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Setti Warren weighing 2012 challenge to Sen. Brown

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Setti Warren weighing 2012 challenge to Sen. Brown


Baystate Banner (Lolita Parker Jr. photo)
Steve LeBlanc
from the Baystate Banner



He’s been in office a little more than a year, but already Republican Sen. Scott Brown is beginning to attract would-be Democratic challengers.

Among those said to be weighing runs are Newton Mayor Setti Warren; Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll; Alan Khazei, founder of the nonprofit City Year; and two current members of Congress, Reps. Michael Capuano and Stephen Lynch, as well as former mutual fund executive Robert Pozen.

Warren, who previously brushed aside speculation that he might challenge Brown, issued a statement this week saying he’s now considering a run. Warren is an Iraq war veteran and former aide to U.S. Sen. John Kerry. He’s also Newton’s first black mayor.

FULL STORY HERE
http://www.baystatebanner.com/local16-2011-03-10

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