Kennedy said that he was considering a possible Senate run against Democratic incumbent Ed Markey.
Democrat Rep. Joseph Kennedy III has formed an exploratory committee for a possible U.S. Senate run against Democratic incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, according to a Federal Election Commission filing and campaign aides.
Democrat Rep. Joseph Kennedy III has formed an exploratory committee for a possible U.S. Senate run against Democratic incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, according to a Federal Election Commission filing and campaign aides.shows a committee titled "Kennedy for Massachusetts" and that Kennedy is targeting a seat in the Senate. However, aides say that this is for his exploratory phase of potentially running for Markey's seat.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Kennedy, 38, said on Monday that over the last few weeks he's started considering running for Senate and that he's received support for his potential candidacy. Paperwork for the exploratory committee was filed Monday, as well. Markey, 73, won a special election in 2013 to replace John Kerry, who succeeded Hillary Clinton as secretary of State under President Barack Obama. Markey was elected to a full term in 2014. Before his time in the Senate, he spent more than four decades in the House.
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