Congressman Seth Moulton, a Democrat who grew up in Marblehead and lives in Salem, has announced that he is running against incumbent Ed Markey for U.S. Senate.
In a video that accompanies the announcement, Moulton says, “Our party has clung to the status quo,
insisted on using the same old playbook and isn’t fighting hard enough. The next generation will keep
paying the cost if we don’t change course. This isn’t a fight we can put off for another six years. The future
we all believe in is on the line.”
In his announcement, Moulton says he “wants Massachusetts to lead the nation in big, forward-looking,
progressive solutions that make life better for working people.” He particularly focuses on the issues of
affordability, health care, climate change, banning assault weapons and protecting our democracy.
Moulton also discusses his work in Congress, citing his authorship of the most ambitious high-speed rail
plan in decades, which would cut carbon emissions, create good-paying union jobs, and lead to record
investments in affordable housing. And he details passage of his bipartisan 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
that’s connected over 13 million people in crisis to critical health support.
Moulton also says Americans need to be willing to have difficult conversations. “We’re in crisis, and with everything
we learned last election, I just don’t believe Sen. Markey should be running for another six-year term at
80 years old. Even more, I don’t think someone who’s been in Congress for
a half century is the right person to meet this moment and win the future. Senator Markey is a good man,
but it’s time for a new generation of leadership. And that’s why I’m running for US Senate.”
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