Massachusetts electors expected to cast their votes for Biden
The group includes former Springfield mayor Robert Markel, who went to high school with Biden
By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent,Updated December 13, 2020, 10:25 p.m.
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Former Springfield mayor Robert Markel (center) has called President-elect Joe Biden (right) a friend since they were freshmen at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del., in the late 1950s.
Former Springfield mayor Robert Markel has called President-elect Joe Biden a friend since they were freshmen at Archmere Academy, a Catholic high school in Claymont, Del., in the late 1950s. Once Markel began driving, he gave Biden a lift to school each morning.
UpdatedMon, Dec 14, 2020 at 4:50 pm ET
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While the Massachusetts vote is expected to be a surprise-free formality, the Electoral College is drawing more attention than usual in 2020 because of President Donald Trump s refusal to concede he lost the Nov. 3 election to Joe Biden (above). (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
MASSACHUSETTS A former high school classmate of President-elect Joe Biden is one of 11 people from Massachusetts who cast electoral votes Monday votes for Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Former Springfield mayor Robert Markel first met Biden when they were both freshmen at Archmere Academy, a Catholic high school in Delaware. I see the face I know so well, I hear the speech patterns and mannerisms and none of that has changed, other than his stutter is gone, Markel told the Boston Globe. It gives you a certain strange feeling to see someone you know so well rising to this position.