Many families in the United States have produced multiple generations of politicians who have had a significant influence on government and public policy in their communities, states, and nationally.
Three brothers from one of American political families: John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, pictured together in July 1960.
In 2000, Newsweek magazine observed that there as many, if not more, Democratic political families as there were Republican "dynasties".[1]
Bill Clinton served as governor of Arkansas before being elected the 42nd president; his wife, Hillary Clinton, was elected as a senator from New York before serving as secretary of State.
The Udall family first became prominent in Arizona, but three cousins from the most recent generation simultaneously served in the U.S. Senate from Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon.
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