William Weld Says No To Senate Run

February 4, 2013 9:33 AM

Filed under

Daily Headlines, Elections, Local, News, Politics, Seen On WBZ-TV, Watch + Listen

BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says he will not run in the special election to succeed John Kerry in the U.S. Senate.

The Republican said in a brief statement on Monday that he was grateful for the encouragement he has received, but that he would not be a candidate.

Weld served as governor from 1991 to 1997. He later moved to New York, but recently returned to Massachusetts to join the law firm of Mintz Levin. The firm released the statement Monday on Weld’s behalf.

Republicans have been scrambling to find a candidate for the special election since former Sen. Scott Brown’s announcement on Friday that he had decided against a run.

http://afishinthesand.com/is-tagg-romney-the-gops-last-hope-to-steal-a-massachusetts-senate-seat/ Is Tagg Romney the GOP’s Last Hope to Steal a Massachusetts Senate Seat? | World News

[...] pulled out. The most prominent potential candidate after Brown was former Gov. Bill Weld, but he announced he wouldn’t run on Monday morning, too. Richard Tesei, another prominent state Republican, dropped out over the [...]
http://www.riseoftheright.com/2013/02/tagg-romney-is-not-running-for-senate/ Tagg Romney Is Not Running for Senate – Rise of the Right

[...] pulled out. The most prominent potential candidate after Brown was former Gov. Bill Weld, but he announced he wouldn’t run on Monday morning, too. Richard Tesei, another prominent state Republican, dropped out over the [...]