MA-04: Paul Feeney will weigh run for Kennedy's US House seat over 'coming days'
EEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — State Sen. Paul Feeney said Thursday he will spend “the coming days” deciding whether to run for the U.S. House seat that Congressman Joe Kennedy III is giving up to make a run for Senate.
Feeney, 41, has been frequently mentioned as a potentially strong Democratic candidate in Kennedy’s 4th Congressional District, which runs from Fall River up through the Attleboros and Taunton to the Boston suburbs. His Senate seat overlaps a significant portion of the district.
“Over the last month, I’ve been clear when asked, that I would wait until Congressman Kennedy made a decision before I considered running for the 4th District seat,” Feeney, D-Foxboro, told WPRI 12. “Now that it appears Joe has made a decision to run for the United States Senate, I will take the coming days to speak with my family, supporters and voters throughout the district about the open congressional seat.”
“These decisions should never be about ego, opportunity or personal ambition and should always be about how we can best serve our Commonwealth and our country,” Feeney continued. “It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as the state senator of the Bristol & Norfolk District and with that in mind, I will take the time needed to make the right decision.”
Feeney has represented the Bristol & Norfolk District since October 2017, when he won a special election to replace Democrat Jim Timilty. He was helped by strong support from labor unions and progressive groups, and was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Feeney would join what is already shaping up to be a crowded field of hopefuls seeking to represent the 4th District in Washington. Since Kennedy’s advisers confirmed 24 hours ago that he would run against U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, multiple Massachusetts political figures have indicated their interest.
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