Mayor Doherty is dropping his gubernatorial bid and will run for state Senate.

“He wants to be able to focus on the issues he’s been focusing on — jobs and the economy. Once the Senate seat came open, it was an opportunity to do so,” spokesman Mark Nevins told us this afternoon.

Read the Capitol Ideas post here.

Tags: Chris Doherty for Senate

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