Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Republican primary for the 9th Massachusetts Congressional District was decided by 47 votes, according to WATD.
UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, Chaprales' win is by 39 votes as of Friday. ------ Congressman Bill Keating defeated Bristol County DA Sam Sutter for the Democratic nomination for the newly-drawn 9th Massachusetts District. Sutter conceded the race, calling Keating's campaign around 9 p.m., according to WATD. Keating will face Republican Adam Chaprales, who defeated Christopher Sheldon by 47 votes for the Republican nomination. Sheldon is a Plymouth resident. Chapreles lives in Barnstable. Keating told WATD from his primary night headquarters said that the next five weeks will be difficult ones. “We’re hitting the streets, going back to DC office Monday, and we'll be there for parts of next five weeks," Keating said. "It will …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Rep. Bill Keating emphasized his experience in Congress while Bristol County DA Sam Sutter called him ineffective in the pair's final debate before the Sept. 6 primary.
Rep. William Keating hammered home his congressional experience while Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter tried to paint him as an ineffective advocate for the region in an often testy debate Thursday at UMass Dartmouth. Keating and Sutter met in their final debate before the Sept. 6 state primary, as they vy for the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn 9th Congressional District. Keating and Sutter have met three times in debates across the district, in all three, the exchange was often testy, particuarly when it came to the region's fishing industry, according to SouthCoastToday. Sutter attacked Keating for not signing on in support of an appeal filed by New Bedford and Gloucester against a 2011 ruling that upheld …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, a challenger to Congressman Bill Keating's Democratic nomination, accusses Keating of being ambivalent about the relicensing of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, who is challenging Rep. Bill Keating for the Democratic nomination in the 9th congressional district accused Keating of being ambivalent about the relicensing of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. In a press release, Sutter quoted a Patriot Ledger article in which Keating told a luncheon meeting of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday that he “wouldn’t be the right person to ask...that’s why we have regulatory authorities,” a statement Sutter called “stunning for someone who represents South Shore and Cape Cod communities on federal issues. Local residents expect their congressman to be informed on the important issues in their district, but Bill Keating had nothing to say when he …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Bristol District Attorney Sam Sutter will be in Plymouth Monday to formally announce his run for the new ninth District.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, D-Fall River, is officially announcing his candidacy for the newly formed 9th Congressional District Monday at several spots across the South Shore, Cape, and South Coast. Sutter will be in Plymouth at 2 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss his campaign. Sutter is running against Congressman Bill Keating, D-Quincy, who currently represents the 10th Congressional District. The districts were re-formed at the end of last year after the results of the U.S. Census were announced. THe 9th District will represent Southeastern Massachusetts from Norwell to Plymouth, west to Westport and parts of Fall River, all of Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Both Keating and Sutter will have to move into the …
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Thomas Dresser
5:17 am on Friday, September 7, 2012
Thanks for sharing the results. Pretty thorough report. Well done. Tom Dresser more ›