Joe Kennedy III Bio | Wiki
Joe Kennedy III (Full name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy III) is an American lawyer and politician currently working as a the as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland since 2022. He served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
A member of the Democratic Party, Joe represented a district that extends from Boston’s western suburbs to the state’s South Coast. He worked as an assistant district attorney in the Cape and Islands and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, offices before his election to Congress. In January 2021, Joe joined CNN as their commentator.
Joe Kennedy III Age
Joe was born on October 4, 1980, in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He is 43 years old.
Joe Kennedy III Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Joe Kennedy III Family | Grandparents
He was born in Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, to his parents Sheila Brewster and Joseph P. Kennedy II. Joe was born eight minutes after his fraternal twin brother, Matthew. The twins are the eldest grandsons of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy. He is also the great-great-grandson of Benjamin Brewster, one of the original trustees of Standard Oil.
Joe Kennedy III Twin Brother
Joe was born eight minutes after his fraternal twin brother, Matthew. The twins were raised in Brighton and the coastal town of Marshfield, Massachusetts, also spending summers on Cape Cod. From birth, they were surrounded by politics.
In 1980, their parents worked on the presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, the boys’ great-uncle. Joe’s father was elected to Congress in 1986. His parents divorced in 1991. The twins spent the following years moving between Brighton and Cambridge.
Joe Kennedy III Wife
Joe married health policy lawyer Lauren Anne Birchfield in Corona del Mar, California, on December 1, 2012. The couple met in a Harvard Law School class taught by future U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. On December 29, 2015, Birchfield gave birth to their daughter, Eleanor. On December 20, 2017, Joe announced the birth of their second child, a son, named James. The family lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
Joe Kennedy III Education
After graduating from Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Joe and his brother enrolled at Stanford University. He majored in management science and engineering. His reputation as a teetotaler earned him the college nickname “Milkman”, as his teammates on the club lacrosse team would jokingly order him glasses of milk at bars.
At Stanford, Joe roomed with future NBA player Jason Collins and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. After graduating in 2003, he joined the Peace Corps; a fluent Spanish speaker, he worked in the Dominican Republic’s Puerto Plata province from 2004 to 2006, helping local tour guides in the 27 Charcos reserve in the Río Damajagua Park.
Joe Kennedy III Governor | House
He served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Joe was sworn into the 113th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2013, and assigned to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He was mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election but declined, running for re-election to the House and saying he had no plans to run for any other office. He was re-elected unopposed.
Joe Kennedy III Senate
On August 26, 2019, Joe announced he was considering a primary challenge against incumbent Senator Ed Markey. On September 21, he formally announced his candidacy. He announced that he would not seek re-election.
Instead, he challenged Markey in the Democratic primary for the 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts. On September 1, 2020, Markey defeated Joe in the Democratic primary. He became the first member of his family to lose an election in Massachusetts.
Joe Kennedy III Related To JFK
Joe is a grandnephew of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (JFK). John was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office in 1963.
Joe Kennedy III President 2024
Joe is currently working as a Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs since 2022. However, he has not disclosed that he will challenging President Biden in the Democrat Primary. However, Joe’s uncle Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
Joe Kennedy III Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the year. Joe’s estimated net worth is $43 million, which made him among the wealthiest members of Congress.
Is Joe Kennedy III Running For President
No. However, his uncle Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
How Old Is Joe Kennedy III
He is 43 years old. Joe was born on October 4, 1980.
Is Joe Kennedy III Married
Yes. Joe married his wife Lauren Anne Birchfield on December 1, 2012. The duo are proud parents of their daughter Eleanor and a son James.
Joe Kennedy III Social Media Handle
Twitter: @joekennedy