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Edward M. Kennedy Jr.

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Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. (born September 26, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a partner at Epstein Becker & Green, a firm headquartered in New York City, and previously represented Connecticut's 12th State Senate district in the Connecticut State Senate from 2015 to 2019. He is a son of United States Senate member Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Early life and education

Kennedy with his parents and sister Kara in Amsterdam, 1974. He is holding a cane.

Kennedy was born in the Brighton section of Boston, Massachusetts to U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy during the presidency of his paternal uncle, John. He is the brother of Kara (1960–2011) and Patrick J. Kennedy (born 1967).

In 1973, when Kennedy was about to turn twelve, osteosarcoma (a form of bone cancer) was diagnosed in his right leg. After rounds of chemotherapy failed to kill the cancer, the leg was surgicallyamputated on November 17, 1973.[1] On that same day, his father had escorted his niece Kathleen down the aisle at her wedding and rushed back to the hospital. A made-for-TV movie, The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986), concentrated on this event in young Kennedy's life.[2][3]

In 1982, his mother, Joan, revealed that Kennedy missed being aboard Air Florida Flight 90 by just ten minutes, which crashed into the Potomac River on January 13 of that year, killing 74 people. Kennedy was delayed on the drive to the airport and missed the flight.

Kennedy graduated from the private St. Albans School, in Washington, D.C. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at Wesleyan University in 1984, he continued his studies at Yale University, earning a master's degree from the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.[4] He then attended the University of Connecticut School of Law at night, earning a Juris Doctor degree.[5] On May 19, 2013, Kennedy received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New Haven.[6]

Career

After graduation he worked at the New Haven law firm Wiggin & Dana specializing in disability issues. He later co-founded and served as president of the Marwood Group, a firm that advises corporations about health care and financial services. He left the Marwood Group in 2014 to join the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green where he advises health care providers, commercial insurers, and life science companies on critical issues related to health care reform policies.[4][7][8]

Kennedy is the Chairman of the board of directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities.[9]

Political career

On April 8, 2014, Kennedy announced his candidacy for a seat in the Connecticut State Senate representing the state's 12th district.[10] He was elected on November 4. He was re-elected on November 8, 2016.[11] In both election cycles, Kennedy defeated Bruce Wilson Jr.[12][13]

Kennedy Jr. speaking at an event in Bangladesh

On June 26, 2017, Kennedy announced that he would not run for Governor of Connecticut in 2018.[14] On February 28, 2018, Kennedy announced he would not seek re-election to the State Senate.[15] On November 6, 2018, Democrat Christine Cohen won the general election to replace Kennedy after defeating Republican Adam Greenberg.[16][17] She was sworn in on January 9, 2019.[17]

State Senate

Kennedy was first sworn in to serve in the Connecticut State Senate on January 7, 2015.

Committee assignments

  • Committee on the Environment (Senate Co-chair)
  • Committee on Internship (Ranking Member)
  • Committee on Public Health
  • Committee on Transportation

Party leadership

  • Deputy Majority Leader[18]

Personal life

With Kiki during a trip to Bangladesh (2022)[19]

On October 10, 1993, Kennedy married Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman (born 1959)[20] on Block Island, Rhode Island. She is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and an environmental advocate. She serves as spokeswoman for Stop the Pipeline, which successfully blocked the Islander East natural gas pipeline across the Long Island Sound. They live in Branford, Connecticut.[21][22][23][24]

The couple have a daughter, Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy (born August 7, 1994, in New Haven),[25] a competitive snowboarder who graduated from Wesleyan University in 2016, and a son, Edward Moore Kennedy III (born February 26, 1998, in New Haven), who graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 2016 and from Wesleyan University in 2020.

Kennedy gave a tribute at his father's public funeral on August 29, 2009.[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑"Kennedy Son's Leg Amputated Because of Cancerous Growth". New York Times. 18 November 1973. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑Staff Writer (October 8, 2010).The Doctor's World. New York Times. Accessed March 1st, 2012.
  3. ↑O'Connor, John J. (24 November 1986). "'TED KENNEDY JR. STORY,' A FAMILY BIOGRAPHY (Published 1986)". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. 12"Edward M. Kennedy, Jr". 31 January 2024.
  5. ↑Staff Writer (July 29, 2008). Ted Kennedy Jr. Raises ProfileArchived 2011-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. The CTMirror. Accessed March 1st 2012.
  6. ↑"University of New Haven : Ted Kennedy Jr., Sen. Murphy to address UNH..."{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: servicio de archivado obsoleto ( enlace )
  7. ↑ Redactor (sin fecha). «Bienvenido» . Marwood Group. Consultado el 1 de septiembre de 2009.
  8. ↑ Redactor (sin fecha). "Marwood Group LLC" . BusinessWeek . Consultado el 1 de septiembre de 2009.
  9. ↑ Redactor (sin fecha). «Conozca a nuestra Junta Directiva» . Archivado el 16 de marzo de 2010 en Wayback Machine . Asociación Estadounidense de Personas con Discapacidades . Consultado el 31 de agosto de 2009.
  10. ↑ Weizel, Richard (8 de abril de 2014). "Ted Kennedy Jr. anuncia su candidatura al Senado estatal de Connecticut" . Yahoo! Noticias . Consultado el 26 de junio de 2017 .
  11. ↑ "El senador estatal demócrata en funciones, Ted Kennedy Jr., gana el distrito senatorial número 12" . New Haven Register . 8 de noviembre de 2016. Consultado el 26 de junio de 2017 .
  12. ↑ "Kennedy y Wilson se enfrentan de nuevo en el Distrito 12" . Middletown Press . 25 de octubre de 2016. Archivado del original el 6 de abril de 2023. Consultado el 31 de julio de 2020 .
  13. ↑ Carlin, Sean (8 de mayo de 2014). "Bruce Wilson Jr. de Madison desafiará a Ted Kennedy Jr. en el distrito senatorial 12" . New Haven Register . Consultado el 31 de julio de 2020 .
  14. ↑ Altimari, Daniela (26 de junio de 2017). "Kennedy Jr. no se postulará para gobernador en 2018" . Hartford Courant .
  15. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (28 de febrero de 2018). "Ted Kennedy Jr. no buscará la reelección al Senado estatal" . Hartford Courant .
  16. ↑ "Resultados de las elecciones de Guilford 2018: se revelan los ganadores locales" . 6 de noviembre de 2018.
  17. 1 2 Munson, Por Emilie (9 de enero de 2019). "Nueva Asamblea General juramentada con" . Connecticut Post . Archivado del original el 10 de enero de 2019. Recuperado el 9 de enero de 2019 .
  18. ↑ "El sistema de autodefensa del votante" .
  19. ↑ Dhaka, Embajada de EE. UU. (24 de octubre de 2022). "La Embajada de EE. UU. recibirá a Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. para la celebración del 50.º aniversario diplomático" . Embajada de EE. UU. en Bangladesh . Consultado el 28 de noviembre de 2022 .
  20. ↑ Redactor (11 de octubre de 1993). "Bodas; Dr. Gershman, EM Kennedy Jr." The New York Times .Consultado el 23 de agosto de 2009.
  21. ↑ Redactor (14 de febrero de 1993). «Compromisos; Dr. Gershman, Edward M. Kennedy Jr.» . The New York Times . Consultado el 23 de agosto de 2009.
  22. ↑ Zaretsky, Mark (2 de diciembre de 2008). "Tribunal Supremo rechaza plan para gasoducto". Archivado el 15 de septiembre de 2012 en Wayback Machine New Haven Register . Consultado el 27 de agosto de 2009.
  23. ↑ Russell, Jenna (13 de septiembre de 2009). "El hijo rehúye la atención pública, pero no el deber" . The Boston Globe . Archivado del original el 15 de septiembre de 2009.
  24. ↑ "Ted Kennedy Jr. de Branford no se postulará para el Senado en 2012 - The New Haven Register - Al servicio de New Haven, Connecticut" . Archivado del original el 15 de septiembre de 2012. Consultado el 5 de abril de 2011 .
  25. ↑ Brozan, Nadine (8 de agosto de 1994). "Crónica" . The New York Times . Consultado el 23 de agosto de 2009.
  26. ↑ Video (29 de agosto de 2009). "Kennedy Jr. habla sobre su padre" .Módulo de CBS News en YouTube . Consultado el 1 de septiembre de 2009.
  • marwoodgroup.com , sitio web oficial del Grupo Marwood
  • La historia de Ted Kennedy Jr. en IMDb
  • Kennedy, Edward M. Jr. (29 de agosto de 2009). "Elogio pronunciado por Edward M. Kennedy Jr. en memoria de su padre" . ABC News .(Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Página del Senado de Connecticut
  • Apariciones en C-SPAN