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.
Hiaasen, a celebrated Florida writer who has seen plenty of colorful political characters come and go, concluded, âItâs still too early to crown [Rick Scott] with the title of Worst Governor Ever, but none in modern memory has worked harder to conceal his actions or spent more of the publicâs money covering them up.â