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John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry
(born
December 11
,
1943
) is a
Senator
from
Massachusetts
Born in
Denver, Colorado
Graduated, St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.
1962
Graduated,
Yale University
1966
Served in the
United States Navy
during the
Vietnam War
,
1966
-
1969
Graduated,
Boston College
Law School
1976
Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1976 and commenced practice in 1976
District attorney of
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1977
-
1982
Lieutenant governor of
Massachusetts
1982
-
1984
Elected as a
Democrat
to the
United States Senate
in
1984
Reelected in
1990
,
1996
, and again in
2002
for the term ending
January 3
,
2009
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (
1987
-
1989
),
Chair, Committee on Small Business (January 3-20,
2001
; June 6,
2001
-January 3,
2003
).
Candidate for
2004 US Presidential Election
(Adapted from
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
(
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000148
))
External links:
John Kerry for President website
(
http://johnkerry.com/
)
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