Patrick Kennedy graced the pages of Rhode Island Monthly more than once during his twenty years in public office , including a photo spread of his thirty-third birthday party whose guest list featured then-President Bill Clinton ( below right ). But no story garnered more talk than a March 2010 profile by reporter Mark Arsenault , in which Kennedy revealed his plans not to run again for Congress in the wake of his father ’ s death . “ I went through something that caused me a great deal of soul searching and self-reflection . Right now , a personal life is of greater value ,” Kennedy said at the time . Since then , he ’ s pursued that life , getting married and starting a family in New Jersey . Still , he hasn ’ t forgotten his Rhode Island roots , or the issues that were central to his time in office . “ Serving Rhode Island in both the General Assembly
March 2010 : Reporter Mark Arsenault ’ s breaking story on Kennedy ’ s decision to leave Congress .
and the U . S . Congress has been the greatest honor of my life ,” he told Rhode Island Monthly in January . “ When I left Congress and moved to New Jersey to marry my wife Amy , I started the Kennedy Forum to advocate for the implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act as well as build a policy guide to address the mental health and addiction crisis . Ensuring Americans have equal coverage for their mental health and addiction care , expanding access to that care and treating mental health as essential health remains my primary focus .” — Lauren Clem
October 2007 : “ Free Buddy ” Buddy Cianci , fresh off his stint in jail , shared what life in prison was like and his plans for the future .
November 2000 : About Town
It was a political who ’ s-who at Patrick Kennedy ’ s birthday clambake , where he invited a few guests — 700 — to mix and mingle with all sorts of movers and shakers , including President Clinton , former U . S . Senator
Claiborne Pell and Patrick ’ s father , Senator Ted Kennedy .
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