Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | |
|---|---|
Kennedy Townsend in 2014 | |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 18, 1995 – January 15, 2003 | |
| Governor | Parris Glendening |
| Preceded by | Melvin Steinberg |
| Succeeded by | Michael Steele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Hartington Kennedy July 4, 1951 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David Townsend (m. 1973) |
| Children | 4, including Maeve |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Kennedy family |
| Education | Radcliffe College (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend (born July 4, 1951) is an American attorney who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She was the first woman to serve in that role. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran unsuccessfully for governor of Maryland in 2002.
In 2010, Townsend became the chair of the non-profit American Bridge, an organization whose focus is to raise funds for Democratic candidates and causes. In 2021, she was appointed in the United States Department of Labor as an advisor on retirement. She is the oldest living member of the prominent political Kennedy family, and is the oldest grandchild of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.