As many Kennedys in the Senate as possible at the same time

Ted Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy were Senators together.

What's the largest number of Kennedys who could be in the Senate at the same time?

Shrivers count as Kennedys for this purpose.


JFK losing in 1960 + Bobby getting elected in 1964 (if he still runs) + Ted staying in office gets you three brothers in the 60s.

Caroline Kennedy was interested in replacing Hillary Clinton in 2008, and Patrick Kennedy considered challenging Lincoln Chafee in 2006. That could mean that in 2008 you'd have Ted, Patrick, and Caroline Kennedy in the Senate together. This would decrease when Ted passes away, but I could see Joe Kennedy III getting elected in 2012 (instead of Warren, should he run to succeed Bill Dellahunt in 2010) or 2014 (instead of Markey).

Ted Kennedy Jr could get elected to Senate in 2012 in Connecticut perhaps.

Timothy Shriver looked at running for CA AG in 2010. Maybe he beats Harris and proceeds to be Senate nominee in 2016.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend could get elected to Senate in Maryland in 2016. She was LtGov of the state from 2005-2009.

If you really wanna stretch it, I guess Schwarzenegger could win Senate and count as a Kennedy by marriage.
 
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JFK and Ted Kennedy were Senators together.
Ted Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy were Senators together.

What's the largest number of Kennedy's who could be in the Senate at the same time?

Shrivers count as Kennedys for this purpose.


JFK losing in 1960 + Bobby getting elected in 1964 (if he still runs) + Ted staying in office gets you three brothers in the 60s.

Caroline Kennedy was interested in replacing Hillary Clinton in 2008, and Patrick Kennedy considered challenging Lincoln Chafee in 2006. That could mean that in 2008 you'd have Ted, Patrick, and Caroline Kennedy in the Senate together. This would decrease when Ted passes away, but I could see Joe Kennedy III getting elected in 2012 (instead of Warren, should he run to succeed Bill Dellahunt in 2010) or 2014 (instead of Markey).

Ted Kennedy Jr could get elected to Senate in 2012 in Connecticut perhaps.

Timothy Shriver looked at running for CA AG in 2010. Maybe he beats Harris and proceeds to be Senate nominee in 2016.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend could get elected to Senate in Maryland in 2016. She was LtGov of the state from 2005-2009.

If you really wanna stretch it, I guess Schwarzenegger could win Senate and count as a Kennedy by marriage.

JFK wasn't in the Senate at the same time as Ted. Ted was his replacement in the Senate after the 1960 presidential election.
 
using some of your ideas and taking them to the extreme

ended up with 16 Kennedys



Patrick Kennedy beats Chaffee in the 2006 election.

Mark Shriver wins the 2006 Senate election in Maryland.

Caroline Kennedy is appointed to replace Hillary Clinton in 2008.

Joseph P. Kennedy II runs for his uncle’s seat in the 2009 special election.

Max Kennedy continues his political career in Pennsylvania and wins the 2010 Senate race.

Chris Kennedy wins the special election for Obama’s Illinois seat in 2010.

Ferraro beats Schumer in the 1998 Senate primary. Her death in 2011 leads to a special election where Andrew Cuomo wins.

Edward Kennedy Jr. wins the 2012 Senate election in Connecticut.

Vicki Kennedy wins the 2013 Senate special election in Massachusetts.

Michael Donald Brown gets elected to the DC City Council and William Kennedy Smith becomes the new Shadow Senator in the by-election.

Attorney General Bobby Shriver wins the 2016 Senate election in California.

Fmr. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend wins the 2016 Senate election in Maryland.

Governor Anthony Shriver wins the 2016 Florida Senate election.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wins the 2018 California Senate election.

Taylor Swift ends up marrying Conor Kennedy and somehow gets elected in Tennessee in 2020.

Daryl Hannah ends up marrying JFK Jr, who ends up dying in a plane crash like IOTL. She wins the Illinois Senate seat in 2020, succeeding a retiring Dick Durbin.
 
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