U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, is said to be weighing a 2026 primary bid against U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, setting up the Bay State’s first test of a broader desire for generational change on Capitol Hill.

The Boston Globe first reported the news on Tuesday.

In a statement, Moulton, 46, a U.S. Marine veteran, told The Globe that while he “[continues] to look at the best options to represent Massachusetts moving forward, I have not yet made a decision about running for U.S. Senate.”

Earlier this month, Moulton was spotted wandering the streets of his hometown of Salem earlier this month with a film crew in tow. He was silent about its purpose and his aspirations. But it added fuel to speculation about his ambitions.

Moulton’s is not the first high-profile name to emerge as a pot

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