Pols & Politics: Panic over Senate seat; Biden coming to Hub; race on for rep

The progressive wing of the delegation is in panic mode the Herald is reported now that Salem Rep Seth Moulton has entered the U S Senate race against incumbent Sen Ed Markey Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley a Squad member necessities to make her move or liability losing the liberal high ground That s the burning question the Boston rep is now facing possibly daily Is this her time Can she betray Markey while challenging Moulton We petitioned her company for a comment but so far crickets Markey should not be underestimated We ve seen him in action and he s a young years old But Moulton who is is going to use age as a wedge issue Pressley won t have that baggage if she runs for Senate but time is not on her side On the Republican side Nathan Bech a former town councilor from West Springfield won t be a spoiler John Deaton however could possibly give the Democrats a run More to come but Pressley requirements to get out of her comfort zone if she wants to climb the political ladder Biden is coming to town Former President Joe Biden is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate so says the invitation to the Oct event here in the city Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh the Secretary of Labor under Biden is also on the ticket for inspired leadership Retired Navy Adm Lisa Franchetti is also up for the same award Franchetti was fired last winter by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Biden is fighting an aggressive form of prostate cancer and is undergoing medicine He s also been a punching bag for former Vice President Kamala Harris who is making the rounds selling her new book Sorry to say tickets to the event are already sold out In memory of Jack Connors The Irish Cultural Center of Greater Boston won t soon forget Jack Connors We won t either Connors was awarded the rd annual Brian J Donnelly Award posthumously for his unrelenting generosity to the kids of Boston Connors helped just about everyone who needed it his friend PR boss George Regan revealed at the awards ceremony Connors was a man everyone in town seemed to know He was a master businessman co-founding the advertising firm Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos but the real Jack Connors was more than that he was unique the Herald wrote when he died in July of Jack Connors was the guardian angel of Camp Harbor View after the late Mayor Tom Menino turned to him for help Inner-city kids became seaside campers on Long Island with the help of selfless Bostonians like Jack Connors That was a constant refrain in the life of this gracious philanthropist from Roslindale Walsh s ex-aide launches campaign He s running again Dan Koh who was Marty Walsh s chief of staff in Boston and then joined the Biden administration has launched another congressional campaign Koh back in came up short against Lori Trahan in a razor-thin primary for the rd Congressional District Now the Andover resident is throwing his hat into the ring for the th Congressional District which is opening up because U S Rep Seth Moulton is running against U S Sen Ed Markey My name is Dan Koh and I m running for Congress in MA- to end Donald Trump s attack on our democracy and make life more affordable for everyone Koh posted on social media I don t back down from a fight Koh added I ll use my experience at all levels of ruling body to deliver on Day Another candidate announcing a run for the th Congressional District this week was former State Rep Jamie Belsito I m running for Congress because we need Democrats who won t apologize she posted Join me and fight for human rights universal healthcare a fair financial market and the th District