QUESTIONS:
1. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is the likely Democratic nominee for President. Who was the last Massachusetts Democrat to seek his party??¢â???¬â???¢s presidential nomination?
2. Who was the last Massachusetts Democrat to win the nomination for President?
3. Who was the last Massachusetts Republican to be on a national party ticket?
4. Although Kerry has a 20-year, unbroken record of winning elections, he nonetheless met defeat in his first bid for elective office. For what office was Kerry defeated?
5. Kerry first won his Senate seat in 1984. Whom did he succeed in the Senate?
ANSWERS:
1. Former Sen. Paul Tsongas in 1992.
2. Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1988.
3. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in 1960.
4. The U.S. House. Republican Paul Cronin defeated Kerry in 1972.
5. Tsongas, who retired after one term for health reasons.
