Edward Markey

Republican Gabriel Gomez will go up against Democrat Edward Markey to fill the Massachussets Senate seat vacated by John Kerry.

Count Mass. Congressman Edward Markey as a supporter of Southcoast Rail. Democrat Markey is running for the U-S Senate seat vacated by John Kerry. Markey was in New Bedford Saturday to open a campaign office on Pleasant Street. He says Southcoast Rail will give a much needed boost to the region's economy...

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey is calling on Republican candidates to sign a pledge discouraging outside groups from running political ads in Massachusetts' special Senate election _ but said the ban shouldn't extend to donations from political action committees...

Mass. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston is hoping voters give him a promotion in June, and elect him to fill John Kerry's seat in the United States' Senate.

Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has joined the board of directors of Kadant, Inc., a Westford-based paper company.       Brown, who announced on Friday that he would not be running in the special election to fill John Kerry's former Senate seat, said he looked forward to sharing his knowledge and experiences and ``contributing to the future direction'' of the company...