MASSACHUSETTS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 7, 2002
Filing Deadline (Third Parties/Independents): July 30, 2002
Primary: September 17, 2002

This page was last updated on November 3, 2002

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
[ Jane Swift (R)* - Retiring in 2002. ]
& [ No Incumbent Lt. Governor - Vacant Since April 10, 2001 ]

Mitt Romney (R) - 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Committee President & '94 US Senate Nominee
& Kerry Healey (R) - Ex-State GOP Chairwoman, Educator & Ex-Consultant

Shannon O'Brien (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney
& Chris Gabrieli (D) - Venture Capitalist, Democratic Activist & '98 Congressional Candidate

Jill Stein (Green) - Physician, Liberal Activist & Author
& Tony Lorenzen (Green) - Teacher & Human Rights Activist

Carla Howell (Libertarian) - Businesswoman, Ex-State Party Chair & Frequent Candidate
& Rich Aucoin (Libertarian) - Mechanical Designer & '01 Waltham City Council Candidate

Barbara Johnson (Independent) - Attorney
& Joe Schebel (Independent) - Construction Contractor & Fathers' Rights Activist

William Leonard (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Organizer
& Sarah Ullman (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist Organizer

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Reilly (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Bill Galvin (D)*
Jack E. Robinson (R) - Businessman, Attorney & '00 US Senate Nominee

STATE TREASURER:
[ Shannon O'Brien (D)* - Running for Governor in 2002. ]
Tim Cahill (D) - Norfolk County Treasurer, Quincy City Councilor & Businessman
Dan Grabauskas (R) - Ex-State Registrar of Motor Vehicles & Ex-State Consumer Affairs Director
Jamie O'Keefe (Green) - Ex-State Party Co-Chair & Software Engineer

STATE AUDITOR:
Joe DeNucci (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kamal Jain (Libertarian) - State LP Vice Chair & Internet Technology Manager
John Xenakis (Independent) - Technology Consultant & Fathers' Rights Activist

U.S. SENATOR:

John Kerry (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Cloud (Libertarian) - Speechwriter, LP Activist & Frequent Candidate
Randall Forsberg (Write-In) - Think Tank Executive Director & Peace Activist

Ted Kennedy (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2006

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Olver (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Kinnaman (R) - Businessman & Ex-Teacher
Eric Chester (Socialist/Write-In) - College Professor, Peace Activist & '96 VP Nominee

District 2:
Richard Neal (D)*

District 3:
Jim McGovern (D)*

District 4:
Barney Frank (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Marty Meehan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chuck McCarthy Jr. (R) - High-Tech Industry Executive & Vietnam War Veteran
Ilana Freedman (Libertarian) - Industry Analyst, Community Activist & '00 State Sen. Nominee

District 6:
John Tierney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Smith (R) - Private Investigator, Businessman & USAF Veteran

District 7:
Ed Markey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Melnechuk (Green/Write-In) - Peace Activist & Green State Committeeman

District 8:
Mike Capuano (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Stephen Lynch (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Bill Delahunt (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Luiz "Lou" Gonzaga (R) - Software Consultant, Navy Veteran & GOP Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of Massachusetts
Constitution Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Democratic Party
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
Natural Law Party of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Prohibition Party
Massachusetts Reform Party (America First Party affiliate)
Massachusetts Republican Party
Socialist Party of Massachusetts
Socialist Workers Party of Massachusetts
Timesizing.com Party of Massachusetts

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office

Office of Campaign & Political Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Athol Daily News
Bay Windows (Gay)
Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield)
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Boston Jewish Advocate
Boston Phoenix (Alternative)
Boston University Daily Free Press
Canton Citizen
Cape Cod Times
Dorchester Reporter
Eastern Massachusetts TownOnline.com
Fall River Herald News
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise
Gloucester Daily Times
Haverhill Gazette
Holden Landmark
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
Lowell Sun
Massachusetts News (Conservative)
Massachusetts Voter Information Page
Mass Resource
Nantucket Beacon
New Bedford Standard-Times
Newburyport Daily News
New England Cable News
North Adams Transcript
Northampton Daily Hampshire Gazette
Plymouth SouthOfBoston.com
Provincetown Advocate
Salem Evening News
South Boston Online
Springfield MassLive.com
Taunton Gazette
Waltham Daily News Tribune
Worcester Magazine (Alternative)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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