Senator Therese Murray (D), Massachusetts' first female Senate president, has announced she will not seek re-election.

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SENATOR THERESE MURRAY (D), MASSACHUSETTS' FIRST FEMALE SENATE PRESIDENT, HAS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION to the legislature. Murray, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, became president in 2007. Murray's decision was not unexpected. Senate rules would have allowed her to serve only through March 2015 in her leadership position. Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg (D), current majority leader, said he has the votes to succeed Murray as president. He said Murray effectively balanced policy and politics as...