Teresa Heinz Kerry Campaigns in Michigan

October 24, 2003
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By Andrew Kaplan


While her husband courts the nation for the presidency, Teresa Heinz Kerry has her own ambitions to think of. A philanthropist, environmental advocate and educationalist, her professional agenda complements - but does not duplicate - the political program of her spouse, U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who is vying for his party's nomination in the 2004 presidential election.

In an interview with The Michigan Daily yesterday, Heinz Kerry - who will address students in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union Sunday - said instead of campaigning alongside her husband, she uses her frequent public addresses to allude to similarities between her platform and his. Not surprisingly, her relationship to Kerry - to whom she has been married since 1995 - began over their mutual interest in environmental activism.

"Every time we met it was about the environment, so there's something important about that," Heinz Kerry said, referring to her first meeting with Kerry during a 1992 U.N. environmental conference in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. "Whether it's fixing environmental problems or doing urban planning, John and I have the same genesis about things."

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She's a fantastic woman!