Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) Jan. 30 appointed William “Mo” Cowan as interim U.S. senator to fill the seat left vacant by Sen. John Kerry (D), who resigned his seat Jan. 29 to become U.S. secretary of state.
Patrick also announced that the special election to fill Kerry’s seat will be held June 25. Cowan will serve as interim senator until a new senator is elected on that date.
Cowan is the former chief of staff and chief legal counsel to Patrick, having served in the Patrick administration since 2009. Prior to that, Cowan practiced civil litigation as an associate ...
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