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<ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Confirmation_vote"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Confirmation vote</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#U.S._Senate"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. Senate</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Committee_assignments"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2011-2012"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2011-2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2004_presidential_election"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">2004 presidential election</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Full_history"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Full history</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Campaign_donors"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign donors</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2008_2"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2002"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">2002</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Analysis"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Ideology_and_leadership"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ideology and leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">8.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#National_Journal_vote_ratings"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">National Journal vote ratings</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a href="#2012_2"><span class="tocnumber">8.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a href="#2011"><span class="tocnumber">8.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2011</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Voting_with_party"><span class="tocnumber">8.3</span> <span class="toctext">Voting with party</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#2011_2"><span class="tocnumber">8.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2011</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Congressional_staff_salaries"><span class="tocnumber">8.4</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional staff salaries</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Net_worth"><span class="tocnumber">8.5</span> <span class="toctext">Net worth</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-25"><a href="#2011_3"><span class="tocnumber">8.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2011</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-26"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">8.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Notable_endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">8.6</span> <span class="toctext">Notable endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Personal"><span class="tocnumber">8.7</span> <span class="toctext">Personal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">8.8</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8.9</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-31"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8.10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-32"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">8.11</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><b>John Kerry</b> was the special envoy for climate designate for the <a href="/Joe_Biden_presidential_transition" title="Joe Biden presidential transition">Biden administration</a>. He resigned from his position in the administration on March 6, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>The Biden Transition said of his appointment, "This marks the first time that the [National Security Council] will include an official dedicated to climate change, reflecting the president-elect’s commitment to addressing climate change as an urgent national security issue."<sup id="cite_ref-Announce_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Announce-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>Kerry was the <a href="/U.S._Department_of_State" title="U.S. Department of State">secretary of state</a> under the Obama administration. Kerry was <a href="/Appointment_confirmation_process" title="Appointment confirmation process">confirmed</a> by the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> on January 29, 2013, by a vote of 94-3.<sup id="cite_ref-confirmed_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-confirmed-4">[4]</a></sup> Kerry previously represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 1985 to 2013. He <a href="/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts,_2013" title="United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013">resigned</a> from the Senate after being nominated by Obama.<sup id="cite_ref-confirmed_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-confirmed-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <p>Kerry was born in Aurora, <a href="/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, and his family moved to Massachusetts when he was young. He graduated from Yale University before volunteering for the U.S. Navy and serving two tours of duty in Vietnam. He earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> After Kerry unsuccessfully ran for <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> in 1972, he joined the district attorney's office and earned his J.D. from Boston College.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> He served as lieutenant governor of <a href="/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> under Gov. <a href="/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> (D) before winning election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2> <p>Below is an abbreviated outline of Kerry's academic, professional, and political career:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>2013-2017: <a href="/U.S._Department_of_State" title="U.S. Department of State">U.S. secretary of State</a></li> <li>2004: Democratic presidential nominee</li> <li>1984-2013: <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. senator</a> from <a href="/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li>1982-1984: Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts</li> <li>1977-1982: Assistant district attorney of Massachusetts</li> <li>1976: Graduated from Boston College Law School</li> <li>1972: Ran unsuccessfully for <a href="/Massachusetts%27_5th_Congressional_District" title="Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District">Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District</a></li> <li>1966-1970: Served in U.S. Navy, including two tours in Vietnam</li> <li>1966: Graduated from Yale</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Confirmation_vote">Confirmation vote</span></h2> <p>Kerry was confirmed as secretary of state on January 29, 2013, by a vote of 94-3. The three votes against Kerry were cast by <a href="/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">Ted Cruz</a> (R-Texas), <a href="/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">John Cornyn</a> (R-Texas), and <a href="/Jim_Inhofe" title="Jim Inhofe">Jim Inhofe</a> (R-Okla.). Kerry voted present.<sup id="cite_ref-confirmation_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-confirmation-10">[10]</a></sup> Kerry replaced <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> as secretary of state. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="400px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="4"><b>John Kerry confirmation vote, January 29, 2013</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" width="130px">Party</td> <td width="95px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes for <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></td> <td width="95px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes against <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></td> <td width="95px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Total votes</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140px"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Democrats </td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">48</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">0</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center"><b>48</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140px"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Republicans</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">46</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">3</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center"><b>49</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140px"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Independents</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">0</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center">0</td> <td width="95px" style="text-align:center"><b>0</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="95" style="text-align:center"><b>94</b></td> <td width="95" style="text-align:center"><b>3</b></td> <td width="95" style="text-align:center"><b>97</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._Senate">U.S. Senate</span></h2> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span></h1> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <p>Kerry served on the following Senate committees<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations" title="United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations">Foreign Relations Committee</a> <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science_and_Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation">Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Finance" title="United States Senate Committee on Finance">Finance Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship" title="United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship">Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2011-2012">2011-2012</span></h3> <p>During the <a href="/112th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="112th Congress">112th Congress</a>, Kerry served on the following committees: </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations" title="United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations">Foreign Relations Committee</a> <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship" title="United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship">Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Finance" title="United States Senate Committee on Finance">Finance Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee Health Care</li> <li>Subcommittee Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure</li> <li>Subcommittee Internal Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science_and_Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation">Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee Communications, Technology, and the Internet <i>Chairman</i></li> <li>Subcommittee Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security</li> <li>Subcommittee Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion</li> <li>Subcommittee Science and Space</li> <li>Subcommittee Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard</li> <li>Subcommittee Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security</li></ul></li></ul> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h1> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, John Kerry won re-election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He defeated Jeffrey K. Beatty (R) and Robert J. Underwood (L) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2008</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>John Kerry</b> <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">63.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,971,974</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jeffrey K. Beatty </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">29.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">926,044</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Robert J. Underwood </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">93,716</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> All Others </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,516</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Blank/Scattering </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">3.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">108,748</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>3,102,998</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2004_presidential_election">2004 presidential election</span></h3> <p>In 2004, Kerry was defeated by incumbent <a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> for the United States presidency. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="6"><b>U.S. presidential election, 2004</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Electoral votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>George W. Bush/Dick Cheney</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">50.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">62,039,572</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">286</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Kerry</a>/<a href="/John_Edwards" title="John Edwards">John Edwards</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">48.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">59,027,115</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">251</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/Ralph_Nader" title="Ralph Nader">Ralph Nader</a>/Peter Camejo </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">465,642</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">397,265</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Constitution </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Michael Peroutka/Charles Baldwin </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">144,650</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> David Cobb/Pat LaMarche </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">119,910</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>122,194,154</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>537</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="6"><i>Election results via: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2004/index.html">2004 Presidential General Election Results</a></i></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Other candidates</b> that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Leonard Peltier, Walt Brown, Róger Calero, Thomas Harens, Gene Amondson, Bill Van Auken, John Parker, Charles Jay, Stanford Andress and Earl Dodge.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Full_history">Full history</span></h3> <table width="90%" class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:none;"><tbody><tr><th width="90%" style="text-align:left;"><div style="background:#FFFDD0;">To view the full congressional electoral history for John Kerry, click [show] to expand the section.</div></th><th width="90%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <p><big><b>2002</b></big> </p><p>On November 5, 2002, John Kerry won re-election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He defeated Michael E. Cloud (L) and Randall Forseberg (Write-in) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 2002</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>John Kerry</b> <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">72.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,605,976</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Michael E. Cloud </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">16.7%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">369,807</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Write-in </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Randall Forseberg </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">24,898</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Other </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">6,077</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Blank/Scattering </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">9.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">213,543</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,220,301</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><big><b>1996</b></big> </p><p>On November 5, 1996, John Kerry won re-election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He defeated William F. Weld (R), Susan C. Gallagher (Conservative) and Robert C. Stowe (Natural Law) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 1996</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>John Kerry</b> <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">52.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,334,135</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> William F. Weld </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">44.7%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,143,120</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Conservative </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Susan C. Gallagher </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">2.7%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">70,007</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Natural Law </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Robert C. Stowe </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">7,169</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Other </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,511</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,555,942</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><big><b>1990</b></big> </p><p>On November 6, 1990, John Kerry won re-election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He defeated Jim Rappaport (R) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 1990</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>John Kerry</b> <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">54.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,321,712</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jim Rappaport </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">41%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">992,917</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Other </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">4.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">109,950</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,424,579</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><big><b>1984</b></big> </p><p>On November 6, 1984, John Kerry won election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>. He defeated Raymond Shamie (R) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General Election, 1984</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>John Kerry</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">55%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,393,150</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Raymond </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">44.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,136,913</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">N/A </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Other </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">843</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,530,906</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_donors">Campaign donors</span></h1> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008_2">2008</span></h3> <p>Kerry won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. During that re-election cycle, Kerry's campaign committee raised a total of $11,105,663 and spent $17,016,823.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:blue;text-align:center" colspan="2"><b>U.S. Senate, Massachusetts, 2008 - John Kerry Campaign Contributions</b></th></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$11,105,663</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$17,016,823</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised by General Election Opponent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$2,072,027</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent by General Election Opponent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$2,005,358</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top contributors to John Kerry's campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>University of California</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$634,225</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Harvard University</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$365,239</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Goldman Sachs</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$308,250</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Time Warner</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$301,624</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Citigroup</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$296,681</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Lawyers/Law Firms</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$385,356</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Democratic/Liberal</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$312,901</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Securities & Investment</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$243,900</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Retired</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$187,222</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Real Estate</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$176,030</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="90%" class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:none;"><tbody><tr><th width="90%" style="text-align:left;"><div style="margin-top:.1em;">To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.</div></th><th width="90%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:377px;"><a href="/File:John_Kerry_2008_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/14/John_Kerry_2008_Donor_Breakdown.PNG/375px-John_Kerry_2008_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" decoding="async" width="375" height="101" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1/14/John_Kerry_2008_Donor_Breakdown.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="538" data-file-height="145" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:John_Kerry_2008_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Breakdown of the source of Kerry's campaign funds before the 2008 election.</div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2002">2002</span></h3> <p>Kerry won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2002. During that re-election cycle, Kerry's campaign committee raised a total of $15,468,903 and spent $10,297,909.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </p><p>His top five contributors between 2003 and 2008 were: </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:blue;text-align:center" colspan="2"><b>U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, 2002 - John Kerry Campaign Contributions</b></th></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$15,468,903</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$10,297,909</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised by General Election Opponent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$182,064</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent by General Election Opponent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$181,984</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top contributors to John Kerry's campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>FleetBoston Financial</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$69,000</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Interpublic Group</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$58,750</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Mintz, Levin et al</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$54,200</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Verizon Communications</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$48,206</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Raytheon Co</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$44,350</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Securities & Investment</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$11,309</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Candidate Committees</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$8,500</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Finance/Credit Companies</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$4,000</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Lawyers/Law Firms</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$2,600</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Electric Utilities</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$2,000</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table width="90%" class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:none;"><tbody><tr><th width="90%" style="text-align:left;"><div style="margin-top:.1em;">To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.</div></th><th width="90%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:377px;"><a href="/File:John_Kerry_2002_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/0/01/John_Kerry_2002_Donor_Breakdown.PNG/375px-John_Kerry_2002_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" decoding="async" width="375" height="81" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/0/01/John_Kerry_2002_Donor_Breakdown.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="111" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:John_Kerry_2002_Donor_Breakdown.PNG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Breakdown of the source of Kerry's campaign funds before the 2002 election.</div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis">Analysis</span></h1> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ideology_and_leadership">Ideology and leadership</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h4> <p>Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by <i>GovTrack</i>, Kerry was a "<a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">far-left Democratic leader</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_Journal_vote_ratings">National Journal vote ratings</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/National_Journal_vote_ratings" title="National Journal vote ratings">National Journal vote ratings</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><i>National Journal</i> published an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the <a href="/National_Journal_vote_ratings" title="National Journal vote ratings">vote ratings page</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_2">2012</span></h4> <p>According to the data released in 2013, Kerry was the 24th most liberal senator during 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011">2011</span></h4> <p>According to the data released in 2012, Kerry was the 24th most liberal senator during 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Voting_with_party">Voting with party</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011_2">2011</span></h4> <p>The website <i>OpenCongress</i> tracked how often members of Congress voted with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Kerry voted with the Democratic Party <b>95.8 percent</b> of the time, which ranked seventh among the 51 Senate Democrats in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_staff_salaries">Congressional staff salaries</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Staff_salaries_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" title="Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives">Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The website <i>Legistorm</i> compiled staff salary information for members of Congress. Kerry paid his congressional staff a total of $2,828,790 in 2011. He ranked 15th on the list of the highest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 20th overall of the highest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, <a href="/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> ranked 12th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Net_worth">Net worth</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)" title="Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)">Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)</a> and <a href="/Net_worth_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" title="Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives">Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011_3">2011</span></h4> <p>Based on <a href="/Household_net_worth_(Member_of_Congress)" title="Household net worth (Member of Congress)">congressional financial disclosure forms</a> and calculations made available by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Kerry's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $184,268,546 and $287,685,063.00. That averages to $235,976,804.00, which is significantly higher than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2011 of $20,795,449.53. His average calculated net worth<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> increased by 1.84 percent from 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h4> <p>Based on <a href="/Household_net_worth_(Member_of_Congress)" title="Household net worth (Member of Congress)">congressional financial disclosure forms</a> and calculations made available by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Kerry's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $181,469,521 and $281,976,067. That averages to $231,722,794, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2010 of $19,383,524 .<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_endorsements">Notable endorsements</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Our_approach_to_covering_endorsements" title="Ballotpedia:Our approach to covering endorsements">Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's <a href="/Ballotpedia:Scope" target="_blank">coverage scope</a>.</p><div class="widget-table-container "><table id="endorsementsByEndorserCTable3785" class="table bp-table widget-table sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Notable candidate endorsements by John Kerry </caption><thead><tr><th>Endorsee</th><th>Election</th><th>Stage</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kamala_Harris">Kamala D. Harris</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://x.com/cmclymer/status/1815144893985006064" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D, Working Families Party) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024">President of the United States (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Biden">Joe Biden</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/12/05/john-kerry-campaign-iowa-joe-biden-after-making-endorsement-2020-iowa-caucuses/2617918001/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D, Working Families Party) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2020">President of the United States (2020) </a></td><td></td><td class="">Won General</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal">Personal</span></h2> <p><i>Note: Please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">contact us</a> if the personal information below requires an update.</i> </p><p>Kerry is married to Theresa Heinz. He and his first wife, Julia Thorne, divorced in 1988. Kerry has two children from his first marriage, Alexandra and Vanessa. He also has three stepsons, H. John Heinz IV, Andre Heinz, and Christopher Heinz. </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Recent_news">Recent news</span></h2> <p>This section links to a Google news search for the term <b>John + Kerry + Secretary + State</b> </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=John+Kerry+Secretary+State&um=1&ie=UTF-8">John Kerry News Feed</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Joe_Biden_presidential_transition" title="Joe Biden presidential transition">Joe Biden presidential transition</a></li> <li><a href="/U.S._Department_of_State" title="U.S. Department of State">U.S. Department of State</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor">Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/Crisis_in_Gaza,_2014" title="Crisis in Gaza, 2014">Crisis in Gaza, 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/ISIS_insurgency_in_Iraq_and_Syria" title="ISIS insurgency in Iraq and Syria">ISIS insurgency in Iraq and Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/johnkerry">John Kerry on Facebook</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/JohnKerry">John Kerry on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/01/31/podesta-john-kerry-climate-envoy/"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "A veteran adviser is taking over as top U.S. climate diplomat," January 31, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/john-kerry-to-resign-from-biden-admin-climate-role-wednesday-report-says-white-house-2024-election-special-presidential-envoy-for-climate-donald-trump"><i>Fox Baltimore</i>, "John Kerry to resign from Biden admin climate role Wednesday," March 4, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Announce-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Announce_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://buildbackbetter.com/press-releases/president-elect-biden-announces-key-members-of-foreign-policy-and-national-security-team/"><i>Biden-Harris Transition</i>, "President-Elect Biden Announces Key Members of Foreign Policy and National Security Team," November 23, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-confirmed-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-confirmed_4-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-confirmed_4-1">4.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/29/john-kerry-confirmed-as-secretary-of-state/"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "John Kerry confirmed as secretary of state," January 29, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2004&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0"><i>U.S. Election Atlas</i>, "2004 Presidential General Election," accessed September 18, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1984," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?type=I&cid=N00000245&newMem=N&cycle=2008"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "John Kerry 2008 Election Cycle," accessed October 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2002&type=I&cid=N00000245&newMem=N"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "John Kerry 2002 Election Cycle," accessed October 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300060"><i>GovTrack</i>, "John Kerry," accessed March 3, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-vote-ratings/table-house-liberal-scores-by-issue-area-20130221"><i>National Journal</i>, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223"><i>National Journal</i>, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121107224702/http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/senate/democrat"><i>OpenCongress</i>, "Voting With Party," archived November 7, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.legistorm.com/member/57/Sen_John_Kerry.html"><i>LegiStorm</i>, "John Kerry," accessed September 3, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000245&year=2011"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "Kerry, (D-Massachusetts), 2011," accessed September 3, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000245&year=2010"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "Kerry, (D-Massachusetts), 2010," accessed September 3, 2014</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background: #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1">Preceded by<br /><b>Hillary 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