Thursday, October 25, 2012
The 15-minute debate aired on Fox25 Morning News earlier today.
Although they had just a few minutes to make their case, Fourth Congressional District candidates Joe Kennedy III and Sean Bielat touted their experience and ideas in a Fox25 debate yesterday morning. The live debate, which was moderated by Fox25 news host Gene Levanchy, lasted less than 15 minutes. This was the final scheduled television appearance for Bielat and Kennedy before the Nov. 6 general election. Bielat, a Norfolk Republican, is running against Kennedy, a Brookline Democrat, to replace the retiring Fourth District Congressman Barney Frank, of Newton. Keeping with a theme that has run throughout the campaign, Bielat and Kennedy sparred on experience and whether Kennedy's name has carried him through the election. "I think …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Fox News will host the Oct. 24 debate between congressional candidates Joe Kennedy III and Sean Bielat, Boston.com reports.
One more debate added to the schedule for the Mass. Fourth District race, Boston.com reports that Joseph Kennedy III agreed to meet his opponent one more time. The debate will be Oct. 24, on Fox 25. After congressional candidate Kennedy agreed to debate his opponent Sean Bielat three times before the election, Bielat reported he was disappointed by the number of debates. The first of the debates was broadcast Sept. 30, and took place at the WCVB-TV 5 studios in Needham. Kennedy and Bielat are slated to face off in MassINC’s “American Dream” forum in Fall River tonight, Oct. 10, and at Wellesley College for a League of Women Voters debate on Oct. 15. In an open letter he posted to his Patch Blog, Bielat wrote, "I was very disappointed to…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The two candidates for the Fourth Congressional District will be chatting LIVE this week with Patch readers on Thursday, Oct. 11 at noon (Bielat) and Friday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. (Kennedy).
If you could ask the Fourth Congressional District candidates one question, what would it be? Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will join Patch this week for two separate live text chats with readers. Bielat will be taking questions in a live chat on Thursday, Oct. 11 at noon and Kennedy will be chatting with voters on Friday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. Now is your chance to ask these potential congressmen what they think about health care reform, job creation, military spending and more. The live chats will run for 45 minutes to an hour. To submit a question, come back to Newton Patch on Oct. 11 at noon and Oct. 12 at 1 p.m., click on the live chat, enter your name and you will be able to ask your questions immediately. If you …
Monday, October 8, 2012
Ask a question of Kennedy, the Democrat who is running against Republican Sean Bielat for the Fourth Congressional District Seat.
Fourth District voters: get your questions ready--for both candidates Democrat Joe Kennedy III, who is running for the Fourth Congressional District seat, will be answering reader questions in a live text chat this Friday, Oct. 12. A Brookline resident, Kennedy is running against Norfolk Republican Sean Bielat to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Barney Frank. The live chat Q&A will run for 45 minutes. To submit a question, come back to Newton Patch at 1 p.m. on Oct. 12, click on the live chat, enter your name and you will be able to ask your questions immediately. If you can't make the live chat, leave your questions in the comments section below this article, and we'll do our best to add them to the questions queue. We will publish …
Friday, September 28, 2012
The debate will air on WCVB this Sunday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m.
In their first general election debate appearance, Fourth Congressional District candidates Sean Bielat and Joe Kennedy III went head-to-head last night on topics including policy, job creation and social security. Bielat, a Republican, also focused on his opponent's resume. He argued that Kennedy, a Democrat, does not have enough experience for the congressional seat, according to a report today in the Boston Globe. The debate was held at the WCVB-TV 5 studios in Needham and taped for the channel's political show, "On the Record" with Janet Wu and Ed Harding. It will air this Sunday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m. The two nominees are fighting for the seat currently held by 16-term Democrat Barney Frank, who announced his retirement last year. In …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Sean Bielat responded to a statement today from Joe Kennedy III announcing his appearance in three general election debates.
As the general election race for the Fourth Congressional District heats up, so begins a debate about debates. Fourth District Democratic candidate Joe Kennedy III announced earlier today three general election debate appearances, including a spot on WCVB's "On the Record" and a candidates night at Wellesley College. A few hours after Kennedy's announcement, Fourth District Republican candidate Sean Bielat responded to the debate announcements with a letter stating he was "disappointed" to see Kennedy agree to only three debates. In his response, Bielat said he has accepted 16 debate offers to date. Kennedy will face Bielat in the Nov. 6 general election for the Fourth Congressional District seat currently held by Barney Frank. According …
Friday, September 7, 2012
The results of the yesterdays primaries came out. Who did Brookline go out to the polls for?
The polls are closed and the results are in, but how did Brookline vote in yesterday's State Primaries? The results were posted on Boston.com last night. Scroll through the list to see how Brookline voted on the various races that were on yesterday's ballot. Race winners, at the time of writing, are in bold, Brookline's votes, according to the Globe, are listed. Races with one name were uncontested. [Update: Unofficial results from the town have been posted, and the results below have been updated accordingly. See the PDF to the right for the full breakdown of results. Out of the 38,223 registered voters in town, 5,588 turned out for the primaries, a total of 14.6 percent according to town numbers. Of those, 4,827 voted Democrat, 756 …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Breakdown of the November Primary ballot, and more information on how voting works. Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for voting on the 2011 Town Election. Mouse over the map for more information on the polling locations indicated by pins. If you're not sure which precinct you are in, check the "Where do I vote, MA" site and input your address. To cast your votes, go to the check-in table at your polling place and tell the poll worker your street, house number and then name (in that order). They will hand you a ballot and provide you with your instructions. If you are not listed but should be, you need to fill in a "Provisional Ballot." Poll workers will have more information. Scroll down to find each candidate listed on the ballot. Selectmen first, then Trustees of the Public Library, School Committee, …
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A former assistant district attorney for the Cape and Middlesex County, Kennedy running for his first political seat. He is running in the Democratic primary for the seat, which will be held Thurs., Sept. 6.
As we gear up for Thursday's primary, Patch wants readers to stay informed as they head to the voting booths. We recently sent out questionnaires to all the Fourth Congressional District candidates. Below are responses from Democratic candidate Joe Kennedy III: Name : Joseph Patrick Kennedy III Also known as : Joe Age : 31 Place of residence : Brookline, MA Attended college : Yes College : Stanford University Degree : Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Science and Engineering Year of graduation : 2003 University : Harvard Law School Area of research : Law Year of graduation : 2009 Job titles held : Assistant District Attorney (Middlesex County), Assistant District Attorney (Cape and Islands District), Student Attorney & Outreach …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Joseph Kennedy III, Herb Robinson, Rachel Brown, Sean Bielat, Elizabeth Childs and David Steinhof were on hand to discuss jobs, the economy, health care and taxes.
Voters heard a variety of different views from both sides of the political isle Tuesday night at Stonehill College in Easton when Democratic and Republican candidates for the 4th Congressional District squared off in seperate debate forums. Editor-in-Chief of The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette Lisa Strattanand moderated the event, which was hosted by the Martin Institute at Stonehill. Questions came from a panel made up of WGBH Boston political reporter Adam Reilly, WCVB-TV political reporter Sean Kelly and Herald News editorial page editor Aaron Frechette. Chloe Gotsis of the Newton Tab stepped in for Frechette during the later Republican debate. In the first round, Democrats Rachel Brown, Joseph Kennedy III and Herb Robinson …
BFOLEY
6:22 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Joey's closing statement was designed to swing over the folks that think warm fuzzy sentiment as a good substitute for leadership character and principle. When the tough decisions need to be made his " I want everyone to be happy" attitude will be exposed as the childish platitude that it is. Luckily, we won't have to worry about it when he's sent packing in two weeks. Go Sean!! more ›