Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
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Former DNC chairman Kirk will replace Kennedy on interim basis...replace Kennedy on interim basis Updated at 5:47 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009 Former DNC chairman Kirk will replace Kennedy on interim basis BOSTON The governor of Massachusetts has named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G.... In this article: Paul G. Kirk Jr., Deval Patrick, Boston, Massachusetts, Profile in Courage Award, and U.S. Senate |
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U.S. News & World Report | September 24, 2009
Former Democratic Party Chairman Kirk Tapped to Replace Kennedy
Former Democratic Party Chairman Kirk Tapped to Replace Kennedy BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. to the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat Thursday and said the rushed, temporary...
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CNN | September 24, 2009
Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy's Senate seat
...of the national Democratic Party in the late 1980s. Two Kennedy family associates told CNN on Wednesday that Kirk was the family's favorite to fill his vacant Senate seat. One source said Kennedy's widow, Vicki Kennedy, was among the...
In this article: Ted Kennedy, Paul G. Kirk, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, United States Senate, Scott Brown, Vicki Kennedy, and Stephen Pagliuca
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Kansas City Star | September 24, 2009
Former DNC head Kirk tapped to replace Kennedy
Former DNC head Kirk tapped to replace Kennedy BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. to the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat Thursday and said the rushed, temporary appointment was necessary...
In this article: Edward Kennedy Jr., Deval Patrick, U.S. Senate, Massachusetts, The Hartford, John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Vicki Kennedy
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | September 24, 2009
Former DNC chairman Paul Kirk Jr. to temporarily fill Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat
...News, Blogs and Articles September 24, 2009, 12:05PM The governor of Massachusetts named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. today to temporarily fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, acknowledging the appointment was...
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | September 24, 2009
Lawyer brings political experience, skill as a mediator to his new post
...experience, skill as a mediator to his new post Paul G. Kirk Jr. hailed party officials after he was chosen to lead the national Democratic Party in 1985, after its losing presidential battle. He headed the party for four years. (Susan...
In this article: Edward M. Kennedy, Democratic Party, Ronald Reagan, Michael S. Dukakis, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., Senate of the United States, and Massachusetts
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In Kennedy’s towering shadow, Senator Kirk discreetly toils
...all requests for interviews. He said he is honored to find himself a member of Washington's exclusive club of 100, after working for decades in support roles as a Kennedy aide and top Democratic Party official. But he knows his role is...
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Paul G. Kirk Jr. (born 1938) was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1985 to 1989. He currently co-chairs the Commission on Presidential Debates, and is a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry.
Kirk attended The Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury, MA and graduated from St. Sebastian's School, class of 1956. He served as an assistant to Senator Ted Kennedy from 1969-1977. In 1983, he was named Treasurer of the Democratic Party.
In 1985, Kirk was elected as chairman of the DNC despite opposition from Virginia Governor Chuck Robb and a group of southern state Democrats who went on to form the Democratic Leadership Council.
Under Kirk's chairmanship the Democrats regained control of the Senate in the 1986 mid-term elections, which had been under a Republican majority since the 1980 elections. Kirk resigned shortly following Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush's victory over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the 1988 Presidential Election. He was succeeded by Ron Brown as DNC chair.
On May 2, 2008 Paul Kirk formally pledged his superdelegate vote to Barack Obama.
He has six nieces (Paula Cleary, Kate Cleary, Mikaela McDermott, Beth McDermott, Katharine Kirk, and Molly Kirk) as well as two nephews (Bill Cleary III and Andrew McDermott).
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