Rep. Ed Markey To Run For John Kerry’s Senate Seat

If, as expected John Kerry becomes the next Secretary of State, Democratic Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey will look to replace him.

Markey, 66, a Malden Democrat elected to the House in 1976, is the first prominent candidate to declare a run for Kerry’s seat, which will be filled through a special election early next summer, probably in June.

“I have decided to run for the US Senate because this fight is too important,” Markey said in a statement to the Globe. “There is so much at stake.”

…Two other Bay State congressmen, Michael Capuano of Somerville, and Stephen Lynch of South Boston, both Democrats, have also expressed interest in seeking Kerry’s seat. Running in a special election is a low-risk venture for House incumbents—if they lose they would still be members of Congress and able to run for reelection as favored incumbents in 2014.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.