Attorney General Martha Coakley has defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.She'll face off against State Sen. Jack Brown on January 19 as the overwhelming favorite.
The 56-year-old Coakley is vying to be the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts. She defeated Rep. Michael Capuano, City Year co-founder Alan Khazei and Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Coakley Is It
Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley has won the Dem primary for Ted Kennedy's senate seat, giving her a de facto win in January's special election (via Oliver Willis):
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