Joseph Kennedy III, the son of former Rep. Joseph Kennedy II (D-Mass.) and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy, has entered the race for the seat held by retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) as a Democrat. "I believe this country was founded on a simple idea: that every person deserves to be treated fairly, by each other and by their government, but that's not happening in America anymore," said Kennedy, a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School who has worked as a prosecutor.
