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Massachusetts Senate seat scramble begins

WAMC’s Ian Pickus speaks with  Mark Arsenault, a Boston Globe Metro reporter who covers politics and who wrotethis week about the coming Senate seat scramble in the Bay State.

We learned this week that Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey will try to replace fellow Democrat Senator John Kerry if Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State, which is widely expected. That appointment is setting off a game of musical chairs in the Bay State, with ousted Republican Senator Scott Brown considered a front-runner for what is expected to be a June special election.

Mark Arsenault covers Washington for the Boston Globe and is on Twitter @BostonGlobeMark.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.