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Kennedy was chair of the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees, and in 2005, Kennedy teamed with Republican Senator John McCain on the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act.
Oct 23, 2024 · Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator from 1962 until his death in 2009. A Democrat, he was a leading advocate in the Senate for several causes, including voting rights, fair housing, consumer protection, and national health insurance.
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- Ted Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1956. He then studied at the International Law School (The Hague) and received a law degree from t...
- On the night of July 18–19, 1969, Ted Kennedy drove a car off an unmarked bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. H...
- Ted Kennedy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 15, 2009. The award was accepted on his behalf by his children just 10 days before...
Mar 19, 2010 · Kennedy entered the Senate after winning a 1962 special election to fill the seat vacated by his brother John when he became president. During his career on Capitol Hill, Ted Kennedy was a...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ted Kennedy campaigned for his brother, John F. Kennedy, in the 1960 presidential race. In 1962, shortly after his brother's victory, Ted was elected to John's former U.S. Senate seat.
Elected at age 30 to fill the seat formerly held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy spent the next 47 years in the Senate, becoming a highly effective legislator.
Aug 26, 2009 · Kennedy gave what he called his “maiden speech” in the Senate Chamber in 1964, saying the Civil Rights Act — which had gone down 11 times to filibusters by Southern Democrats — should be passed...
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May 17, 2008 · Elected at age 30 in 1962 to fill the seat once held by his brother John, Ted Kennedy has served longer in the Senate than anyone else apart from Robert Byrd and Strom Thurmond.
