Nephew of Ted Kennedy rules out Senate run
AFP
NEW YORK - Joseph Kennedy, the nephew of the late Edward Kennedy, announced Monday he will not seek to fill his uncle's vacant Senate seat.
The statement, two weeks after Kennedy's death, made it unlikely that another member of the famed Democratic Party clan would try for the high office.
"After much consideration, I have decided that the best way for me to contribute to those causes is by continuing my work at Citizens Energy Corporation."
Edward Kennedy held the Senate seat for almost four decades, giving the Boston-based family a major presence in Washington long after the assassinations of both president John F. Kennedy in 1963 and Robert F. Kennedy, as he campaigned for the White House, in 1968.
Joe Kennedy served in the House of Representatives, but left Congress in 1988.
The only other member of the family who some speculate could challenge for Ted Kennedy's seat is his widow Victoria.
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