Jeff Beatty Formally Announces Run For U.S. Senate
February 12, 2008Beatty’s credentials, military service and message for the future resonate with MA voters
Boston, MA—Republican of Harwich, MA announced that he would seek the US Senate seat currently occupied by John Kerry. Beatty officially announced his candidacy after returning from the [Conservative Political Action Conference] (CPAC) in Washington, DC.
Beatty is a former Army Delta Force Officer and was awarded a purple heart for injuries sustained in the first "Blackhawk down" while rescuing Americans in Grenada. Additionally, Beatty was a Special Agent of the FBI advising the national Hostage Rescue Team, a CIA Counter-terrorism Officer with service in Europe and the Middle East and a small businessman advising many national and Massachusetts clients on Security against Terrorism and Violence.
Beatty says he's running because, "for over 30 years, I have dedicated myself to our great nation and to the citizens and government of this Commonwealth. My experience and knowledge is rooted in hard work, strong ethics and common sense. I am proud to be part of the middle class and I understand the difficulty and hardships we face to pay a mortgage, heat our homes and put food on the table. We can do better. Massachusetts has had enough of career politicians who are out of touch. For them it's politics, for us it's personal. It is time to get Massachusetts and America back on track."
A Zogby poll, commissioned by the Beatty Exploratory Committee, showed that when Massachusetts voters were made aware of newcomer Beatty’s credentials, Beatty received 45% to Kerry’s 48% with a margin of error +- 4%, a statistical dead heat.
And a Suffolk university poll determined that Senator John Kerry could have problems staying in the US Senate. When voters were asked whether Kerry should run for another six-year term 56% said that it was time to give someone else a chance.[1]
Jeff Beatty has been crisscrossing the state, meeting voters and signing up over [one thousand volunteers]. He and his team recently opened up an office in Westborough, MA. His message has been met with great enthusiasm.
"We have an opportunity to change the political landscape of America," said Robert Gauvin of Dartmouth, MA." Jeff Beatty gives us that change here in Massachusetts."
A kick off to Jeff Beatty's campaign for U.S. Senate will take place February 12th at the Berkshire County Republican Association's [Lincoln Day Recognition Dinner] in Pittsfield, MA, where Beatty is speaking. Beatty’s campaign has been gaining steam recently and is now full speed ahead on the heels of his official announcement. Locally, The Herald News of Fall River featured a story on [Beatty’s run for office] , and Beatty was quoted in The Daily Free Press, Boston University's independent student newspaper, for his opinion on Deval Patrick’s tuition plan at a [Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans rally]. On the national level, Beatty has been getting his message out there through the likes of [CNN’s Wolf Blitzer].
