Politics & Government

Obama to Stump For Markey This Week

AP reports the president will campaign for the Senate hopeful in Copley Plaza.

 

President Barack Obama will campaign in Boston this week for Democratic Congressman Edward Markey in the U.S. Senate special election race, according to an Associated Press report published by CBS Boston.

The president recently issued his endorsement of Markey's bid and First Lady Michelle Obama also appeared at a Boston fundraiser for Markey.

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The AP reports President Obama will attend a fundraiser for Markey in Copley Plaza Wednesday, June 12.

The Boston Herald was first to report on the visit, according to the AP.

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Markey will face Republican Cohasset businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the June 25 election to replace U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Senate.


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