"After failing to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Marine veteran and lawyer John Deaton is now the first Republican to launch a run for Sen. Ed Markey 's seat, he announced at an event in Worcester Monday night. "Our leaders should be doing their jobs to help Massachusetts families, but they're all career politicians, and they're failing," Deaton says in a new campaign video, as Warren, Markey, and Markey primary challenger Rep. Seth Moulton span the screen."
"Deaton, a cryptocurrency advocate and personal injury lawyer, was a political newcomer when he launched a bid against Warren last year. While she pulled comfortably ahead of him last November, Deaton made up some ground after two testy debates between the candidates. Republican candidates for governor joined Deaton's party at Worcester restaurant Off the Rails, according to an invite sent out by the state's GOP party."
"Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Kennealy spoke, according to a commentator on X, while Mike Mintogue voiced his support for Deaton on the social media platform. Markey announced his intent to run for another six-year term last year, meaning he would be 80 years old on Election Day in 2026. Deaton, who lives in Bolton and is 58, appears to draw attention to his relative youth in the campaign video, which features Deaton running and jumping to complete an obstacle course."
John Deaton, a Republican Marine veteran, personal injury lawyer, and cryptocurrency advocate, launched a campaign to challenge Sen. Ed Markey, calling Markey absent and ineffective. Deaton previously ran against Sen. Elizabeth Warren and narrowed the gap after two debates. Deaton announced his Markey bid at a Worcester event attended by state GOP figures and gubernatorial candidates. Deaton emphasizes his relative youth (58) and fitness with an obstacle-course video, contrasts that with Markey's potential age of 80 in 2026, and frames career politicians as failing Massachusetts families.
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