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Ted Kennedy
Senior Senator from Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office  November 6, 1962 Serving with John Kerry
Preceded by	Benjamin A. Smith II
16th United States Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
Leader	Mike Mansfield
Preceded by	Russell B. Long
Succeeded by	Robert Byrd
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	James Eastland
Succeeded by	Strom Thurmond
Born	February 22, 1932 (1932-02-22) (age 76) Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	1. Joan Bennett Kennedy (1958-1982, div.) 2. Victoria Reggie Kennedy (from 1992)
Alma mater	Harvard University (1956) University of Virginia School of Law (1959)
Profession	politician, lawyer
Net Worth	$43-162 million (USD) [1]
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy is the second-longest serving member of the Senate, after President pro tempore of the United States Senate Robert Byrd of West Virginia.^[2][3] The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he is the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both of whom were assassinated, the former on November 22, 1963, the latter on June 5, 1968. He is also the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.

Ted Kennedy is a staunch advocate of liberal principles, and is one of the most influential and enduring icons of his party.

After he experienced a seizure at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport the previous weekend, doctors announced on May 20, 2008, that Kennedy is suffering from a malignant brain tumor.^[4]