WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Candidate Profile: Kerry Healey By Monica Brady-Myerov Listen to story (Real Audio) Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (AP) BOSTON, Mass. - October 26, 2006 - Kerry Healey is making a run for the Governor's office from her current position as lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. But her political career had previously stuttered at the start: while consulting on criminal justice issues, Healey ran for the House of Representatives twice and lost both times. She was named chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee in 2001 but served for less than six months before Mitt Romney selected her as his running mate. In the final part in our series of candidate profiles, WBUR's Monica Brady-Myerov looks at Kerry Healey on and off the campaign trail. RELATED LINKS More Election 2006 Coverage Quiz Time Learn about the candidates through their platforms, not their personalities.    From The WBUR Newsroom Riding The Bus To A Low-Paying Job ATHOL, Mass. (December 05, 2008) For people with low-paying jobs, just getting to work can be costly. In Central Massachusetts, we ride along on a subsidized bus, and meet the driver and his passengers. Be Happy, Pass It On BOSTON (December 05, 2008) Straight from a decades-old heart study, a new survey finds that happiness can set off a chain reaction. Gun Club, Police Chief Indicted In Boy's Uzi Death AMHERST, Mass. (December 05, 2008) A grand jury has indicted a club and three people who took part in a gun show in Westfield, where an 8-year-old accidentally shot and killed himself. Judge Postpones Sentencing Ex-FBI Agent Connolly MIAMI (December 04, 2008) A Miami judge has postponed sentencing for former FBI agent John Connolly, who denies any role in the 1982 slaying of a Miami gambling executive. Connolly faces up to life in prison.