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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (born July 4, 1951) was lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She ran for the governorship in 2002. The oldest of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel's 11 children, she is part of the Kennedy political family.Townsend was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University, receiving her bachelors in history and literature. She then studied at the University of New Mexico law schoolIn the United States, the institution where future lawyers obtain a legal degree is called a law school . Attendees are called law students. In most cases, law schools grant the degree Juris Doctor or J. though some schools still award the LL. degree whic, receiving her law degree in 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.. For several years she worked as an attorneyAn attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. For attorney-in-fact see power of attorney.; following this period, she went to work for the state government of Maryland, holding numerous government posts, including assistant Attorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. Australia In Austral. She also served on the State Board of Education , and as a presidential elector in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi. Following this, she worked for two years in the Clinton administrationWilliam Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) is a U. politician who served two terms as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A moderate Democrat who was elected Governor of Arkansas five times, Cli, as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. After this stint, she returned to Maryland state government and served as lieutenant governor to Parris Glendening.
In the election of 2002, Townsend ran for the governorship as a Democrat, facing off against Republican Bob Ehrlich and Libertarian Spear Lancaster . She lost the race, gaining 48% of the vote to Ehrlich's 51% and Lancaster's 1%, even though Maryland's partisan balance tilts heavily Democratic. Because of this, she drew heavy criticism from many local Democrats for having run what they viewed as a lackluster campaign. Especially criticized was her choice of running mate; she picked retired Admiral Charles Larson, who had switched parties only weeks before, and was a white male, unlikely to help minority turnout or support for her. In contrast, Ehrlich's running mate was Michael Steele, an African-American lawyer who had been chairman of the state Republican organization.
She married David Lee Townsend November 17, 1973 in Washington, D.C.. They have 4 daughters: Meaghan Anne Kennedy Townsend, born November 7, 1977 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend, born November 1, 1979 in New Haven, Connecticut, Rose Katherine Kennedy Townsend, born December 17, 1983 in Weston, Massachusetts, and Kerry Sophia Kennedy Townsend, born November 30, 1991 in Bethesda, Maryland.
