John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is a Senator from Massachusetts

• Born in Denver, Colorado
• Graduated, St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H. 1962
• Graduated, Yale University 1966
• Served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, 1966-1969
• Graduated, Boston College Law School 1976
• Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1976 and commenced practice in 1976
• District attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1977-1982
• Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1982-1984
• Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984
  • Reelected in 1990, 1996, and again in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009
  • Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (1987-1989),
  • Chair, Committee on Small Business (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003).
• Candidate for 2004 US Presidential Election

(Adapted from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000148))

External links:

• John Kerry for President website (http://johnkerry.com/)