The Times profiles Paul G. Kirk, Jr. here. In the late 1990s, he did lobbying work for the pharmaceuticals Hoechst Marion Roussel and Aventis, which led critics to question Thursday whether his voting on health care legislation could be a conflict of interest. More recently, Mr. Kirk has served on the board of Hartford Financial […]
Category: Senate
Politicking in Massachusetts
This Post editorial denounces a new Massachusetts law to allow Gov. Patrick to name a sucessor to Sen. Kennedy. The motivation behind this latest move is just as political as the last time Massachusetts engaged in situational legislating. This time it’s about maintaining the Democrats’ 60-vote majority in the Senate, which might be crucial on […]
Massachusetts Senate Seat News: That Was Quick
The Boston Globe reports that almost all hurdles have been removed for the legislative effort to allow Gov. Patrick to appoint Sen. Kennedy’s successor. Among the names frequently mentioned by observers are Michael S. Dukakis, the former governor; Paul G. Kirk Jr., the former Democratic National Committee chairman and an aide to Kennedy; Charles J. […]