Cambodian-American Sam Meas lost his bid in the Massachusetts Republican primary

Cambodian-American candidate to the Republican primary Sam Meas

Niki Tsongas, Jon Golnick to battle for 5th

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
By Hillary Chabot Boston Herald (Massachusetts, USA)

Golnik beat out Sam M. Meas of Haverhill; Robert L. Shapiro of Andover; and Thomas J.M. Weaver of Westford in the primary

A feisty U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell), who vowed yesterday she won’t fall to the kind of GOP political tsunami that swept U.S. Sen. Scott Brown into office, prepared last night for a race against primary victor Jon A. Golnik.

“Voters will have a clear choice between my record of results and stale Republican ideas like privatizing Social Security, and tax breaks for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans,” Tsongas said.

Golnik - who beat out three other candidates in a tight race - said he’s ready to take on Tsongas.

“As an incumbent, she has to run against her own record, and she can’t defend the fact that 90 percent of the time, she voted with (House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi,” said Golnik, a Carlisle resident.

National Republicans have been licking their chops over the fifth congressional district since Brown, a Wrentham Republican, was elected in January. The 29-town district features a strong conservative base that GOP officials hope to capitalize on.

Golnik beat out Sam M. Meas of Haverhill; Robert L. Shapiro of Andover; and Thomas J.M. Weaver of Westford in the primary.

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