Cameron Kerry
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Cameron Forbes Kerry is the younger brother and political confidant of John F. Kerry.
The fourth child of U.S. diplomat Richard J. Kerry
and his wife, Rosemary Winthrop Forbes
, Cameron Kerry graduated from Harvard University
in 1972, and Boston College Law School
in 1978. Cameron Kerry was associated with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
in Washington, D.C. and served as law clerk to U.S. Senior Circuit Judge Elbert Tuttle
, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
(now the Eleventh Circuit). He has been an Adjunct Professor of Telecommunications Law at Suffolk University Law School
and has written on First Amendment and cable television issues. Since 1983, he has worked at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
, focusing on civil litigation, environmental issues, and communications regulation.
In 2004, he served as an influential advisor in his brother’s presidential campaign. Cameron Kerry played a role in decisions behind the scenes and as a campaign surrogate.
On September 18, 1972, the day before the primary election in which John Kerry was seeking his district's nomination in his race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Cameron Kerry and Thomas J. Vallely were caught in the basement of the building that housed both John Kerry's and opponent Anthony R. DiFruscia's campaign headquarters. Cameron was charged with breaking and entering. One month later, the charges were dropped after the Kerry campaign explained that Cameron was in the building to investigate rumors that his brother's campaign telephone lines were being wiretap
ped.
In 1983, Cameron Kerry converted to Judaism
before marrying Kathy Weinman.
During his brother's 2004 presidential campaign, it emerged that their grandfather, Fritz Kohn, was a Jewish immigrant from what is today the Czech Republic who had changed his name to Frederick Kerry and converted to Roman Catholicism. Cameron Kerry traveled across the country speaking to his brother’s views on Israel, campaigning with Harvard Law School
professor Alan Dershowitz
, writer-comedian Larry David
, and other Jewish elected officials.
In 2006, Cameron Kerry explored a run for Massachusetts Secretary of State deciding not to run when the Democratic incumbent, William F. Galvin
, announced that he would seek reelection.
Cameron Kerry is the Vice-Chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council
and defended Barack Obama
in the Jewish press during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Cameron Kerry was picked to be Barack Obama
's general counsel of the Commerce Department.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072956.html
The fourth child of U.S. diplomat Richard J. Kerry
Richard J. Kerry
Richard John Kerry was an American Foreign Service officer and lawyer, and was the father of U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate, John Kerry.Kerry married Rosemary Forbes Kerry on February 8, 1941 in Montgomery, Alabama...
and his wife, Rosemary Winthrop Forbes
Rosemary Forbes Kerry
Rosemary Isabel Forbes Kerry , was one of eleven children of James Grant Forbes of the Protestant Forbes family of China and Boston, and wife Margaret Tyndal Winthrop. She studied to be a nurse, and served in the Red Cross in Paris during World War II...
, Cameron Kerry graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1972, and Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School
Boston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts.With approximately 800 students and...
in 1978. Cameron Kerry was associated with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, which also goes by the shorter market name WilmerHale, is an American law firm with twelve offices across the USA, Europe and Asia. It was created in 2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the Washington-based firm Wilmer Cutler...
in Washington, D.C. and served as law clerk to U.S. Senior Circuit Judge Elbert Tuttle
Elbert Tuttle
Elbert Parr Tuttle , one of the "Fifth Circuit Four", and a liberal Republican from Georgia, was chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967, when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans...
, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
(now the Eleventh Circuit). He has been an Adjunct Professor of Telecommunications Law at Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School, also known as Suffolk Law School or SULS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Suffolk University. Suffolk University Law School is a private, non-sectarian, law school located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School was founded in...
and has written on First Amendment and cable television issues. Since 1983, he has worked at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a general practice, full service law firm employing approximately 450 attorneys worldwide. Mintz Levin's headquarters are located at One Financial Center in the Financial District of Boston...
, focusing on civil litigation, environmental issues, and communications regulation.
In 2004, he served as an influential advisor in his brother’s presidential campaign. Cameron Kerry played a role in decisions behind the scenes and as a campaign surrogate.
On September 18, 1972, the day before the primary election in which John Kerry was seeking his district's nomination in his race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Cameron Kerry and Thomas J. Vallely were caught in the basement of the building that housed both John Kerry's and opponent Anthony R. DiFruscia's campaign headquarters. Cameron was charged with breaking and entering. One month later, the charges were dropped after the Kerry campaign explained that Cameron was in the building to investigate rumors that his brother's campaign telephone lines were being wiretap
Telephone tapping
Telephone tapping is the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert means. The wire tap received its name because, historically, the monitoring connection was an actual electrical tap on the telephone line...
ped.
In 1983, Cameron Kerry converted to Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
before marrying Kathy Weinman.
During his brother's 2004 presidential campaign, it emerged that their grandfather, Fritz Kohn, was a Jewish immigrant from what is today the Czech Republic who had changed his name to Frederick Kerry and converted to Roman Catholicism. Cameron Kerry traveled across the country speaking to his brother’s views on Israel, campaigning with Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
professor Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, jurist, and political commentator. He has spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history...
, writer-comedian Larry David
Larry David
Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...
, and other Jewish elected officials.
In 2006, Cameron Kerry explored a run for Massachusetts Secretary of State deciding not to run when the Democratic incumbent, William F. Galvin
William F. Galvin
William Francis Galvin is the 27th and current Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth .-Early life and career:...
, announced that he would seek reelection.
Cameron Kerry is the Vice-Chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council
National Jewish Democratic Council
The National Jewish Democratic Council works as lobbying organization for the country of Israel in the United States of America and the Democratic Party and its mission is to promote pro-Israeli policies within the Party, and to promote the Democratic Party within the jewish community.The NJDC is...
and defended Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
in the Jewish press during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Cameron Kerry was picked to be Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's general counsel of the Commerce Department.http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072956.html