Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Libertarian candidate announces Senate run in Massachusetts

The Daily Item: 6th District Libertarian candidate announces Senate run:

February 5, 2012 -  "BEVERLY — Libertarian candidate Daniel Fishman, who ran for Congress in the 6th District, announced Tuesday he will attempt to get on the ballot for the U.S. Senate special election to fill former Sen. John Kerry’s seat.

"Fishman, a software engineer from Beverly, launched an unsuccessful campaign for Congress this fall against U.S. Rep. John Tierney, a Democrat from Salem, and former state senator Richard Tisei, a Republican from Wakefield. Fishman earned about 16,000 votes in that race, or 5 percent.

"He said in a press release Tuesday that he’s decided to try to run for Senate because he thinks Massachusetts voters are stuck between a 'Democratic machine' and a too-conservative Republican party."

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