For those correcting me re: my ONLY concern about E Warren either chosen as VP or becoming a member of Biden’s cabinet is the possibility that MA’s GOP Gov'd appoint a Republican to replace her. Which, despite everyone thinking he's progressive-HE. WILL. DO-given the chance 1/

But you are saying things like“MA has a super-majority Dem, that can’t happen!” UM-not quite true! In 2004 when Sen John Kerry ran for president,we were under the reign of Mitt as gov, and people began realizing that our Commonwealth’s Constitution would give that Carpetbagger 2/

Mitt authority to appoint a replacement if Kerry won.
It wasn’t until two sessions later, in 2008, that a bill was filed to change that, but it failed. When Sen Kennedy was suffering from terminal cancer, he asked that law be changed so his seat wouldn't be left vacant 3/

cause in the weeds of all this is how long a seat could remain vacant and when a special election can actually be held (we had a dem gov at the time and the laws allowed for a special election with a delay) In 2009, the legislature voted to change the law. 4/

The previous MA law called for a special election to fill a vacant seat, but not until 5 mo after seat became vacant. The new law retains the special election (with the weeds about when it can happen) BUT PERMITS THE GOV TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY SUCCESSOR IN THE INTERIM 5/

Key parts of MA constitutional guidelines were retained to avoid constitutional changes, IMPORTANT NOTE: When Kennedy died, the Dem Gov APPOINTED a Dem to hold the seat until the special election, who did not run to fill the seat. Then, because of when the election could 6/

happen, we ended up with a winter-time election AND WE GOT GOP SCOTT BROWN, aka my nickname Senator Centerfold (Google scott brown centerfold if you don't know!)- because his opponent was a woman and MA was still having a hard time electing women to leadership. When Senator 7/

John Kerry was appointed to follow Hillary Clinton as Obama's Sec of State, the Dem gov (Deval Patrick btw for both Kennedy and Kerry) appointed another person with no interest in running for the seat, and the special election gave us Ed Markey - I worked on that campaign 2013 8/

Markey had been a congressman and had an excellent progressive record. NOW, we have a situation where the MA legislative session ends this summer, they have a lame-duck fall, as it's campaign season and they are running for re-elections 9/

so, as an advocate for legislation for women, we know if the bills we want aren't voted by this summer, they'll die, thus is it is unlikely we will see a bill like changing the appointment process change! And the special election to replace Warren if she's VP or even if /10

she's appointed to the cabinet would be months later with the GOP GOVERNOR APPOINTING THE INTERIM, whom most of us know would be a Republican. Baker has aspirations and would not fail his party by appointing a Dem! Then that person could run for the seat. /11

So yes. Charlie Baker would appoint E Warren's successor.
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