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Kennedy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Patrick_J._Kennedy_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1989" data-file-height="2651" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Kennedy in 2016</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>'s <span data-sort-value="Rhode Island01 !"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's 1st congressional district">1st</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Machtley" title="Ronald Machtley">Ronald Machtley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Cicilline" title="David Cicilline">David Cicilline</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Congressional_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Gephardt" title="Dick Gephardt">Dick Gephardt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Frost" title="Martin Frost">Martin Frost</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nita_Lowey" title="Nita Lowey">Nita Lowey</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">Rhode Island House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 9th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Skeffington</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anastasia_P._Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Anastasia P. Williams">Anastasia P. Williams</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Patrick Joseph Kennedy II</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1967-07-14</span>) </span>July 14, 1967<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 57)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, Massachusetts, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Kennedy" title="Amy Kennedy">Amy Savell</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2011)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy" title="Joan Bennett Kennedy">Joan Bennett</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://patrickjkennedy.net">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Patrick Joseph Kennedy II</b> (born July 14, 1967) is an American retired politician and mental health advocate.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1995 to 2011, he served as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> from <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's 1st congressional district">Rhode Island's 1st congressional district</a>, and was the first <a href="/wiki/Generation_X" title="Generation X">Generation X</a> member of congress when he took office in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a former member of the <a href="/wiki/Opioid_and_Drug_Abuse_Commission" title="Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission">Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission</a> and a co-founder of One Mind, a mental health nonprofit. </p><p>Born and raised in Boston, he is the youngest child and second son of the long-time <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> Senator <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a>, and is a nephew of former U.S. President <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> and former U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy" title="Robert F. Kennedy">Robert F. Kennedy</a>. Kennedy graduated from <a href="/wiki/Phillips_Academy" title="Phillips Academy">Phillips Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover, Massachusetts</a>, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from <a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a>. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">Rhode Island House of Representatives</a> in 1989, becoming the youngest member of the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a> to hold elected office. He was then elected to represent <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's 1st congressional district">Rhode Island's 1st congressional district</a>. He was re-elected, serving from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2011 (the <a href="/wiki/104th_United_States_Congress" title="104th United States Congress">104th</a> to <a href="/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress" title="111th United States Congress">111th</a> Congresses). In the House, Kennedy served on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">Armed Services</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="United States House Committee on Natural Resources">Natural Resources Committees</a> before being appointed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="United States House Committee on Appropriations">Appropriations Committee</a>. </p><p>At the time of his father's death in late August 2009, Patrick was the last remaining member of the Kennedy family to serve in an elective office in Washington. After he chose not to seek re-election in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections">2010</a> and left office the following year, it was the first time that no member of the Kennedy family held elected office since 1947. The Kennedys' absence in politics was temporary, however, and following the next mid-term election, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kennedy_III" title="Joe Kennedy III">Joe Kennedy III</a> would be elected to Congress and <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy" title="Caroline Kennedy">Caroline Kennedy</a> would be appointed to an ambassadorship. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_(9501950391).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg/220px-Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg/330px-Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg/440px-Edward_M._Kennedy_and_Patrick_Kennedy_%289501950391%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1698" data-file-height="1076" /></a><figcaption>Patrick Kennedy with his father <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a> in 1985</figcaption></figure> <p>Kennedy was born in the <a href="/wiki/Brighton,_Boston" title="Brighton, Boston">Brighton</a> section of <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a>. He is the youngest of three children born to Senator <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy</a> (1932–2009) (brother of <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>) and musician/socialite/former model <a href="/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy" title="Joan Bennett Kennedy">Virginia Joan Kennedy, <i>née</i> Bennett</a> (born 1936). His sister <a href="/wiki/Kara_Kennedy" title="Kara Kennedy">Kara</a> (1960–2011) was a television and film producer, while his brother, <a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy_Jr." title="Edward M. Kennedy Jr.">Ted, Jr.</a> (born 1961), is a lawyer and former member of the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">Connecticut State Senate</a>. Patrick was named after his paternal great-grandfather, businessman and politician <a href="/wiki/P._J._Kennedy" title="P. J. Kennedy">Patrick Joseph Kennedy</a> (1858–1929). </p><p>Kennedy graduated in 1986 from <a href="/wiki/Phillips_Academy" title="Phillips Academy">Phillips Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover, Massachusetts</a>. He received a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree from <a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a> in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives">Rhode Island House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rhode Island House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While a <a href="/wiki/Junior_(education_year)" title="Junior (education year)">junior</a> at Providence College, Kennedy defeated five-term incumbent John F. Skeffington, Jr., for the Democratic nomination in District 9.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988, Kennedy became the youngest member of the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a> to hold elected office, when he won election to the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">Rhode Island House of Representatives</a> at age 21. He served two terms in the House representing District 9 in Providence. He chose not to run for a third term and was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Anastasia_P._Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Anastasia P. Williams">Anastasia P. Williams</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg/220px-Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg/330px-Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg/440px-Representative_Patrick_J._Kennedy_II_speaking_at_a_rally_for_American_Indian_and_tribal_unity.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="724" /></a><figcaption>Kennedy speaking at a rally for American Indian and tribal unity in front of the U.S. Capitol</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1994, Kennedy was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> to represent <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's 1st congressional district">Rhode Island's 1st congressional district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a>. He was re-elected seven times, serving from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2011 (the <a href="/wiki/104th_United_States_Congress" title="104th United States Congress">104th</a> to <a href="/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress" title="111th United States Congress">111th</a> Congresses). </p><p>Kennedy was lead sponsor of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which passed on October 3, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-patrickjkennedy.net_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patrickjkennedy.net-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kennedy authored and co-sponsored the Positive Aging Act, the Foundations for Learning Act, which established a grant program to improve mental and emotional health for school children through screening and early intervention, the National Neurotechnology Initiative Act, Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act; the COMBAT PTSD Act; the Nurse-Family Partnership Act, the Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act, and the Ready, Willing, and Able Act.<sup id="cite_ref-patrickjkennedy.net_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patrickjkennedy.net-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kennedy was among the founders of the Congressional <a href="/wiki/Down_Syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Down Syndrome">Down Syndrome</a> Caucus and the 21st Century Healthcare Caucus and served as vice chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> Caucus. He also joined the Congressional Boating Caucus; the Caucus on Armenian Issues; the Caucus on Hellenic Issues; the Fire Services Caucus; the Human Rights Caucus; the Travel and Tourism Caucus; the National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus; the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese American">Portuguese American</a> Caucus (co-chair); and the Older American Caucus. He was a founder of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse and chaired the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Congressional_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</a> for two years (1999-2001). During his tenure as DCCC chairman, Kennedy became a headliner at Democratic political events and fundraisers around the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Committee assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Commerce,_Justice,_Science,_and_Related_Agencies" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies">U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Labor,_Health_and_Human_Services,_Education,_and_Related_Agencies" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies">U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Military_Construction,_Veterans_Affairs,_and_Related_Agencies" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies">U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Labor,_Health_and_Human_Services,_Education,_and_Related_Agencies" title="United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies">U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_campaigns">Political campaigns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Political campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kennedy campaigned for the seat being vacated by U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Machtley" title="Ronald Machtley">Ronald Machtley</a> (who was retiring) in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1994#Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives elections, 1994">1994 Rhode Island 1st congressional district election</a>. He won the election, defeating <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> candidate Kevin Vigilante. Kennedy was one of four Democrats in the 1994 congressional elections to win a congressional seat that had previously been held by a Republican, while Republicans gained dozens of seats to take over the U.S. House. He was re-elected every two years from 1996 until 2008 and did not run for re-election in 2010. </p><p>In 2000, Kennedy considered running against Republican <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Chafee" title="Lincoln Chafee">Lincoln Chafee</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island,_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2000">U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island</a>, but instead chose to run for re-election. Kennedy had recently won appointment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations" title="United States House Committee on Appropriations">House Appropriations Committee</a>, a high-profile assignment that caused him to pass up the Senate race. He again considered running against Chafee in 2006, but instead chose to run for re-election. </p><p>Kennedy did not run for re-election in 2010 and completed his final term in January 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished his 8th term at the completion of the <a href="/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress" title="111th United States Congress">111th United States Congress</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-congress_advocacy">Post-congress advocacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-congress advocacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_Kennedy,_2015_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Patrick_Kennedy%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1801" data-file-height="1865" /></a><figcaption>Kennedy in 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>Since leaving Congress, Kennedy has written and spoken publicly about his long struggle with <a href="/wiki/Bipolar_disorder" title="Bipolar disorder">bipolar disorder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drug_addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug addiction">drug addiction</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and become a leading advocate for a stronger mental health care system in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Partnering with Shari and Garen Staglin in 2011, Kennedy launched One Mind (formerly One Mind for Research) with the intention of promoting the study of <a href="/wiki/Brain_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain disease">brain diseases</a>. One Mind supports better diagnostics and new therapies to advance neuroscience discovery and fills the gaps in research funding by disseminating donor-supported funds.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kennedy founded The Kennedy Forum in 2013, a behavioral health nonprofit, of which he is <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a>, with the mission of leading the national dialogue on transforming mental health and addiction care delivery by uniting mental health advocates, business leaders, and government agencies around a common set of principles, including full implementation of the Federal Parity Law.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, <i><a href="/wiki/Politico" title="Politico">Politico</a></i> termed Kennedy "the unlikely go-to player for companies seeking to benefit from the <a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">Trump administration’s</a> multibillion-dollar response to the <a href="/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States" title="Opioid epidemic in the United States">opioid crisis</a>". Kennedy sits on the boards of eight corporations involved with the government's response to the drug crisis. He "holds an equity stake in the firms" and "collects director fees" from the latter organizations, many of which "stand to benefit from fresh efforts in Congress and the Trump administration to combat the opioid crisis". As such, Kennedy lobbied "former congressional colleagues to advocate for higher levels of spending".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, he co-authored <i>A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction</i> detailing his journey through mental illness, addiction, and his ongoing political advocacy for federal legislation in support of mental health and addiction health care. </p><p>In 2016, Kennedy founded <a href="/wiki/Advocates_for_Opioid_Recovery" title="Advocates for Opioid Recovery">Advocates for Opioid Recovery</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> together with former House Speaker <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Van_Jones" title="Van Jones">Van Jones</a>, a former domestic policy adviser to President Barack Obama.<sup id="cite_ref-usa1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usa1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is also co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Smart_Approaches_to_Marijuana" title="Smart Approaches to Marijuana">Smart Approaches to Marijuana</a>, established in 2013 with <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sabet" title="Kevin Sabet">Kevin Sabet</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Frum" title="David Frum">David Frum</a>, an anti-legalization group. Speaking in the context of California's <a href="/wiki/Adult_Use_of_Marijuana_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult Use of Marijuana Act">Proposition 64</a>, Kennedy argued the legalization movement was "putting our children at risk" and "exposed children from communities of color to more racial discrimination than before."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kennedy is a vocal advocate for health care reform. During his tenure in Congress, he joined with U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Pete_Domenici" title="Pete Domenici">Pete Domenici</a> (R–<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">NM</a>) in introducing legislation that places <a href="/wiki/Mental_disorder" title="Mental disorder">mental illness</a> under the umbrella of health insurance. </p><p>He was a chief sponsor of one of the major pieces of legislation of 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Mental_Health_Parity_Act" title="Mental Health Parity Act">Mental Health Parity Act</a>, a bill requiring most group health plans to provide coverage for the treatment of mental illnesses which is no less restrictive than coverage provided for physical illnesses.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was a strong proponent of adding a comprehensive <a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug" title="Prescription drug">prescription-drug</a> benefit to the <a href="/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)" title="Medicare (United States)">U.S. Medicare</a> and consistently opposed attempts to <a href="/wiki/Privatization" title="Privatization">privatize</a> the Medicare program. Kennedy also made numerous speeches advocating the re-orientation of the U.S. health-care system to <a href="/wiki/Preventive_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Preventive medicine">preventive care</a>. He has received numerous awards for his health care advocacy, including the <a href="/wiki/Lymphoma" title="Lymphoma">Lymphoma</a> Research Foundation's <a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Tsongas" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul E. Tsongas">Paul E. Tsongas</a> Memorial Award as well as the <a href="/wiki/Leukemia_%26_Lymphoma_Society" title="Leukemia & Lymphoma Society">Leukemia & Lymphoma Society</a> Congressional Honors Award.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He also received the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_Neuroscience" title="Society for Neuroscience">Society for Neuroscience</a> — Public Service Award (2002), <a href="/wiki/Eli_Lilly_and_Company" title="Eli Lilly and Company">Eli Lilly and Company</a> 2003 Helping Move Lives Forward Reintegration Award, <a href="/wiki/American_Psychoanalytic_Association" title="American Psychoanalytic Association">American Psychoanalytic Association</a> 2003 President's Award, <a href="/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association" title="American Psychiatric Association">American Psychiatric Association</a> Alliance award (2003), and the <a href="/wiki/Depression_and_Bipolar_Support_Alliance" title="Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance">Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance</a> — <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wellstone" title="Paul Wellstone">Paul Wellstone</a> Mental Health Award (2003). </p><p>He has also been awarded the National Recovery Champion Award, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Humanitarian Award, the American Psychiatric Association Patient Advocacy Award, the New York Academy of Science Breaking the Chains of Stigma Award, the Society for Neuroscience Public Service Award, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Distinguished Service Award, the Clifford Beers Foundation Centennial Award, the Autism Society of America Congressional Leadership Award, the Epilepsy Foundation Public Service Award, and the NAMI Humanitarian of the Year Award.<sup id="cite_ref-patrickjkennedy.net_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patrickjkennedy.net-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a March 7, 2008, speech to the Cleveland City Club, Kennedy acknowledged having bipolar disorder and being a recovering alcoholic. He and his siblings have legal custody of their mother, who has long struggled with alcoholism. </p><p>Kennedy served on the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_National_Drug_Control_Policy" title="Office of National Drug Control Policy">Office of National Drug Control Policy</a>'s President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iraq_War">Iraq War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Iraq War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kennedy was on the opposite side of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraq war">Iraq war</a> debate as his father. He joined with 80 House Democrats in voting for the <a href="/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002" title="Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002</a> (the minority view among House Democrats), whereas his father in the Senate joined anti-war Democrats in voting against the bill, which was a minority position among Senate Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_presidential_election">2008 presidential election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2008 presidential election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 28, 2008, Kennedy joined his father in endorsing <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008 U.S. presidential election</a>, stating that Obama was the "perfect antidote to <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George Bush</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to that, Kennedy had joined his first cousin <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Shriver" title="Timothy Shriver">Timothy Shriver</a> in endorsing U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Dodd" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Dodd">Christopher Dodd</a> from <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_issues_and_incidents">Personal issues and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal issues and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_alcohol_and_other_drugs">Use of alcohol and other drugs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Use of alcohol and other drugs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kennedy acknowledged having a drug habit as a teenager and was treated at a rehabilitation center in 1986 and received counseling.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He sought treatment for an <a href="/wiki/OxyContin" class="mw-redirect" title="OxyContin">OxyContin</a> addiction in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to his experience with addiction, Kennedy advocates against the legalization of <a href="/wiki/Recreational_marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Recreational marijuana">recreational marijuana</a>, but supports it for <a href="/wiki/Medical_cannabis" title="Medical cannabis">medical</a> use.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Capitol_Hill_intoxicated-driving_accident">Capitol Hill intoxicated-driving accident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Capitol Hill intoxicated-driving accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 4, 2006, Kennedy crashed his automobile into a barricade on <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill,_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.">Capitol Hill</a> in Washington, D.C., at 2:45 a.m. A <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Police" title="United States Capitol Police">United States Capitol Police</a> official said the congressman had appeared <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_intoxication" title="Alcohol intoxication">intoxicated</a> when he crashed his car. According to Kennedy, he was disoriented from the prescription medications <a href="/wiki/Ambien" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambien">Ambien</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phenergan" class="mw-redirect" title="Phenergan">Phenergan</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2009">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anonymous sources are alleged to have seen Kennedy drinking at the nearby Hawk & Dove bar prior to the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kennedy also stated to officers that he was "late for a vote". However, the last vote of the night had occurred almost six hours earlier. The standard <a href="/wiki/Drunk_driving_(United_States)#Field_sobriety_tests" class="mw-redirect" title="Drunk driving (United States)">field sobriety test</a> was not administered, and Kennedy was driven home by an officer. </p><p>The next day, Kennedy admitted publicly that he had an addiction to prescription medication and announced he would be readmitting himself to a <a href="/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" title="Drug rehabilitation">drug-rehabilitation</a> facility at the <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Clinic" title="Mayo Clinic">Mayo Clinic</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> where he had sought treatment for prior addictions.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has stated that he has no recollection of the car crash. A few days later, Kennedy received a show of support when he was endorsed by the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Democratic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island Democratic Committee">Rhode Island Democratic Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month after the incident, Kennedy was released from drug rehabilitation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 13, 2006, Kennedy made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sentenced to one-year probation and a fine of $350. Two of the three charges (reckless driving and failure to exhibit a driving permit) were dismissed. He was also ordered to attend a rehabilitation program that includes weekly urine tests, twice-weekly meetings with a <a href="/wiki/Probation_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Probation officer">probation officer</a>, near-daily <a href="/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous" title="Alcoholics Anonymous">Alcoholics Anonymous</a> meetings and a weekly meeting of recovering addicts.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 12, 2009, Kennedy announced that he had again entered rehab, for an indefinite time at an undisclosed facility.<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a statement to the press, Kennedy said that his recovery is a "life-long process" and that he would do whatever it takes to preserve his health: "I have decided to temporarily step away from my normal routine to ensure that I am being as vigilant as possible in my recovery", Kennedy said.<sup id="cite_ref-Swami_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swami-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2018, Kennedy says that he has been sober for more than six years.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_family">Personal life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personal life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His father, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died on August 25, 2009. Patrick made a tearful eulogy at the funeral, saying that, "He [Ted] would be very proud to see you all out here today paying a final respect and tribute to his memory". He further elaborated on his experiences with his father as a child, saying his father would stay at his bedside during his frequent bouts of ill health.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Kennedy decided not to run for re-election in 2010, he stated this was because his life "has taken a new direction". Mark Weiner, a major Democratic party fund-raiser in Rhode Island and one of Kennedy's top financial backers, said: "It's tough to get up and go to work every day when your partner is not there. I think he just had a broken heart after his father passed away."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kennedy now resides in <a href="/wiki/Brigantine,_New_Jersey" title="Brigantine, New Jersey">Brigantine, New Jersey</a>. In March 2011, he announced his engagement to eighth-grade history teacher <a href="/wiki/Amy_Kennedy" title="Amy Kennedy">Amy Savell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple married on July 15, 2011, in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-Marriage_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marriage-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have two sons and two daughters.<sup id="cite_ref-Owen_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Owen-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nora_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nora-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020, Amy Kennedy announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Congress, to represent <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's 2nd congressional district">New Jersey's 2nd congressional district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amy Kennedy defeated <a href="/wiki/Brigid_Callahan_Harrison" title="Brigid Callahan Harrison">Brigid Callahan Harrison</a> in the Democratic primary in July, and faced Democrat-turned-Republican incumbent <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Drew" title="Jeff Van Drew">Jeff Van Drew</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey#District_2" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">November general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was ultimately defeated by Van Drew. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_J._Kennedy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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J. Kennedy">P. J. Kennedy</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1858–1929)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Rose_Kennedy" title="Rose Kennedy">Rose Fitzgerald</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg/75px-Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg/113px-Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg/150px-Coat_of_Arms_of_John_F._Kennedy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="588" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">II.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr._(1888–1969)" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr." title="Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.">Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1888–1969)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr." title="Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.">Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">John F. Kennedy <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis" title="Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis">Jacqueline Bouvier</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy" title="Rosemary Kennedy">Rosemary Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Cavendish,_Marchioness_of_Hartington" title="Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington">Kathleen Kennedy</a> <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/William_Cavendish,_Marquess_of_Hartington" title="William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington">William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Eunice Kennedy <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Sargent_Shriver" title="Sargent Shriver">Sargent Shriver</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Patricia Kennedy <i>(m./div.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Lawford" title="Peter Lawford">Peter Lawford</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Robert F. Kennedy <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Kennedy" title="Ethel Kennedy">Ethel Skakel</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jean Kennedy <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Edward_Smith" title="Stephen Edward Smith">Stephen Edward Smith</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy <i>(m./div. 1st)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy" title="Joan Bennett Kennedy">Joan Bennett</a>; <i>(m. 2nd)</i> <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Reggie_Kennedy" title="Victoria Reggie Kennedy">Victoria Reggie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">III.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1917–1963)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy" title="Caroline Kennedy">Caroline Kennedy</a> <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Schlossberg" title="Edwin Schlossberg">Edwin Schlossberg</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="John F. Kennedy Jr.">John F. Kennedy Jr.</a> <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Bessette-Kennedy" title="Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy">Carolyn Bessette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bouvier_Kennedy" title="Patrick Bouvier Kennedy">Patrick Bouvier Kennedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver" title="Eunice Kennedy Shriver">Eunice Kennedy Shriver</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1921–2009)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shriver" title="Bobby Shriver">Bobby Shriver</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Shriver" title="Maria Shriver">Maria Shriver</a> <i>(m./div.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Shriver" title="Timothy Shriver">Timothy Shriver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Kennedy_Shriver" title="Mark Kennedy Shriver">Mark Shriver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Shriver" title="Anthony Shriver">Anthony Shriver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Kennedy_Lawford" title="Patricia Kennedy Lawford">Patricia Kennedy Lawford</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1924–2006)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lawford" title="Christopher Lawford">Christopher Lawford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy" title="Robert F. Kennedy">Robert F. Kennedy</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1925–1968)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Kennedy_Townsend" title="Kathleen Kennedy Townsend">Kathleen Kennedy Townsend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_II" title="Joseph P. Kennedy II">Joseph P. Kennedy II</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="Robert F. Kennedy Jr.">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a> <i>(m./sep.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Mary_Richardson_Kennedy" title="Mary Richardson Kennedy">Mary Richardson</a> <i>(m. 3rd)</i> <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Hines" title="Cheryl Hines">Cheryl Hines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_LeMoyne_Kennedy" title="Michael LeMoyne Kennedy">Michael LeMoyne Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Kennedy" title="Kerry Kennedy">Kerry Kennedy</a> <i>(m./div.)</i> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_G._Kennedy" title="Christopher G. Kennedy">Christopher G. Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Kennedy" title="Max Kennedy">Max Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Harriman_Kennedy" title="Douglas Harriman Kennedy">Douglas Harriman Kennedy</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kennedy" title="Rory Kennedy">Rory Kennedy</a> <i>(m.)</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bailey_(writer)" title="Mark Bailey (writer)">Mark Bailey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Kennedy_Smith" title="Jean Kennedy Smith">Jean Kennedy Smith</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1928–2020)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Kennedy_Smith" title="William Kennedy Smith">William Kennedy Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:12em"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy" title="Ted Kennedy">Ted Kennedy</a> <br /><span class="nobold">(1932–2009)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kara_Kennedy" title="Kara Kennedy">Kara Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy_Jr." title="Edward M. Kennedy Jr.">Edward M. Kennedy Jr.</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patrick J. Kennedy</a> <i>(m.)</i> <a href="/wiki/Amy_Kennedy" title="Amy Kennedy">Amy Savell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">IV.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Schlossberg" title="Rose Schlossberg">Rose Kennedy Schlossberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatiana_Schlossberg" title="Tatiana Schlossberg">Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Schlossberg" title="Jack Schlossberg">John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Schwarzenegger" title="Katherine Schwarzenegger">Katherine Schwarzenegger</a> <i>(m.)</i> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Pratt" title="Chris Pratt">Chris Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Schwarzenegger" title="Patrick Schwarzenegger">Patrick Schwarzenegger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kennedy_III" title="Joe Kennedy III">Joseph P. Kennedy III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maeve_Kennedy_McKean" title="Maeve Kennedy McKean">Maeve Kennedy McKean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Kennedy_Jr." title="Max Kennedy Jr.">Max Kennedy Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hill_(McLean,_Virginia)" title="Hickory Hill (McLean, Virginia)">Hickory Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Compound" title="Kennedy Compound">Kennedy Compound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_curse" title="Kennedy curse">Kennedy curse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchandise_Mart" title="Merchandise Mart">Merchandise Mart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kennedys_(museum)" title="The Kennedys (museum)">The Kennedys (museum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kennedys_(miniseries)" title="The Kennedys (miniseries)"><i>The Kennedys</i> (miniseries)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kennedys:_After_Camelot" title="The Kennedys: After Camelot">The Kennedys: After Camelot</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Category</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Category:Kennedy_family" title="Category:Kennedy family">Kennedy family</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><i>m. = married; div. = divorced; sep. = separated.</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Ted_Kennedy" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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colspan="3"><div>February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Ted_Kennedy" title="Electoral history of Ted Kennedy">Electoral<br />history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li>U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: <a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1962 (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1994 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980 United States presidential election</a> (<a href="/wiki/1980_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic primaries</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kennedy_1980_presidential_campaign" title="Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign">Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign</a></li> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Ted_Kennedy%2C_official_photo_portrait_crop.jpg/100px-Ted_Kennedy%2C_official_photo_portrait_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Ted_Kennedy%2C_official_photo_portrait_crop.jpg/150px-Ted_Kennedy%2C_official_photo_portrait_crop.jpg 1.5x, 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Family</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family#Family_tree" title="Kennedy family">family tree</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Bennett_Kennedy" title="Joan Bennett Kennedy">Joan Bennett Kennedy</a> (first wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Reggie_Kennedy" title="Victoria Reggie Kennedy">Victoria Reggie Kennedy</a> (second wife, widow)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kara_Kennedy" title="Kara Kennedy">Kara Kennedy</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy_Jr." title="Edward M. Kennedy Jr.">Edward M. Kennedy Jr.</a> (son)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patrick J. Kennedy II</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr." title="Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.">Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Kennedy" title="Rose Kennedy">Rose Kennedy</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr." title="Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.">Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> (brother</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Presidency of John F. Kennedy">presidency</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy" title="Rosemary Kennedy">Rosemary Kennedy</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Cavendish,_Marchioness_of_Hartington" title="Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington">Kathleen Kennedy</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver" title="Eunice Kennedy Shriver">Eunice Kennedy Shriver</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Kennedy_Lawford" title="Patricia Kennedy Lawford">Patricia Kennedy Lawford</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy" title="Robert F. Kennedy">Robert F. Kennedy</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Kennedy_Smith" title="Jean Kennedy Smith">Jean Kennedy Smith</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Kennedy" title="P. J. Kennedy">Patrick J. Kennedy I</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Fitzgerald" title="John F. Fitzgerald">John F. Fitzgerald</a> (grandfather)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Ted_Kennedy" title="List of awards and honors received by Ted Kennedy">Awards and honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ted_Kennedy" title="Political positions of Ted Kennedy">Political positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Compound" title="Kennedy Compound">Kennedy Compound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy_Institute_for_the_United_States_Senate" title="Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate">Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Kennedy_Serve_America_Act" title="Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act">Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident" title="Chappaquiddick incident">Chappaquiddick incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Jo_Kopechne" title="Mary Jo Kopechne">Mary Jo Kopechne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_of_Ireland_(U.S._Congress)" title="Friends of Ireland (U.S. Congress)">Friends of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chappaquiddick_(film)" title="Chappaquiddick (film)"><i>Chappaquiddick</i> (2018 film)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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