A former top aide to Rep. Garrett Bradley hopes to take advantage of the Hingham Democrat's sudden announcement that he'll depart the Legislature.
Stephen Burm, also a Hingham Democrat, plans to run as a write-in candidate in the Sept. 8 primary, he told the News Service over the weekend. The House district covers Cohasset, Hull, five Hingham precincts and one precinct in Scituate.
After attending three straight Republican national conventions, House Majority Leader Brad Jones does not plan to visit Cleveland next week for the 2016 convention, and he's not alone among GOP lawmakers.
Only three of the 34 House Republicans plan to attend the convention and none of the Senate's six Republicans plan to be there, aides told the News Service when asked about attendance plans. Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman, who has been actively supporting Donald Trump's campaign, plans to attend, as well as Reps. Paul Frost of Auburn and Keiko Orrall of Lakeville, who will take over for Chanel Prunier as one of the state's two Republican National Committee members after the convention.
