In Kennedy's Absence, Martha Coakley Enters Senate Race

by Danine Spencer · 2009-09-02 12:53:00 UTC
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Massachusetts' state Attorney General Martha Coakley was the first to formally throw her hat into the ring for the special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). The Boston Globe reported that Coakley picked up the nomination papers from the secretary of state's elections division and noted that:

Coakley has been quietly been putting together her Senate campaign over the past year, but has yet to announce officially. She has told associates she will run for the seat even if a Kennedy family member enters the race.

According to Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post, others considering running are Joe Kennedy II (a former Congressman from Massachusetts), Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), who is best known for the Waxman-Markey Climate Change bill (which still has to work its way through the Senate this fall).

While I would have loved to see Vicki Kennedy (Sen. Kennedy's widow) run, I am thrilled Ms. Coakley has recognized this opportunity and is in the race to win. We need more women in Congress, especially in the Senate - and this would be one way to fulfill Kennedy's legacy of pursuing equal rights for women by improving the ratio of women to men in the U.S. Senate from 17 to 18.

Danine Spencer
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