Robert Francis Kennedy Jr born January 17 1954 also known by his initials RFK Jr is an American environmental lawyer and writer who promotes antivaccine misinformation and public healthrelated conspiracy theories He is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2024 presidential election Since 2005 he has promoted the scientifically disproven claim of a causal link between vaccines and autism and is founder and chairman of Childrens Health Defense an antivaccine advocacy group Since the onset of the COVID19 pandemic Kennedy has emerged as a leading proponent of COVID19 vaccine misinformation in the United States Much of Kennedys public health criticisms and writings have targeted prominent figures such as Anthony Fauci Bill Gates and Joe Biden He has written books including The Real Anthony Fauci in 2021 and A Letter to Liberals in 2022 Kennedy is a son of US attorney general and senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of US president John F Kennedy After growing up in the Washington DC area and Massachusetts he graduated from Harvard University and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law Kennedy began his career as an assistant district attorney in New York City In 1984 he joined Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC in 1986 two nonprofits focused on environmental protection He became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law in 1986 In 1987 he founded the Pace Law Schools Environmental Litigation Clinic where he held the post of supervising attorney and codirector until 2017 He founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999 serving as the president of its board
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