GOP's Polito Announces Candidacy For Lt. Gov.

Updated December 03, 2013

The Associated Press

Former Republican state Rep. Karyn Polito says she is re-entering politics as a candidate for lieutenant governor.

Former state Rep. Karyn Polito, as she endorsed former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown during his reelection bid in 2012. (Steven Senne/AP)

Polito made the announcement Tuesday at a diner in her hometown of Shrewsbury, surrounded by friends and supporters.

She will run in 2014 on a ticket with GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker, who attended the news conference and threw his support behind Polito.

Governors and lieutenant governors run separately in their respective party primaries in Massachusetts, but Republican candidates in recent times have typically identified their preferred running mates earlier in the process.

Polito ran for state treasurer in 2010 and lost to Democrat Steven Grossman, who is now running for governor.

Baker, the former head of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, is the only Republican to declare a run for governor.

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