The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
The 116th and current Governor of South Carolina is Nikki Haley, who is in her second term after being reelected in 2014. Haley defeated Democratic candidate Vincent Sheheen in the November 2010 midterm elections, and again in the November 2014 midterm elections.
The current governor is Jerry Brown, a Democrat who was inaugurated January 3, 2011, and who had previously served as governor from 1975 to 1983. In October 2013 Brown surpassed Earl Warren for the longest cumulative period of time served as governor.