August 26, 2019 — Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy confirmed Monday he’s considering running for Senate next year, setting up a potential blockbuster Democratic primary against Sen. Ed Markey.
“Over the past few weeks I’ve begun to consider a run for the U.S. Senate,” Kennedy wrote in a post on Facebook. “This isn’t a decision I’m approaching lightly and — to be completely candid — I wasn’t expecting to share my thoughts so soon.”
Kennedy said he had not reached a decision and would spend the next “couple weeks” discussing the potential campaign with supporters. His post did not mention Markey or the potential primary. Markey has been in the Senate since a 2013 special election and won his first full term a year later. He already faces competition from two other Democrats for the September 2020 primary.