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Senate hopeful Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) raised nearly double what Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) raised in the last quarter of 2019, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. Kennedy, who is challenging Markey in the state's Democratic primary, raised $2.3 million in the fourth quarter and ended 2019 with $5.5 million cash on hand. Markey brought in $1.2 million in the same period and rounded out last year with $4.6 million cash on hand. Kennedy announced last year that he is challenging Markey in the state's Democratic Senate primary. The two candidates define themselves as progressives and align on...