Politics & Government

Congressional Candidate Matt Temperley to Hold Live Chat

Republicans Matt Temperley and Joseph Selvaggi will face off in the Sept. 6 primary election to challenge U.S. Rep Stephen Lynch in the 8th Congressional District.

Patch will hold a live chat with from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday.  Temperley is a Quincy Republican candidate running for Congress in the new 8th District, which includes much of Jamaica Plain.

Temperley will look to challenge U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Boston, in November.  Before that, he will oppose Joseph Selvaggi of Boston in the Sept. 6 Republican primary election. Patch will host a live chat with Selvaggi on Tuesday, Sept. 4 from 10-11 a.m.

During the chats, readers can ask the candidate a question and he will answer it instantly. Come back to the JP Patch homepage on Thursday at 1 p.m. for the live chat with Temperley and Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. for the one with Selvaggi.

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The new lines created out of the last Census between the 8th Congressional District, held by Lynch, and the 7th, held by U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano, D-Boston and Somerville.


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