Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Senate race will have a Democratic primary, and a Libertarian candidate has now announced. But still no Republican contender.
With local Republicans still scrambling to find someone to run in the race for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State, we do have some other contenders who have jumped into the fray. On Monday, Beverly Libertarian Daniel Fishman announced he would attempt to get on the ballot for the U.S. Senate special election. Fishman garnered more than 16,000 votes in the 6th Congressional District election last fall finishing third behind Congressman John Tierney and Republican candidate Richard Tisei, who previously represented Stoneham in the state Senate before becoming Charlie Baker's running mate in the last gubernatorial election. "The thing I became most aware of on the campaign trail is that there is…
Monday, October 15, 2012
Arizona Sen. John McCain is expected to join Congressional candidates Richard Tisei and Sen. Scott Brown at a Republican campaign rally at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Melrose at 10 a.m. Oct. 20.
Arizona Sen. John McCain is expected to join Congressional candidates Richard Tisei and Sen. Scott Brown at a Republican campaign rally at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Melrose at 10 a.m. Oct. 20, according to a press statement by Tisei's office. Tisei, Brown and McCain will be speaking during the rally, according to the statement. Prior to joining GOP Gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker, Tisei served as the Minority Leader of the Massachusetts State Senate and was the Dean of the GOP delegation at the State House, reads his profile page on the Victory Fund website. He represented the Middlesex and Essex District, which consists of Lynnfield, Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham and Wakefield, the site notes. The rally is open …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Wakefield resident is backed by the Stoneham Republican Town Committee.
[Editor's note: The following information is from a press statement by Republican State Committee member Al Turco.] Al Turco of Wakefield recently announced his candidacy for re-election to a four-year term on the Republican State Committee, according to a press statement from his office. The State Committee election will be held on March 6—the same day as the Presidential Primary in Massachusetts. Turco currently serves as a Wakefield Selectman. He is a longtime Republican activist who has, as an unpaid volunteer, devoted a tremendous amount of time and energy to recruit and support Republican candidates. Turco joined the Wakefield Republican Town Committee in 2000 and served as the chairperson from 2004-09. In 2004, Turco was the …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Stoneham Republican Town Committee chairperson Don Smith pens a letter on behalf of his committee supporting Turco's re-election bid to the Massachusetts Republican State Committee.
[Editor's note: The following is a Letter to the Editor from Stoneham Republican Town Committee chairperson Don Smith.] To the Editor: As chairperson of the Stoneham Republican Town Committee, I would like to inform Stoneham Republicans that the Stoneham Republican Town Committee at its most recent meeting unanimously voted to endorse Al Turco of Wakefield for re-election to a four-year term on the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. The State Committee election will be held on March 6, the same day as the Presidential Primary in Massachusetts. Turco now serves as a Wakefield Selectman and is a long-time Republican activist. He joined the Wakefield Republican Town Committee in 2000 and chaired that committee from 2004-09. In 2004, he…
Monday, January 23, 2012
Citing a busy schedule and personal issues, Bill Hudak will not run for Congress in 2012.
Richard Tisei has one more reason to smile this week. Republican congressional candidate and conservative firebrand Bill Hudak of Boxford has announced he is leaving the 2012 congressional race, saying he's simply too busy. “A business opportunity has presented itself to me, which in addition to my active law practice will involve substantial amounts of my time and effort for the balance of the year,” Hudak said in a statement announcing his decision. Hudak said he will instead set his sights on 2014 and added that "other personal factors" are involved in his decision. While he did not elaborate on that, he said that those issues will be resolved by the end of this year. “I need my supporters to know that I am humbled by the outpouring of …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The congressional candidate saw a surge in campaign cash in the fourth quarter.
Just a few weeks after announcing his campaign for Congress, Republican Richard Tisei has reason to smile -- as well as an impressive pile of money, for a Republican running in a largely Democratic district. The former State Senate minority leader and lieutenant governor candidate, who announced his candidacy for the state's 6th District congressional seat in mid-November, raked in $305,000 in the last seven weeks of 2011, according to a report by Roll Call. Tisei, who has a long history in Massachusetts politics and a track record as a heavyweight fundraiser, will run in the Republican primary for the chance to take on Conressman John Tierney in the general election next fall. Born in Somerville and raised in Wakefield, Tisei served in …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Richard Tisei will kick off his campaign seeking the 6th District congressional seat.
Former State Senate Majority Leader Richard Tisei will officially announce his run for the state’s 6th District seat in Congress on Tuesday in his hometown of Wakefield. “I own a small business, a real estate company, and I’ve been working with people who were really having a hard time, who’ve lost their jobs, who’ve seen their life savings disappear,” Tisei said of his decision to run. “The American dream of home ownership has disappeared.” One factor in his decision was the state’s redistricting plan, which Tisei said he was waiting to be completed before announcing his run. The district is slated to pick up Tewksbury, Billerica and part of Andover. Those communities have been shown to favor Republicans in recent elections. “I know a lot…
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Proposed redistricting plan would give Markey a sliver of Cambridge and more towns out west.
Former State Senator Richard Tisei said yesterday he plans to challenge Democratic Congressman John F. Tierney if a proposed redistricting plan is adopted, according to a story in today's Boston Globe. The Republican said the addition of Billerica and Tewksbury, towns that have voted Republican in recent years, could help the party defeat Tierney, the Globe reported. Under the proposed redistricting plan, Congressman Ed Markey's 7th District is renamed the 5th District and is expanded to include a sliver of Cambridge, now represented by Michael Capuano, as well as the western towns of Southborough, Ashland, Holliston, Sherborn, and a large portion of Sudbury. And Markey would lose Everett to the new 7th District which would be …
peter lucci
4:00 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012
I agree leantoright, we are all better off with a "moderate" choice like Tisei vs the staunch conservative Hudak, who actually refuses to back Tisei due to Tisei's left leaning tendancies. Talk about money machines, can't wait to see the GOP roll out their SuperPac machine in order to unseat Tierney, ought to get very nasty!!! more ›