A Taunton metropolis councilor plans to announce subsequent month a Republican marketing campaign to interchange outgoing Sen. Marc Pacheco, in keeping with a discover for a kick-off occasion shared with the Herald.
Kelly Dooner is scheduled to carry a March 14 marketing campaign announcement at The National Charter 957 in Taunton, an advisory stated. Dooner was the youngest girl ever elected to the City Council in 2021, the discover stated.
“She has served as the president of the City Council, worked to make Taunton a Purple Heart City, worked with Mayor (Shaunna) O’Connell on doubling the senior tax credit, and helped bring a common sense voice to the city’s financial issues,” a press release stated.
A spokesperson for Dooner didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
Dooner is a lifelong resident of Massachusetts and earned a paralegal certificates in authorized research at Boston University. She is “actively involved” within the Massachusetts Young Republicans and serves on their govt board.
She is at present serving because the Massachusetts nationwide state committeewoman for Young Republican National Federation, in keeping with the group’s web site.
An on-line resume lists Dooner as working as a senior paralegal for Adelson Loria & Weisman for the previous 5 years. She additionally labored for Summers & Summers and an actual property regulation agency, the regulation workplace of Susan Castleton Ryan P.C, the resume stated.
She was a political intern for former Gov. Charlie Baker in 2014, in keeping with her resume.
Pacheco, a Democrat and the longest serving member of the Massachusetts Senate, introduced final week he wouldn’t search re-election. He was first elected in 1988, served 16 phrases, and have become recognized for his work on local weather change and the service privatization regulation named after him.
“While I am proud of all the work we have accomplished, much still needs to be done,” Pacheco stated in a press release. “I look forward to working with my colleagues and everyone who is interested in making Massachusetts a better place to live; and while I am unsure what the future will bring, the door is always open for new and exciting opportunities.”
Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan stated final week there “may very well be a competitive Democratic primary” within the district. Party officers had been already speaking “about and to candidates,” he stated.
Pacheco’s Third Bristol and Plymouth district contains Berkley, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Taunton, and Wareham.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”