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Name: John Forbes Kerry
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Birthdate: December 11, 1943
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Current Occupation: U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) since 1984
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| Past Experience: |
VP Candidate for Al Gore in 2000
Lt. Governor (Mass.) under Michael Dukakis
Democratic Nominee for U.S. Representative (1972)
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| Education: |
Yale University (BS), 1966
Boston College Law School (JD), 1976
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| Professional: |
First Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County (Mass.)
(1977-1982)
Attorney (1976-1977)
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (1966-1970)
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| Other Information: |
Is a member of the following committees: Commerce, Science & Transportation; Finance;
Foreign Relations; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship, for which he is chair.
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Was a Co-Founder of Vietnam Veterans of America and a leader of Vietnam Veterans
Against the War
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Is on his second marriage, to wife Teresa Heinz - he has 2 daughters and
3 stepsons
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If elected, Kerry would be the second Roman Catholic President (the first being fellow Democrat - and "JFK" -
John F. Kennedy, in 1960)
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Considered a Presidential run in 2000, but backed out in early 1999, saying the
time wasn't right
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Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in February 2003
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