John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and a current contender for the Democratic presidential candidacy.

Life

Born in Denver, Colorado
Raised as a Roman Catholic
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
Public spokesperson for Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) 1970
Married to Julie Thorne 1970
Campaigns against war & US atrocities; testifies to Senate for VVAW 1971
Birth of daughter, Alexandra 1973
Graduated, Boston College Law School 1976
Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1976 and commenced practice in 1976
Birth of daughter, Vanessa 1976
District attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1977-1982
Co-founder of Vietnam Veterans of America 1978
Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1982-1984
Separated from wife 1982
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984
Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (1987-1989)
Divorced 1988
Reelected Senator in 1990
Married to Teresa Heinz, polyglot Mozambiquan philanthropist widow of senator John Heinz 1995
Reelected Senator in 1996, despite candidacy of popular Republican ex-Governor William Weld
First marriage annulled by Roman Catholic church in 1997
Reelected Senator in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009
Chair, Committee on Small Business (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003).
Candidate for 2004 US Presidential Election