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Line 1: − {{Officeholder+ − |name=Paul Kirk − |image=Senator_kirk.png − |party=[[Democrat]] − |spouse=Gail Kirk − |religion=Roman Catholic − |offices= − {{Officeholder/senator − |state=Massachusetts − |terms=September 25, 2009 - February 4, 2010 − |preceded=[[Ted Kennedy]] − |former=n − |succeeded=[[Scott Brown]] − }} − }} − − '''Paul Grattan Kirk, Jr.''' (born January 18, 1938) is a lawyer and [[Democratic Party]] politician served as the junior United States Senator from [[Massachusetts]] after being appointed by Governor [[Deval Patrick]] to replace the late [[Ted Kennedy]]. He temporally held the seat until Republican [[Scott Brown]] was sworn into office on February 4. − − His appointment caused controversy, after the Democratic super-majority in the state legislature had originally blocked the right of [[Republican]] Governor [[Mitt Romney]] to appoint an interim senator had [[John Kerry]] been elected President in the 2004 election. − − Senator Kirk served on the Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. − − Kirk is a graduate from [[Harvard]] Law School. Senator Kirk served on Ted Kennedy's staff from 1969 through 1977 and as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1985 through 1989, during Massachusetts Governor [[Michael Dukakis]]' unsuccessful presidential campaign. As a super-delegate in the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Kirk endorsed [[Barack Obama]] in the Democratic primaries. − {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk, Paul}} − ==External links== − *[http://kirk.senate.gov/ Official Site] − *[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/k000374/ Voting record] − − [[Category:Former United States Senators]] − [[Category:Political Operatives]] − [[Category:111th United States Congress]] − [[Category:Massachusetts]] − [[Category:Liberals]] − [[Category:Democratic Party]]
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