Welcome our newest Dem Congressperson, Niki Tsongas!

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:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Tsongas wins race to succeed Meehan in Congress

By Glen Johnson, AP Political Writer | October 16, 2007

LOWELL, Mass. --The widow of 1992 presidential candidate Paul Tsongas defeated the brother of an American Airlines pilot slain in the Sept. 11 terror attacks Tuesday in the special election to replace Democrat Martin Meehan in the U.S. House.

Democrat Niki Tsongas of Lowell edged Republican Jim Ogonowski of Dracut, whose brother John died when his plane was hijacked and flown in the World Trade Center. With 170 of 195 precincts reporting, she had 51 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Ogonowski.

Tsongas, 61, could be sworn in as early as Wednesday to fill the seat once held by her late husband. The seat was left empty in July when Democrat Martin Meehan resigned to become chancellor of his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

Read the rest here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/10/16/tsongas_wins_race_to_succeed_meehan_in_congress/

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Some observers say that this is a preview of next year

that said...

If elecions are fairly clean it may very well be


I still have my doubts that things will remain as they are right now

[NewHampster]

2. Woohoo for Niki

[Eric J in MN]

3. Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0aQKvp_qmI

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4. Congratulations to Congresswoman-elect Tsongas.

[rusty quoin]

5. Good for her.

I backed her husband for '92, a real honest smart guy, who told the truth, but essentially unelectable.

[MH1]

6. Great job MA-05 Democrats!!!!

:applause:

:party: :beer:

[MADem]

7. I drove forty some odd geezers to the polls to vote for her!!!!

Her husband helped me out BIG time many decades ago.

All politics is local, eh?

[ProSense]

8. Yay! n/t

[Richard Steele]

9. Good News! recommended