MA-04: Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg files for congressional campaign
BOSTON — Democratic Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is seriously considering a run for Congress should incumbent U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III decide to challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in 2020, and is in the "decision making process" as she talks with family, friends and long-time political supporters, two people close to the treasurer said Monday.
Goldberg filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission to create the "Deb Goldberg for Congress Committee" on Monday as a placeholder for a future run should Kennedy decide to give up his House seat to run for the Senate.
Advisors to Goldberg said the Brookline Democrat would not run against Kennedy if he decided to seek re-election to the House. Her current term as treasurer runs through 2022.
"As we have all heard, there is wide speculation about a potential open seat in the Massachusetts 4th Congressional District. Treasurer Goldberg is in a decision-making process on whether to run and speaking to friends, family and advisors. She is taking the necessary steps to set up a campaign committee and account should that race become a reality," Samantha Dallaire, a spokeswoman for Goldberg, said.
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