2012 Races -- U.S. Congress

Here are the U.S. Congressional races and candidates CMassPolitics.com will be following in the 2012 cycle. CMassPolitics.com is most interested in those districts that represent communities in Worcester County and far Northwestern Middlesex County. Websites and twitter feeds are campaign-based, unless otherwise noted. This listing will be updated as changes warrant.

Contested Races
New District 1 (Old District 2)
Richard Neal (D-Springfield) -- Incumbent website, twitter, facebook
Andrea Nuciforo (D-Pittsfield) website, twitter, facebook
Bill Shein (D-Alford) website, twitter, facebook

New District 2 (Old District 3)
James McGovern (D-Worcester) -- Incumbent website, twitter, facebook
William Feegbeh (D-Boston)
Richard Eustis (R-Northborough)
Patrick Barron (U-Worcester)

New District 3 (Old District 5)
Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) -- Incumbent website, twitter, facebook
Jon Golnik (R-Carlisle) website, twitter, facebook
Tom Weaver (R-Westford) website, twitter, facebook

District 4 -- OPEN SEAT

Micheal Burstein (D-Brookline) website, twitter, facebook
Marty Farren (D-Sharon) website, twitter
Joseph Kennedy III (D-Brookline) website, twitter, facebook
Jules Levine (D-Brookline)
Jack Porter (D-Newton) facebook
Herb Robinson (D-Newton) website, twitter, facebook
Sean Bielat (R-Norfolk) website, twitter, facebook
Elizabeth Childs (R-Brookline) website

Retiring
Old District 1: John Olver (D-Amherst) -- Incumbent, Retiring website*, twitter
Old District 4: Barney Frank (D-Newton) -- Incumbent, Retiring website*

*Official U.S. House website, not campaign website.