Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, (D-Mass.), will deliver the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union speech, party leaders announced Friday.
Kennedy, who is the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and a three-term congressman from Massachusetts, will give the response following President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday.
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"While President Trump has consistently broken his promises to the middle class, Congressman Kennedy profoundly understands the challenges facing hard-working men and women across the country," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.), said in a statement. "His leadership has been vital in educating a next-generation workforce, in creating good-paying manufacturing jobs and in expanding opportunities for the middle class."
Here are nine things you may not know about Kennedy:
- Kennedy is 37 years old. He was born in Brighton, Mass., and raised in Boston.
- His father is Joseph Kennedy II, the son of Robert Kennedy.
- He and twin brother Matthew, are the oldest of Robert and Ethel Kennedy's grandsons.
- Kennedy speaks fluent Spanish.
- He volunteered with the Peace Corps.
- He was an assistant district attorney before he was elected to Congress
- He is married to Lauren Anne Birchfield, an attorney.
- The couple met in a Harvard Law School class taught by then-future Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.). They have two children.
- Kennedy's net worth is estimated to be between $15 million and $55 million.
Source: Joekennedyforcongress.com; Business Insider
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