The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics,public service,entertainment,and business. In 1884,35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford,Ireland,Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office,serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947,when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts,until 2011,when Patrick J. Kennedy II retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island.
From January 14 to June 8,2004,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2004 United States presidential election.
The 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry,the longtime U.S. senator from Massachusetts,began when he formed an exploratory committee on December 1,2002. On September 2,2003,he formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. After beating John Edwards,Howard Dean,Wesley Clark,and other candidates in the primaries,he became the Democratic nominee,challenging Republican incumbent George W. Bush in the general election. Kerry selected Edwards as his running mate.
The following is a timeline of events during the 2004 U.S. presidential election:
The 2004 Republican National Convention took place from August 30 to September 2,2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City,New York. The convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings at which the Republican candidates for president and vice president,and party platform are formally adopted. Attendance included 2,509 delegates and 2,344 alternate delegates from the states,territories and the District of Columbia. The convention marked the formal end of the active primary election season. As of 2023,it is the most recent major-party nominating convention to be held in New York City.
The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29,2004 at the FleetCenter in Boston,Massachusetts,and nominated Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts for president and Senator John Edwards from North Carolina for vice president,respectively,in the 2004 presidential election.
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 2,2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were elected to a second term,defeating the Democratic ticket of John Kerry,a United States senator from Massachusetts and his running mate John Edwards,a United States senator from North Carolina. As of 2020,this is the only presidential election since 1988 in which the Republican nominee won the popular vote and the only presidential election since 1984 in which the incumbent Republican president won re-election. Due to the higher turnout,both major party nominees set records for the most popular votes received by a major party candidate for president;both men surpassed Reagan's record from 20 years earlier. At the time,Bush's 62,040,610 votes were the most received by any nominee for president,although this record would be broken four years later by Barack Obama. Bush also became the only incumbent president to win re-election after previously losing the popular vote.
Richard John Egan was an American business executive,political fundraiser,and United States Ambassador to Ireland (2001–2003).
Sam Fox is an American businessman in St. Louis,and the owner of Harbour Group Industries. He was the United States Ambassador to Belgium from April 11,2007 until January 2,2009. President George W. Bush appointed Fox to the post by a recess appointment on April 4,2007.
John Forbes Kerry is an American attorney,politician and diplomat currently serving as the first U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama and represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013. Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2004 election,losing to incumbent President George W. Bush.
Timothy Patrick Murray is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013,when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Murray had previously served as a member of Worcester City Council from 1998 to 2007 and as the mayor of Worcester from 2002 to 2007.
The 2004 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 4,2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry,who remained in the Senate after losing the presidency to incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election,won re-election to a fifth term in office. Four years into his term,Kerry resigned upon becoming United States Secretary of State in the Barack Obama administration.
Massachusetts liberal is a phrase in American politics which is generally used as a derogatory political epithet by Republicans against Democrats who are from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was most significantly used in the 1988 presidential race by then-Vice President George H. W. Bush against Governor Michael Dukakis,and again in the 2004 race by then-President George W. Bush against Senator John Kerry. The Democratic candidates lost both races. In the Republican 2012 presidential primary election Newt Gingrich used the phrase "Massachusetts moderate," based on the liberal pejorative,repeatedly against Mitt Romney,the former Governor of Massachusetts,whose main residence was a mansion in the state. Romney went on to win the nomination,but lost the presidential election.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place,as in all 50 states and D.C.,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election of November 4,2008. Voters chose 12 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who,in turn,voted for the office of president and vice president.
From January 24 to June 6,2000,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2000 United States presidential election. Incumbent Vice President Al Gore was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000 Democratic National Convention held from August 14 to 17,2000,in Los Angeles,California,but he went on to lose the Electoral College in the general election against Governor George W. Bush held on November 7 of that year,despite winning the popular vote by 0.5%.
The 1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8,1988,as part of the 1988 United States presidential election,which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 13 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Westborough is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 Census,in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717,the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system,headed by a five-member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing,appointing various administrative positions,and calling a town meeting of citizens annually or whenever the need arises.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Worcester in Worcester County. Democrat John Mahoney of Worcester has represented the district since 2011.
