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September 1, 2020

Senator Ed Markey Faces Challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy in Massachusetts Primary
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Primaries are taking place in Massachusetts today. In the Senate,
incumbent Ed Markey is hoping to stave off a challenge by Congressmember
Joe Kennedy III. Markey enjoys the support of high-profile progressive
Democrats, including Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with whom
he introduced the Green New Deal resolution last year.

Meanwhile, insurgent progressive candidate Alex Morse is looking to pull
off an upset against Richard Neal, 16-term incumbent and chair of the
Ways and Means Committee. Morse, the openly gay mayor of Holyoke,
supports Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.


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