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Second Republican Running For Massachusetts Senate Seat In Central Massachusetts

June 12, 2023

State Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) is leaving her position later in June to become the rural affairs director in Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s administration — and two Republicans are vying for the party nomination to run in the special election.

State Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer), who has represented the Sixth Worcester District since 2011, is running, as NewBostonPost previously reported. Additionally, 24-year-old Rebekah Etique, a paralegal from Leicester, is running, according to the Worcester Telegram. Etique served as the campaign manager for James Amorello, a Holden Republican, when he ran for the seat last year; Amorello’s campaign was competitive but lost to Gobi, 54 percent to 46 percent.

On the Democratic side, state Representative Jon Zlotnik (D-Worcester) is running for the post.

The Worcester and Hampshire District, which Gobi represents, include Gardner, Worcester (Ward 7, Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6; Ward 9, Precincts 3 and 4), Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Hubbardston, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Spencer, Sterling, Templeton, West Brookfield, Westminster, and Ware.

Democrats currently outnumber Republicans in the Massachusetts Senate by 37 to 3.

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