Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy

Ending his campaign before it fully began, Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy--the son of Robert F. Kennedy--on Monday announced he would not seek the congressional seat of the late Rep. John Joseph Moakley (D-Mass.). Although he had not formally declared his candidacy or filed federal election papers, the 36-year-old lawyer and philanthropist had made clear his interest in the rare Massachusetts congressional vacancy. Moakley died in May after 15 terms in Washington.