Brian Herr (Massachusetts)
Brian Herr was a 2014 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.[1][2][3] He was defeated by incumbent Ed Markey (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Education:[4]
- 1994: Harvard, Government
- 1984: University of Pittsburgh, Mechanical Engineering
- 1980: Fairview High School
Issues
Herr files ethics complaint
Herr issued a statement on March 17, 2014, saying he filed a complaint against incumbent Ed Markey with the Senate ethics committee.[5][6] Herr accused Markey of using his position to manipulate stock.[5] Markey was under fire for writing letters to federal regulators urging an investigation into the nutritional supplement firm Herbalife.[5]
"All you have to do is connect the dots to easily see that Sen. Markey used his public office to manipulate the stock of a publicly traded company in order to financially benefit a campaign donor," Herr said.[5]
Elections
2014
Herr ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Massachusetts.[1] Herr ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 9, 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Ed Markey (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ed Markey Incumbent |
59% | 1,289,944 | |
| Republican | Brian Herr | 36.2% | 791,950 | |
| Write-in | Other | 0.1% | 3,078 | |
| Blank | None | 4.7% | 101,819 | |
| Total Votes | 2,186,791 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Masslive.com, "Independent Bruce Skarin enters U.S. Senate race, challenging Sen. Ed Markey with walking campaign across Massachusetts," accessed February 15, 12014
- ↑ Masslive.com, "Republican Hopkinton selectman Brian Herr to challenge U.S. Sen. Ed Markey," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ The Herald News, "Republican Brian Herr to run for Markey's U.S. Senate seat," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ Brian Herr for Congress Facebook Page, "Info," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 NewsMax, "Democratic Sen. Ed Markey Accused of Using Office to Manipulate Stock," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Brian Herr for Congress, "Republican lodges ethics complaint against rival over Herbalife," accessed March 19, 2014
