Representative Seth Moulton speaks to 7NEWS about senate run

With age being at the center of the upcoming campaign Senator Ed Markey will be when the next voting happens and at the end of his term if re-elected Markey has been in Washington for almost yeras Congressman Seth Moulton is and was first elected just over years ago The six-term congressman noted in his campaign announcement that democrats have clung to the status quo The next generation will keep paying the cost if we don t change class This isn t a fight we can put off for another six years The future we all believe in is on the line We re in a dilemma And with everything we learned in the last polling I just don t believe Senator Markey should be running for another six-year term at years old Moulton announced Markey is currently the longest serving democrat in congress The Malden native was elected to the House of Representatives in and served for years before joining the senate in In the vote Markey fended off a challenge by then congressman Joe Kennedy III Moulton enlisted in the Marines after the September attacks and served four tours of duty in Iraq He was elected to the House of Representatives in and at present represents the sixth district in Massachusetts Moulton also campaigned for president in NEWS spoke to the congressman and he argues it s time for a new generation of leadership It s not just about age although I do think that someone who s been in elected office for half a century longer than I ve been alive is not really investing in the future with all due respect to him and his decades of facility Moulton declared But it s also about indeed coming through and delivering and I think that s an essential distinction is this race NEWS has reached out to Senator Markey s office for comment on his new opponent We have not heard back The primary is set for September