Politics

Former President Bill Clinton points to Ed Markey, candidate for U.S. Senate, during a Markey rally at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Alden Hall, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Steve Lanava)

Democratic congressman Edward Markey touts experience in US Senate race

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BOSTON — In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic congressman Edward Markey has tried to take his Republican opponent’s chief criticism of him — that he’s an entrenched Washington insider — and turn it on its head. Markey has argued that while he may not be the freshest face in Massachusetts politics, he’s served long enough in the U.S. House to … 0

At a glance

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

NAME: Edward Markey AGE: 66; born July 11, 1946 EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from Boston College, 1968; juris doctorate from Boston College Law School, 1972. CAREER: Markey served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977. He entered Congress in 1977, where he represents the state’s 5th Congressional District. He is the ranking Democratic member of the Natural Resources Committee, which he … 0

This panel of May 2013 photos shows Republican Gabriel Gomez, left, and Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, candidates for U.S. Senate in the June 24, 2013 special election, being held to fill the seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed as secretary of state in Massachusetts. (AP Photos)

Republican Gabriel Gomez leans on military past in US Senate race

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BOSTON — It’s a small group of potential voters but one that Gabriel Gomez is clearly at ease with — about two dozen people who gathered in a recreation room at the Chelsea Soldiers Home to hear a fellow veteran discuss his uphill fight to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts. Gomez, … 0