridge appended to Frank’s CD), setting up a primary between Capuano and Lynch, but several FReepers have told me that MA Democrats would start off by drawing Boston CDs and work outwards, with the loser probably being Congressman Neal.