Reuters: Politics: Massachusetts Governor Patrick names former aide to Senate

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Massachusetts Governor Patrick names former aide to Senate Jan 30th 2013, 15:42 BOSTON | Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:13am EST BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Wednesday is to name his former chief of staff, William Cowan, to fill the U.S. Senate seat that John Kerry will vacate this week when he succeeds Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Boston's WBZ television reported. Patrick's office declined to comment on the pick, saying only that the governor planned to make an announcement at 11 a.m. ET (1600 GMT). A Democrat, Cowan would be the second African-American in the current Senate and would serve until a June 25 election in which Kerry's permanent replacement is selected. In choosing his former chief of staff, Patrick bypasses recently retired U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, who had publicly said he wanted the job. The appointment maintains the Democrats' majority in the Senate, at least until the special election.

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