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Kennedy established the [http://www.citizensenergy.com/ Citizens Energy Corporation], a [[non-profit organization]]. In [[1986]] he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Massachusetts]], from the district formerly represented by [[Tip O'Neill|Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill]] ([[1953]]-[[1987]]) and his uncle (President) [[John F. Kennedy]] ([[1947]]-[[1953]]). He served until [[1999]] to return to his non-profit organization. |
Kennedy established the [http://www.citizensenergy.com/ Citizens Energy Corporation], a [[non-profit organization]]. In [[1986]] he was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Massachusetts]], from the district formerly represented by [[Tip O'Neill|Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill]] ([[1953]]-[[1987]]) and his uncle (President) [[John F. Kennedy]] ([[1947]]-[[1953]]). He served until [[1999]] to return to his non-profit organization. |
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Kennedy again considered running for the governorship in [[2002]], but opted out, |
Kennedy again considered running for the governorship in [[2002]], but opted out citing family difficulties. His brother had been accused of the statutory rape of his babysitter on a camping trip they had been on together, and it was revealed he had been granted an annulment from his wife on the grounds of mental deficiency. Nonetheless, some speculated he may simply be waiting for to run for his uncle's Senate seat. However, Senator Kennedy ran and successfully retained his seat for another term, until [[2012]]. |
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Citizens Energy Corporation has been praised for providing affordable heating oil to low income families in the Northeast for decades. However, since the ascension of [[Hugo Chavez]] as [[president of Venezuela]], some have criticized Citizens Energy for continuing its relationship with the [[Venezuela]]n government and thereby maintaining ties to Chavez. |
Citizens Energy Corporation has been praised for providing affordable heating oil to low income families in the Northeast for decades. However, since the ascension of [[Hugo Chavez]] as [[president of Venezuela]], some have criticized Citizens Energy for continuing its relationship with the [[Venezuela]]n government and thereby maintaining ties to Chavez. |
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Revision as of 19:45, 8 December 2006
Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24 1952), named after his late uncle Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., is the eldest son of former U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy.
Career
Kennedy established the Citizens Energy Corporation, a non-profit organization. In 1986 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, from the district formerly represented by Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill (1953-1987) and his uncle (President) John F. Kennedy (1947-1953). He served until 1999 to return to his non-profit organization.
Kennedy again considered running for the governorship in 2002, but opted out citing family difficulties. His brother had been accused of the statutory rape of his babysitter on a camping trip they had been on together, and it was revealed he had been granted an annulment from his wife on the grounds of mental deficiency. Nonetheless, some speculated he may simply be waiting for to run for his uncle's Senate seat. However, Senator Kennedy ran and successfully retained his seat for another term, until 2012.
Citizens Energy Corporation has been praised for providing affordable heating oil to low income families in the Northeast for decades. However, since the ascension of Hugo Chavez as president of Venezuela, some have criticized Citizens Energy for continuing its relationship with the Venezuelan government and thereby maintaining ties to Chavez.
Personal life
Kennedy received a B.A. from University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 1976. Kennedy married Sheila Brewster Rauch in 1979. The couple later divorced, and Joe married Anne Kelly. His efforts to have the marriage to Rauch annulled led to a controversy: Rauch, who was not Catholic, published a book asserting she was opposed to the concept of annulment because it meant in theory that the marriage had never actually existed. Kennedy has twin sons from his marriage to Sheila Rauch: Matthew Rauch Kennedy and Joseph Patrick Kennedy III (born Oct. 4, 1980).