BOSTON — Republican congressional hopeful Richard Tisei (tih-SAY') has collected enough voter signatures to secure a place on the fall ballot.
Tisei — joined by a small group of supporters — delivered the signatures to the Massachusetts state secretary's office on Tuesday.
The former GOP state senator and one-time candidate for lieutenant governor is hoping to oust incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney in the state's 6th Congressional District.
The race is seen as possibly the best chance Republicans have in Massachusetts to recapture one of the state's U.S. House seats.
Tisei has raised more money than Tierney during the current election cycle, although Tierney had more cash on hand as of the end of March.
No Republican has represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House since the late 1990s.