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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
U.S. Senate Race: Massachusetts
WGBH
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATEREPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Ted KennedyKen Chase
Edward KennedyKen Chase
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator Director and co-owner of the French and Spanish Saturday School
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 73 percent of the vote against Jack Robinson in 2000N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Seven terms in the U.S. SenateRan for state representative, 1988; ran for city councilor in 1989
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Armed Services, Joint Economic, JudiciaryN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
AttorneyFounder of DLX Images
BORNBORN
Feb. 22, 1932 in BostonBorn in Medford, Mass.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Harvard University, 1956; J.D. from University of Virginia, 1959B.A. from Boston College, 1983
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Victoria KennedyMarried to Marisa de la Paz; has two children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.tedkennedy.com www.chaseforsenate.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.kennedy.senate.gov N/A

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