Republican candidate for the US Senate Gabriel Gomez (r.) points toward the audience as he takes the stage with his daughters Olivia (l.), Antonia, (2nd l.), and wife Sarah (behind) before addressing an audience with a victory speech at a watch party in Cohasset, Mass., April 30. Gomez won his primary bid for the Republican nomination to contest a US Senate seat, defeating Republican hopefuls Michael Sullivan and Dan Winslow. (Steven Senne/AP)
Gabriel Gomez, GOP candidate for Sen., rejects 'people's pledge'
Gabriel Gomez said Markey has spent decades in Congress building up a campaign war chest of special-interest money. Gomez said it's the 'height of hypocrisy' for Markey to talk about a pledge to limit spending.
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