Joe Kennedy III, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress in Mass. Fourth District

As we gear up for Thursday's primary, Patch wants readers to stay informed as they head to the voting booths. We recently sent out questionnaires to all the Fourth Congressional District candidates. Below are responses from Democratic candidate Joe Kennedy III:

General Information

Name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy III
Also known as: Joe
Age: 31
Place of residence: Brookline

Education

College

Attended college: Yes
College: Stanford University
Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Science and Engineering
Year of graduation: 2003

Law Degree

University: Harvard Law School
Area of research: Law
Year of graduation: 2009

Employment Information

Job titles held: Assistant District Attorney (Middlesex County), Assistant District Attorney (Cape and Islands District), Student Attorney & Outreach Director (Harvard Legal Aid Bureau), Co-Founder Picture This: Justice and Power, Environmental Education Specialist (Peace Corps)
Employers : N/A

Political Information

Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: U.S. Congress
Chamber/district: 4th Congressional District
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : N/A
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: N/A

Party HQ

Address 1254 Chestnut St.
Newton, MA
02464

Campaign Manager

Name: Nick Clemons
Title: Campaign Manager

URLs

Website: joekennedy2012.com
Twitter: @joekennedy
Facebook: Joe Kennedy 2012

Other facts

Joe and his twin brother Matt were the co-chairs of their great Uncle Ted Kennedy's re-election campaign in 2006. At Stanford, Joe was a goalie and the co-captain of the lacrosse team. Joe is engaged to Lauren Birchfield. The two met in law school.

Milford Patch will be running profiles on all six Fourth District candidates running in this Thursday's primary:

• Sean Bielat
• Herb Robinson
• Elizabeth Childs (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
• Rachel Brown (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)
• David Steinhof (coming Wednesday, Sept. 5)