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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Semon Lands Endorsement Former Melrose Republican Committee Chair

Lexington Republican Jeff Semon says the support from Scott Conway is a "fantastic asset" in his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey in the 5th Congressional District.

The following announcement was provided by the campaign for Jeff Semon, a Lexington Republican seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey in the 5th Congressional District. Jeff Semon, a Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, is proud to announce that former chairman of the Melrose Republican City Committee Scott Conway has endorsed his candidacy. Semon is running to restore fiscal responsibility to Washington and return robust economic growth to America. Conway ended his chairmanship of the Melrose RCC coinciding with the state committee elections held in March. “In 2012, Jeff Semon represents our best chance to build a positive path for the future” Conway said. Semon’s campaign continues to gain significant momentum that has…

Monday, April 23, 2012

Semon Says: Bill O'Reilly is Wrong ... And So is Ed Markey

Jeff Semon, a Lexington Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in the Fifth District, says preventing petroleum exports won't lower prices for Americans.

The following was provided on behalf of Jeff Semon, a Lexington Republican running for U.S. Congress in the Fifth District. Bill O’Reilly is often maligned by the left wing for being wrong in his political views, so it is a rare exception when conservatively minded individuals disagree with O’Reilly as well. Recently, Bill has been in favor of a proposition to prevent petroleum manufacturers from exporting gasoline that is made domestically here in the United States. The premise of this argument is that stopping exports will lower prices for people here in America.   This view is also supported by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (MA-5) who is in favor of this failed protectionist position for both gasoline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and has …

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Alan Seferian

7:14 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012

Kevin: Not sure what your point is. OPEC is a cartel that has the power to constrain the supply of oil. Citing it does nothing to contradict Jeff's point.   more ›

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