Joe Kennedy III : What to Know About RFK's Grandson Joe Kennedy III
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Date: 2020-02-18

5 Things to Know About RFK's Grandson Rep. Joe Kennedy III
The Kennedy grandson is stepping into an even bigger political spotlight

Joe Kennedy III grew up with the world talking about his famous family.

Now the Massachusetts congressman and red-headed grandson of Robert F. Kennedy (and great-nephew of former President John F. Kennedy) is early in the next phase of his own political career — which is putting him in an even bigger spotlight.

On Tuesday night, Kennedy, 39, will face off against Sen. Ed Markey in their first televised debate ahead of a primary vote on Sept. 1.

Kennedy, a four-term representative for Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District, announced last September that he was mounting a primary challenge against Markey, a fellow Democrat, for Markey’s Senate seat. (Local station WGBH will host their debate on Tuesday at 7 p.m ET.)

Here are five things to know about Kennedy.

His Place in the Family Dynasty
Kennedy’s father, Joseph Kennedy II, served as a U.S. representative for Massachusetts’ 8th Congressional District for more than 10 years. And then of course there are his grandfather and great uncles: President Kennedy, Sens. Robert and Ted Kennedy. (The former also served as attorney general.).

In fact, the younger Kennedy began his political career in 2006, when he worked on his uncle Ted’s re-election campaign. 

He opened up about growing up Kennedy in a 2017 interview with Town  & Country: “People come up every day and usually say very nice things about my family, but sometimes not. You get both.” 

 “Look, my family means different things to different folks,” he continued. “I think for most people they have very fond memories and believe my family made important contributions to the country. And I happen to believe so too, and I’m grateful when people do mention that and share their stories: ‘I shook your grandfather’s hand,’ or JFK’s hand, or ‘I met your Uncle Teddy.’ “
 
His Time in the Peace Corps
Shortly after graduating from Stanford University in 2003, Kennedy served in the Peace Corps for two years. He was stationed in the Dominican Republic where he helped improve working conditions and grow local tourism. He also became fluent in Spanish.

“For all of the experiences I’ve had in my life, there hasn’t been one that’s been more impactful for me,” he told Jimmy Kimmel last year.

Law School Sweethearts
Kennedy met his wife, health policy lawyer Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, in now-Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s class at Harvard Law School. Warren had embarrassed him in front of the other students on his first day of law school when she asked him the definition of a complicated legal term and he didn’t know the answer, he recalled to ABC News in 2016. 

“No ‘hi,’ no ‘good morning,’ just — boom,” Kennedy said then. “Luckily for me there was a cute girl in the second to last row, who I still convinced to marry me after that.” 

Kennedy and Birchfield became study partners, fell in love and married in 2012. They have two children together: Eleanor “Ellie”, 4, and James, 2. 

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Sweet Tooth
Kennedy, whose family has long been shadowed by struggles with addiction, doesn’t drink alcohol — but he has other sugary vices. His beverages of choice are Diet Coke and coffee, according to The Boston Globe. 


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