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Kennedy received a B.A. from University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 1976. Kennedy married [[Sheila Rauch]] in [[1979]]. The couple later divorced, and Joe married [[Anne Kelly]]. His efforts to have the marriage to Rauch [[annulment|annulled]] led to a controversy: Rauch, who was not Catholic, published a book ([[" |
Kennedy received a B.A. from University of Massachusetts, Boston, in 1976. Kennedy married [[Sheila Rauch]] in [[1979]]. The couple later divorced, and Joe married [[Anne Kelly]]. His efforts to have the marriage to Rauch [[annulment|annulled]] led to a controversy: Rauch, who was not Catholic, published a book ([["Shattered Faith"]]) 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). |
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Revision as of 20:58, 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: After his ex-wife, Shiela Rauch, published a book ("A Woman Scorned") criticizing the Catholic Church for granting their annulment, it was revealed the annulment was on the grounds of mental deficiency. Further, there were allegations made that on a family camping trip with him, his brother raped the babysitter. The final blow to his immediate aspirations may have come when he severely burnt his son by accidentally shooting him with illegal fireworks.[1] Some expected Kennedy to run for Senate after the scandals died down, However, his uncle, Senator Edward 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 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 ("Shattered Faith") 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).
See also
References
- ^ "Joseph Kennedy Ends Gubernatorial Bid". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
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