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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend (née Kennedy; born July 4, 1951) is an American attorney who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She was the first woman to serve in that role. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran unsuccessfully for governor of Maryland in 2002. In 2010, Townsend became the chair of the non-profit American Bridge, an organization whose focus is to raise funds for Democratic candidates and causes. In 2021, she was appointed in the United States Department of Labor as an advisor on retirement. She is the oldest living member of the prominent political Kennedy family, and is the oldest grandchild of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Infobox

Governor
Parris Glendening
Preceded by
Melvin Steinberg
Succeeded by
Michael Steele
Born
Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (1951-07-04) July 4, 1951 (age 74)Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
mw- David Townsend (m. 1973)
Children
4, including Maeve
Parents
mw- Robert F. KennedyEthel Kennedy
Relatives
Kennedy family
Education
Radcliffe College (BA)University of New Mexico (JD)
Party
Democratic

Tables

2002 gubernatorial election, Maryland · Electoral history
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Robert Ehrlich / Michael Steele
879,592
51.6
Democratic
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend / Charles R. Larson
813,422
47.7
Libertarian
Spear Lancaster
11,546
0.7
Republican gain from Democratic
1998 gubernatorial election, Maryland Lieutenant Governor's seat – sharing one ballot space with the nominee for Gov. · Electoral history
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Parris Glendening (incumbent) / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (incumbent)
846,972
55.2
Republican
Ellen Sauerbrey / Richard D. Bennett
688,357
44.8
Democratic hold
1994 gubernatorial election, Maryland Lieutenant Governor's seat – sharing one ballot space with the nominee for Gov. · Electoral history
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Parris Glendening / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
708,094
50.2
Republican
Ellen Sauerbrey / Paul Rappaport
702,101
49.8
Democratic hold
congressional election, Maryland's 2nd district · Electoral history
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Helen Delich Bentley
96.745
59%
Democratic
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
68,200
41%
Republican hold
· External links
Preceded byMelvin Steinberg
Preceded byMelvin Steinberg
Political offices
Preceded byMelvin Steinberg
Political offices
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 1995–2003
Political offices
Succeeded byMichael Steele
Party political offices
Party political offices
Political offices
Party political offices
Preceded byParris Glendening
Preceded byParris Glendening
Political offices
Preceded byParris Glendening
Political offices
Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland 2002
Political offices
Succeeded byMartin O'Malley
Political offices
Preceded byMelvin Steinberg
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 1995–2003
Succeeded byMichael Steele
Party political offices
Preceded byParris Glendening
Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland 2002
Succeeded byMartin O'Malley

References

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    http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/12/kennedys_respon.html?rss_id=Top+Stories
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    https://www.pionline.com/washington/kathleen-kennedy-townsend-joins-dol-walshs-retirement-rep
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    https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012000/012084/html/12084bio.html
  4. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1973/09/07/archives/kathleen-kennedy-plans-marriage-to-an-extutor.html
  5. Robert F. Kennedy: The Brother Within
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  8. The Other Mrs. Kennedy: An Intimate and Revealing Look at the Hidden Life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy
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  11. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-11/28/023r-112899-idx.html
  12. Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)
    https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012000/012084/html/12084bio.html
  13. Capital News Service
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    https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/ltgov/former/html/msa12084.html
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    https://cnsmaryland.org/1998/09/10/thumbnail-sketches-of-lt-gov-candidates/
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  28. Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way
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    http://therecoveringpolitician.com/category/contributors/kkt
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    https://ltbridge.com/leadership/board-of-directors/
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    http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf
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