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'''Joseph Lewis Kennedy''' (born October 17, 1971) is a [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] [[Activism|political activist]] running as an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] candidate for the [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010|United States Senate special election in Massachusetts]] scheduled to take place January 19th, 2010. Kennedy  is a member of the National [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and holds the position of reporting secretary for the [[Massachusetts Libertarian Party]].  Despite his identical surname, Joseph L. Kennedy has no known relationship to the politically prominent [[Kennedy family]] of Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20100115unrelated_kennedy_seeks_late_sen_kennedys_seat/ |title=Unrelated Kennedy seeks late Sen. Kennedy’s seat |publisher=Boston Herald |date= |accessdate=2010-1-15}}</ref>

== Personal Life ==
Kennedy was born Joseph Lewis Rodriguez in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] on October 17, 1971 to a unknown couple from [[Portugal]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. He was placed in the Massachusetts State foster care systems and was adopted just prior to the age of 4 by Paul and Carol Kennedy.  Joe was raised in [[Ridgefield, Connecticut]] and [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] where he attended Flag Street, Forest Grove and [[Doherty Memorial High School]], graduating from the latter in 1989. Kennedy currently lives in [[Dedham, Massachusetts]].

==Political Party==
Kennedy is registered as being in the "Liberty" party,<ref>Elections: Special State Election Candidates  [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elespeif/senatorincongressmaelecan.htm], Massachusetts Secretary of State, Elections Division</ref> although he is also endorsed by the [[Boston Tea Party (political party)|Boston Tea Party]].<ref>http://joekennedyforsenate.com/</ref>

== Career ==
Kennedy received a Bachelors of Arts in Computer Science from [[Clark University]] in Worcester Massachusetts in 1993.

In January of 1993 Kennedy held a consulting position at [[Data General]] in [[Marlboro, Massachusetts]].  Post graduation, Kennedy worked for [[Allmerica Property & Casualty Companies]] in Worcester, Massachusetts; C.W. Costello & Associated in Weston, Massachusetts; [[Fidelity Investments]] in Boston, Massachusetts; [[Parexel]] International in Waltham, Massachusetts; [[State Street Global Advisors]] in Boston, and [[State Street Corporation]] in Boston.

Kennedy has served on the Board of Directors of the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society]], mValent's Technology Advisory Board, and the NICSA Technology Advisory Board.

Kennedy founded the [[Internet Service Provider]] Net-Genuity in [[Somerville, Massachusetts]] in 1997 which was later changed to Nethority consulting due to a threat of litigation from Genuity Corporation.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://joekennedyforsenate.com Joseph L. Kennedy for Senate official website]
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0115/Joe-Kennedy-Why-I-m-running-for-Senate Joe Kennedy: Why I'm Running for Senate], Joe Kennedy, ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', January 15, 2010

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