Andrew H. Card Jr. leans toward run for Senate Sep 10, 2009
NEWTON - Republican Andrew H. Card Jr., who was a chief of staff under former president George W. Bush, said last night that he would probably run for the seat left vacant by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, prompting another prospective candidate, state Senator Scott Brown, to rule out a bid if Card entered. Card, who served four terms as a state representative for Holbrook before taking a succession of jobs in Washington, told the News Service the chances were much better than 50 percent... (Boston Globe)
Card says he is considering run for Kennedy's seat Sep 10, 2009
FILE - In this April 29, 2006 file photo, former White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr., speaks to a crowd during the Massachusetts Republican Convention in Lowell, Mass. Card is among the Republicans who could seek to be the successor to the late Sen. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Coakley’s following lots of footsteps Sep 6, 2009
I am doing the appropriate due diligence, Andrew H. Card Jr., who was chief of staff to President George W. Bush, told WBZ-TV about his pondering whether to join the campaign. I think there s enough time to go through the due diligence of making the right decision, and that s what I m doing, former US representative Martin T. Meehan said in an interview. (Boston Globe)
Attorney general Coakley puts in bid for Kennedy Senate seat Sep 4, 2009
Potential Republican rivals include former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey; state Senator Scott P. Brown of Wrentham; former US attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Andrew H. Card Jr., a former state representative from Holbrook and a chief of staff to President George W. Bush; and former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. Schilling, who is currently an unenrolled voter and would probably have to run as an independent or write-in candidate in the Republican primary, said yesterday on WEEI-AM that the... (Boston Globe)
At public memorial, former speaker Keverian mourned Mar 12, 2009
Former White House chief of staff Andrew H. Card Jr., who sparred with Keverian as a Republican from Holbrook, recalled Keverian's successful effort to slash the number of House seats from 240 to 160. "His design for me was to go back to the Planning Board in Holbrook," Card said, drawing hoots of laughter from former legislators as he recalled that the plan, at one point, would have eliminated his own seat. (Boston Globe)
