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WILMINGTON, Del. — Edward “Ted” Kaufman, a former aide to Sen. Joe Biden, was named Monday by Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to fill the Senate seat Biden is leaving for the vice presidency.
Kaufman, co-chair of Biden’s transition team and an Obama-Biden transition project advisory-board member, plans to serve until the 2010 election, when a new senator is elected. He said he is comfortable stepping down after two years in office.
“I don’t think Delaware’s appointed senator should spend the next two years running for office,” Kaufman said.
