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Area residents of the 6th Congressional District have a chance to evaluate candidates to succeed Seth Moulton in the U.S. House when North Andover Democrats hold a pre-primary debate in less than two weeks.
The North Andover Democratic Town Committee provides a forum for the six Democratic candidates running to replace Moulton—Beth Andres-Beck, John Beccia, Jamie Belsito, Dan Koh, Mariah Lancaster and Tram Nguyen. Moulton, the current representative, is leaving his seat in the House to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Edward J. Markey.
The 6th Congressional District, which covers most of Essex County and parts of Middlesex County, includes such area communities as Groveland, Merrimac, North Andover and West Newbury.
Andres-Beck is from Oregon and moved to Middleton in 2022. They serve on two appointed volunteer boards in Middleton, the Master Plan Committee and the Affordable Housing Trust. They began their career working as a programmer at the Harvard School of Public Health and are now a Software Engineer.
Beccia is from Lynnfield and has worked in finance, government and financial technology as the co-founder and chair of FS Vector.
Belsito was born in Wakefield and raised in Reading. She became the first Arab-American woman elected to the Massachusetts Legislature and currently serves as the Topsfield town moderator.
Koh, of Andover, worked as the White House senior aide to President Joseph Biden. He also worked as chief of staff to former U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and as his chief of staff when Walsh served as mayor of Boston. Koh currently serves as an Andover Select Board member.
Lancaster, of Salem and formerly of Lexington, worked as a veterinarian and a director of congressional affairs for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. She served as a foreign affairs officer at the State Department and a science policy advisor and legislative staff in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Nguyen immigrated from Vietnam to the United States and currently resides in Andover. She serves as the representative for the 18th Essex District in the Massachusetts House. Nguyen has also worked as a lawyer at Greater Boston Legal Services.
North Andover Democratic Town Committee pre-primary debate takes place Tuesday July 28, 6:30 p.m., at North Andover Historical Society’s Worden Theater, 800 Massachusetts Ave., North Andover. Seats are limited and may be reserved online NorthAndoverDems.Org.
There is also a Republican candidate, Micah Q. Jones, running for Moulton’s seat is. Jones is from California and currently resides in Essex. He is a veteran who was part of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C. He also worked as a lawyer at Morgan & Bockius’ Boston office. The winner of the Democratic Primary Tuesday, Sept. 1, was face Jones in the final election Tuesday, Nov. 3.