Joe Selvaggi  (GOP)
Candidate for US Representative - Eighth District
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  • Party: Republican
  • Incumbent: No
  • Headquarters:  139A Charles St. No. 272 Boston, MA 02114
    Phone: (617) 858-1563
  • Age: 47
  • Occupation: Entrepreneur / Businessman
  • Family: Wife Pauline Donnelly
  • City / Town: Boston
  • Education: Master in public administration, Harvard University 
    Bachelor of science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Experience: Member of the Ward 5 Republican Committee.
    Advisor to Keith Lepor in his 2010 bid for US Congress in the Massachusetts 9th District.
    Co-founder and president, Plaster Fun Time Inc., 1995-present. Built a chain of creative, child-focused, retail stores with nine locations and a manufacturing facility employing nearly 60 people in Massachusetts.
    Former software executive.
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Stephen F. Lynch
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With redistricting due to population decline reshaping all of the state's Congressional districts, and the decision by Reps. John Olver and Barney Frank not to run for re-election, this year's US House races are livelier than usual. In the Fourth - Frank's reconfigured district - Republican Sean Bielat is making another run for the seat against political newcomer Joseph P. Kennedy III. Incumbent John Tierney faces a stiff challenge from former GOP state senator Richard Tisei in the Sixth District.

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  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign appearance, 2 to 3 p.m., McKay's Breakfast & Lunch, 144 Franklin St., Quincy
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign appearance, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Christo's Restaurant, 782 Crescent St., Brockton
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Sen. Scott Brown Bus Tour Kickoff Rally with US Rep. GOP candidate Richard Tisei and incumbent GOP state Rep. Donald Wong, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main St., Wakefield
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign rally with former US Rep. Barney Frank, 5:30 to 7 p.m., United Fisherman's Club, 639 Orchard St., New Bedford
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren event, 5:30 to 7 p.m., West End Gym, 900 Lawrence St., Lowell
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | President Barack Obama campaign appearances in Boulder, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Springfield, Ohio
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | Vice President Joe Biden campaign events in Iowa and Pennsylvania
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | US Sen. Scott Brown bus tour rally, noon, Leominster
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | President Barack Obama campaign events in Ohio
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | GOP rally with presidential candidate Mitt Romney, running mate Paul Ryan, and wife Ann Romney, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Square at Union Centre, West Chester, Ohio
  • TUESDAY, NOV. 6 | Election Day