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Special Election

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Lynch Announces U.S. Senate Run on Facebook

Stephen Lynch posted a YouTube video this morning with his announcement.

While Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) isn’t expected to make a formal announcement until later this afternoon, a new Stephen Lynch for Senate Facebook page showed up this morning with a link to a “Stephen Lynch for US Senate Announcement” YouTube video that announces Lynch’s Senate candidacy. Earlier in the morning, the Stephen Lynch for Congress Facebook page had posted a message directing people to the newly created Senate page for news “on today’s plans and schedule.” Lynch is expected to make an announcement at 4 p.m. this afternoon at the Ironworkers Local 7 Hall in South Boston. Lynch would be the second Democrat running for the unexpired term left vacant by John Kerry’s confirmation to Secretary of State earlier this week…

Isabella Jancourtz

1:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Thanks, Congressman Lynch, for making this an election rather than a coronation. I look forward to hearing the issues debated by the candidates for this U.S. Senate seat and to having a choice at the polls. Now that's what democracy looks like!   more ›

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