John Glenn president would help unite the country. Glenn believed his experience as a senator from Ohio was ideal, due to the state's diversity. Glenn thought that Teddy Kennedy could win the election, but after Kennedy's announcement in late 1982 that he would not seek the presidency, Glenn thought he had a much better chance of winning. He hired a media consultant to help him with his speaking style. Glenn announced his candidacy for president on April 21, 1983 in the John Glenn High School gymnasium. He started out the campaign out-raising the front-runner, Mondale. He also polled the highest of any
John F. Keenan (state senator) 1999. On November 4, 2014, Senator Keenan won reelection to a third term which will start in January 2015. Senator Keenan's campaign website shows he is working on pension reform, veterans' affairs, and a reform of the budget. He is advocating for a balanced budget, by reducing spending, while raising taxes. He supports renewable energy, and giving more control, stability, communication, and funding to local communities, cities, and towns. Keenan is a strong advocate for reforms to medical marijuana, saying Massachusetts needs a common sense approach to legalization of medical marijuana. He urged voters to vote "No" on Massachusetts proposition