WHO IS JOSEPH KENNEDY III?
Joseph Kennedy III was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic before he began as an assistant district attorney eight months ago. He and his brother served as co-chairmen of Edward Kennedy’s final Senate campaign in 2006, and Joseph Kennedy was a conspicuous presence — and speaker — when Kennedy’s widow, Vicki, endorsed Coakley during her race against Brown. He also has recently accompanied Delahunt on appearances across the 10th Congressional District. The senator’s own son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, recently decided against seeking re-election in Rhode Island, and some analysts have described a Joseph Kennedy III campaign as the family’s attempt to reboot the brand for the future. TED JR.? The senator’s elder son, Edward J. Kennedy Jr., is also said to be weighing a 2012 run for his father’s former seat. The younger Kennedy is a disabilities advocate who lives in Connecticut and spends summers on the Cape but is rarely seen in public in Massachusetts. He recently scheduled a
