Member
Committee on Judiciary
Senate
Ted Kennedy has been serving in the U.S. Senate for Massachusetts since 1962. He is the patriarch of the ill-fated Kennedy family and is more or less the leader of the Democratic Party.
Member
Committee on Armed Services
Senate
This Committee has legislative oversight of the U.S. armed forces, including the Department of Defense, Selective Service, military research and development, nuclear energy as a national security matter, and other military and security issues.
Member
Subcommittee on Personnel
Committee on Armed Services
This Subcommittee has jurisdiction over military personnel and matters relating to pay, health care, education benefits, morale and recreation services, and military justice, as well as matters concerning POWs and MIAs.