O'Donovan senate bid may be over

Friends and backers of Ward 5 Alderman Sean T. O'Donovan's are struggling to hold together his bid for the 2nd Middlesex District state senate seat left vacant by the death of Charles E. Shannon Jr.

Despite the backing of Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and DPW Commissioner Stanley Koty, O'Donovan's campaign received a body blow when the mayor's sister started telling others she had entered the fray.

Tuesday night, Maria C. Curtatone held a private party at her Prospect Hill home for backers  where she was expected to confirm to them what she had been telling individuals close to her for the last week.  Instead, it was a quiet dinner with no talk of politics. Hmmm.

The O'Donovan camp is said to have done a poll showing that only 5,000 votes will be coming out of Somerville, making it even more difficult to overcome candidates from outside the city if other Somerville politicians are in the race.

The most bizarre twist is that O'Donovan, who begged the mayor and Koty for the green light to oppose in the Sept. 14 Democratic Primary State Rep. Patricia D. Jehlen, D-Somerville, and was denied, must hope that Jehlen wins Shannon's senate seat, so he can run for her then open state rep. seat.

So far, the only other "announced" Somerville candidate for state senate seat is Jehlen, who with Shannon secured funding to repair the Lowell Street Bridge in the last weeks of his life.

The other Somerville candidates in the mix are: Shannon's Chief of Staff Sean J. Fitzgerald, former state representative Joseph Mackey and Alderman-at-large William A. White Jr.

White would run in the Republican Primary. All others are running for the Democratic nomination.

The primary is scheduled for Aug. 30 with a final election Sept. 27.

Comments

[A Wanna Bee]

That is just what Mr. O'Donovan is, "A Wanna Bee". He wants to be anything that is open in polictics. What's the matter Sean, Somerville not good enough for you? Is it getting too hot in the kitchen?

What will you do with all your brothers on the City payroll? Can you find the type of jobs in the politicial job(s) your seeking? Your time is up in Somerville politics. You won't be re-elected as Ward 5 Alderman because now your constituents know how rocky your dealings are?

And, by the way, who is that developer that your so friendly with now that has been doing work in the City....... Should we tell all the citizens who it is?

[Who's Running?]

Hey WBee, are you running for the Ward 5 Alderman Seat? Because unless someone runs against Sean in Ward 5, he will win and even if someone does run against Sean in Ward 5 he has a good chance of winning because I don't see any other viable quality candidates lining up to run for this seat.

[mike]

WBee,
What are you talking about? If you have something to say, why don't you actually say it instead of making shady references to things no one understands?

If you have information about O'Donovan, spill it. Otherwise, it just sounds like you're drunk and have a personal grudge against O'Donovan.