Scott Brown

…of the victory of Republican Scott Brown in January 2010 in the special election in Massachusetts held to replace interim senator Paul Kirk (a Democrat), who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy—who, ironically, had committed much of his career in government to health…

…election to the Senate of Scott Brown of Massachusetts, who filled the seat that had been temporarily occupied by Democrat Paul Kirk following the death of Ted Kennedy. The election of Brown, who had campaigned actively against the health bill, deprived the Democrats of their filibuster-proof majority and made prospects…

Dark-horse candidate Scott Brown defeated Kennedy’s presumptive successor, Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley, in a race that shifted the balance in the Senate, depriving the Democrats of the 60-vote filibuster-proof majority they had held since July 2009. In May 2010 the Tea Party exerted its influence again,…