Patrick Kennedy Will Not Run for Senate

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/30/politics/p095839S45.DTL

Patrick Kennedy Will Not Run for Senate
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

03-30) 10:08 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --


Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., on Wednesday ruled out a run for the Senate in 2006, saying he could better serve his constituents by staying in the House and serving on the Appropriations Committee.


Kennedy has been in Boston caring for his mother, Joan Kennedy, who was hospitalized with a concussion and a broken shoulder after a passer-by found her lying in a street Tuesday.


In a statement, Kennedy did not cite family responsibilities as a reason for his decision, but he and his brother and sister recently took temporary guardianship of his mother to ensure she receives treatment for her alcoholism. Patrick Kennedy was seeking to become her permanent legal guardian.


"I am grateful for the support and encouragement I have received to run for the Senate," he said. "But over the past few days, I have determined that I can make the greatest difference in the lives of Rhode Island families by remaining on the Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives and fighting for their priorities." The committee controls about a third of the nearly $2.6 trillion federal budget.

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1. Looks like the mom will be a handful. (eom)

[joanski01]

2. I agree.

She has been battling alcoholism for a very long time now. I believe Patrick has his own problems with alcohol as well. All he would need to destroy the rest of his life is for the Repukes to start digging up dirt and putting it all over the TV. In my opinion, those people have suffered enough.