Sunday, January 13, 2013

Reform Rabbi in Mass. Might Run for U.S. Senate; Rabbi Jonah Pesner of Newton May Replace Kerry

Rabbi Jonah Pesner -- an official of the Union for Reform Judaism -- is considering a run for the open Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat, the Jewish Press website reports today (January 13, 2013).

Pesner -- who lives in Newton, Massachusetts -- said that he is having "exploratory conversations" about a run to replace Sen. John Kerry (D--Mass.), whom President Obama has nominated to be secretary of state.

He would run as a Democrat.

Pesner -- a senior vice president for the Reform organization -- was a leader of an interfaith alliance that was considered critical in bringing about universal health care coverage in Massachusetts, and served as a template for Obama's version that was passed in 2010.

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