Republican Urges Kerry to Quit the Senate [View All]

Republican Urges Kerry to Quit the Senate

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BOSTON - A top Massachusetts Republican on Tuesday called on Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) to resign from the Senate while he seeks the presidency, a vacancy that would allow the GOP to fill the seat.

Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey argued that Kerry, the state's four-term senator, has missed too many roll call votes and has done a poor job of representing his constituents. Of the 112 Senate votes this year, Kerry has voted just 14 times, according to an Associated Press tally.


"It's not fair, it's not right and the public is not being well-served," said Healey, who said she was speaking on behalf of Republican Gov. Mitt Romney. "I'm calling on John Kerry to resign so that we can fill that office with someone who is 100 percent devoted to the job of representing the people of Massachusetts."


A spokesman for the Kerry campaign did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Kerry, who will receive the Democratic nomination for president at next month's convention in Boston, said in February that he had no plans to resign his Senate seat. more at


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