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Boston Globe, MA
May 24 2013
Koutoujian will run for US House if Markey wins Senate bid
By Jim O'Sullivan
Middlesex County Sheriff - Peter J. Koutoujian said Thursday that he
will run to succeed US Representative Edward J. Markey if the Malden
Democrat defeats Republican Gabriel E. Gomez in the US Senate race.
Koutoujian, a Waltham Democrat appointed sheriff in 2011 after 14
years as a state representative, would enter a thickening field that
is banking on a Markey victory opening the US House seat.
`This is the right decision for me,' Koutoujian said. `This is
something that I've looked at in the past. It is something about which
I feel very strongly, and I think I can bring over 20 years'
experience as a prosecutor, state lawmaker, and sheriff.'
A former prosecutor, Koutoujian won the sheriff's job outright in
November. On Thursday, a public relations firm said Koutoujian had
opened a federal campaign committee account, allowing him to raise
money and hire campaign staff `when appropriate.'
`I believe my stances on the issues are in line with what the people
of the Fifth Congressional District are looking for,' Koutoujian said.
If Markey beats Gomez, a special election to fill his US House seat
would take place in the fall, state officials said. The potential
field also includes state Senators William Brownsberger of Belmont,
Katherine Clark of Melrose, and Karen Spilka of Ashland and state
Representative Carl Sciortino of Medford, all Democrats.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/05/23/middlesex-sheriff-peter-koutoujian-will-run-for-congress-edward-markey-wins-senate-seat/fjmZgwIlUAK8wzwJtip5FL/story.html
May 24 2013
Koutoujian will run for US House if Markey wins Senate bid
By Jim O'Sullivan
Middlesex County Sheriff - Peter J. Koutoujian said Thursday that he
will run to succeed US Representative Edward J. Markey if the Malden
Democrat defeats Republican Gabriel E. Gomez in the US Senate race.
Koutoujian, a Waltham Democrat appointed sheriff in 2011 after 14
years as a state representative, would enter a thickening field that
is banking on a Markey victory opening the US House seat.
`This is the right decision for me,' Koutoujian said. `This is
something that I've looked at in the past. It is something about which
I feel very strongly, and I think I can bring over 20 years'
experience as a prosecutor, state lawmaker, and sheriff.'
A former prosecutor, Koutoujian won the sheriff's job outright in
November. On Thursday, a public relations firm said Koutoujian had
opened a federal campaign committee account, allowing him to raise
money and hire campaign staff `when appropriate.'
`I believe my stances on the issues are in line with what the people
of the Fifth Congressional District are looking for,' Koutoujian said.
If Markey beats Gomez, a special election to fill his US House seat
would take place in the fall, state officials said. The potential
field also includes state Senators William Brownsberger of Belmont,
Katherine Clark of Melrose, and Karen Spilka of Ashland and state
Representative Carl Sciortino of Medford, all Democrats.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/05/23/middlesex-sheriff-peter-koutoujian-will-run-for-congress-edward-markey-wins-senate-seat/fjmZgwIlUAK8wzwJtip5FL/story.html