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Republican Senate Candidates

Sunday, February 10, 2013

It’s Official - Winslow is First Official Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

Other candidates still looking to get on the ballot, but here’s a look back at the week in the race for U.S. Senate.

It was a wild week, as the special election for John Kerry’s U.S. Senate seat continued to take shape. Though many Republican contenders were rumored to jump into the race, so far only three have officially announced their candidacies.  Republican State Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) announced officially on Thursday that he is running for U.S. Senate. Earlier last week, Winslow said he was forming an exploratory committee for the U.S. Senate seat. Winslow represents the 9th Norfolk District, consisting of the towns of Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham, along with Precincts 3 and 4 in Medfield, Precinct 1 in Millis and Precinct 5 in Walpole. Another Republican, former Nantucket selectman and county commissioner Douglas Bennett, said …

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