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4 Democratic US House members face challengers in Massachusetts
M.Davis28 min ago
Republicans and independents have had a tough time winning seats in Congress in the heavily Democratic state. No Republican has been elected to the U.S. House in Massachusetts in nearly three decades. The Democrat was first elected to Congress in 1988 to represent the 1st Congressional District, the state's largest in the western and central regions. He's the top Democrat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Milleron, the niece of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, said she was driven to run for Congress after her daughter's 2019 death in the second Boeing 737 Max crash, in Ethiopia. ''We heard that the government was going to put the plane that killed our daughter back in service. We went to Washington and worked on passing aviation safety legislation,'' Milleron said in a political ad. The Democrat was first elected to Congress in 1996 and represents the state's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Worcester, the state's second largest city. ''I love America, but right now I am worried about her future," he said in a campaign statement, listing illegal immigration, drug overdoses, terrorism and health care costs as his top concerns. The former ironworker is a member of the Financial Services Committee and serves as the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion. Burke, who describes himself as an amateur journalist and videographer said he was reaching out to independent, Democratic and Republican voters tired of what he called the ''Kamala-Lynch open border.'' In a campaign statement, he said state money spent on migrants should have gone ''to help our kids, our roads, our schools, and our veterans." Keating, who was first elected to the House in 2010, represents the state's 9th Congressional District, including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The Democrat serves on the House committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services. Keating has pressed for federal funding to help replace the two bridges spanning the Cape Cod Canal. He's also pushed legislation that would fund care for stranded turtles that wash up on Cape Cod and elsewhere. Sullivan, a nurse, has said he could bring a fresh perspective to Washington. Sullivan said he supports prosecuting drug dealers while providing addicts with treatment programs. He also backs securing borders, enforcing immigration laws and prioritizing legal immigration for those with science, technology, engineering and math skills. A first-term Wisconsin Republican who was in the nation's Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was vying for a second term Tuesday, while another candidate running with the backing of former President Donald Trump was hoping to keep an open district under GOP control. Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash.
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