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Massachusetts voters have options in Senate race

The special election to fill John Kerry's recently vacated Senate seat, has a crowded field. Three Republicans and two Democrats have submitted petitions to run. Last year's Massachusetts Senate race had no primary, but was still the most expensive campaign in the state's history.?

By Denise Lavoie,?Associated Press, Steve LeBlanc,?Associated Press / February 28, 2013

Former U.S. attorney Michael Sullivan speaks to the media after turning in signatures to the town clerk in Abington, Mass., Wednesday. Sullivan is seeking the Republican nomination in a special election to run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant when John Kerry became secretary of state.

AP Photo/The Patriot Ledger, Greg Derr

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Republican U.S.?Senate?hopeful Gabriel Gomez is proposing a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and term limits for both?senators?and representatives.

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In parts of a speech released by his campaign late Wednesday, Gomez doesn't say how many terms should be allowed, but said limits would phase out what he called "career politicians."

The comments are the first policy statements from Gomez, who is planning to kick off his campaign with a tour of the state Thursday. In the excerpts, Gomez describes himself as a "new kind of Republican."

"Obviously as a Republican I hold some conservative views," Gomez said. "But I'm an independent thinker, and I have no interest in going to Washington to engage in partisan trench warfare."

Gomez is one of five candidates ? three Republicans and two Democrats ? who say they've collected more than the 10,000 certified signatures needed to land a spot on the April 30 primary ballot. The?Senate?seat became vacant when Democrat John Kerry resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.

The Cohasset businessman and former Navy SEAL joins Norfolk state Rep. Daniel Winslow in the GOP primary along with former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, who said Wednesday his volunteer signature effort was successful.

Two Democrats ? U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch ? are also facing off. The election is scheduled for June 25.

Sullivan had been the biggest question mark. Unlike Winslow and Gomez, the Abington resident had relied solely on volunteer signature gatherers. Winslow and Gomez had relied on a mix of volunteer and paid gatherers.

Wednesday was the deadline for dropping signatures off at local city and town clerks to be certified. The signatures must be collected later and delivered to Secretary of State William Galvin's office before a candidate's name can officially be added to the ballot.

Sullivan said he was excited to submit so many signatures after launching the drive just 12 days ago. He said the ability to gather so many signatures so quickly shows he has a groundswell of support.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/C3FVpa_Mhxs/Massachusetts-voters-have-options-in-Senate-race

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