State Politics:2013 US House Special Election MA District 5

Will Brownsberger (D)
http://www.willbrownsbergerforcongress.com

Public offices:
 * State Senator, 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District, including Belmont, Watertown, and parts of Boston and Cambridge (since 2012)
 * State Representative, 24th Middlesex District, including Belmont and parts of Arlington and Cambridge (2007 - 2012)
 * Belmont Selectman (1998 - 2007)
 * More background info available on his web site

Web:
 * Voter outreach web site as State Senator
 * Facebook page: Will Brownsberger
 * Wiki page: Will Brownsberger

Katherine Clark (D)
http://www.katherineclarkforcongress.com/

Public offices:
 * State Senator, 5th Middlesex District, including Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester (since 2011)
 * State Representative (2008-2011)
 * Melrose School Committee
 * More background info on her web page

Web:
 * Voter outreach web site as State Senator
 * Facebook page: Katherine Clark
 * Wiki page: Katherine Clark

Peter Koutoujian (D)
http://www.koutoujianforcongress.com

Public offices:
 * Middlesex Sheriff (since 2011)
 * State Representative (2006-2011)
 * More background info available on Wikipedia

Web:
 * Facebook page: Peter Koutoujian
 * Wiki page: Peter Koutoujian

Carl Sciortino (D)
http://www.carlforcongress.com

Public offices:
 * State representative, 34th Middlesex district, including parts of Medford and Somerville (since 2004)
 * More background info available on Wikipedia

Web:
 * Old MA Legislature campaign web site
 * Facebook page: Carl Sciortino
 * Wiki page: Carl Sciortino

Karen Spilka (D)
http://www.karenspilkaforcongress.com

Public offices:
 * State Senator, 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District, including Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and parts of Natick and Franklin (since 2005)
 * State Representative (2001-2004)
 * Ashland School Committee
 * More background info on her web page

Web:
 * Voter outreach web site as State Senator
 * Facebook page: Karen Spilka
 * Wiki page: Karen Spilka

News

 * Boston Globe: Five Democrats vying for Markey’s seat in US House, by Joshua Miller (July 2, 2013)
 * WBUR: Citing Strength Forged In A Difficult Childhood, Spilka Launches Congressional Campaign, by David Scharfenberg (July 1, 2013)
 * WBUR: Brownsberger Calls For Enhanced ‘People’s Pledge’ In Race To Succeed Markey, by David Scharfenberg (July 1, 2013)
 * Lexington Patch: Kaufman an ‘Unlikely’ Candidate for Markey’s House Seat, by Patrick Ball (June 27, 2013)
 * Boston Globe: Democrats campaign for Markey’s seat, by Joshua Miller (June 27, 2013)
 * Lowell Sun: Middlesex County Sheriff Koutoujian may make run for Markey's congressional seat, by Christopher Scott (June 27, 2013)
 * masslive.com: State Rep. Carl Sciortino officially announces run for congressional seat to be vacated by senator-elect Ed Markey, by Dan Ring, The Republican (June 26, 2013)
 * wbur.org: State Rep. Carl Sciortino Announces Congressional Bid, by David Scharfenberg (June 26, 2013)
 * wbur.org: Labor Makes Its First Foray Into Race To Succeed Markey, by David Scharfenberg (June 19, 2013)
 * Boston Globe: Koutoujian will run for US House if Markey wins Senate bid, by Jim O’Sullivan (May 24, 2013)
 * Watertown Patch: Brownsberger Takes in $250K for Congressional Race, by Franklin Tucker (May 7, 2013)
 * Wicked Local Medford: Medford Rep. Carl Sciortino talks about planned run for Congress, by Nicholas Iovino (Feb 22, 2013)
 * Wicked Local Cambridge: Brownsberger plans to run for 5th congressional if Markey wins, by Eva Gallagher (Feb 19, 2013)
 * boston.com: State Senator Katherine Clark announces run for US Congress, by Jarret Bencks (Feb 15, 2013)
 * Winchester Patch: Katherine Clark Announces She Is Running For Congress, by Mark Ouellette (Feb 15, 2013)
 * Boston Globe: Democrats begin lining up to run for Markey’s congressional seat, by Michael Levenson (Feb 14, 2013)
 * Huffington Post: Carl Sciortino For Congress? Openly Gay Lawmaker Announces Bid For Ed Markey's Seat, by Gabrielle Dunkley (Feb 11, 2013)
 * Boston Globe: Sciortino plans run for Markey’s seat, by Jarret Bencks (Feb 9, 2013)

Commentary and Analysis

 * Mass Numbers blog: Democrats Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren followed different paths to statewide victory in Massachusetts, by Brent Benson (July 1, 2013)
 * Blue Mass Group blog: Recap of the 2013 Special Senate Election – Turnout Patterns, by 'fenway49' (July 1, 2013)

Fundraising

 * Federal campaign contributions: go to the candidate/committee info page on the FEC web site, and enter the candidate name and the state.
 * State campaign contributions from state registered lobbyists: go to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts web site, select 'Campaign Contribution' and 'Candidate Name'. Then enter the candidate name and year, and click 'Search'.
 * State level campaign contributions: go to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance web site, enter the candidate name and click the 'reports' tab.