Kennedy entered the Senate in a November 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected seven more times. The Chappaquiddick incident on July 18, 1969, resulted in the death of his automobile passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Kate Brown was sworn in as Oregon governor on February 18, 2015 after the resignation of John Kitzhaber. According to the Oregon Constitution, she will serve as governor until the results of the November 2016 election take effect in January 2017.
This article is about the politician. For other people with the same name, see Greg Abbott (disambiguation). Gregory Wayne Greg Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the 48th Governor of Texas since January 2015. During the Governorship of his predecessor, Rick Perry, Abbott was the 50th Attorney General of Texas and is a Republican.