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Setti Warren is said to be fund-raising for challenge against Baker

Setti Warren is asking for donations for a run against Governor Charlie Baker in 2018, Democratic sources said. Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Newton Mayor Setti Warren has made calls to Democratic donors, asking for campaign contributions and saying he will challenge Republican Governor Charlie Baker in 2018, two people who spoke with him said.

The move makes Warren the first Democrat across the starting line in the still-nebulous field to chase Baker. It also gives Warren a fund-raising advantage by allowing him to meet the annual state limits of three separate calendar years.

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