Over 50 Years After JFK’s Assassination, Conspiracy Theories Still Carry Weight

JFK Joins Congress, With A Little Help From Dad

After his brother’s death, the weight of Joseph Sr.’s hopes for a son in politics fell on JFK’s shoulders in 1944 and his political career was quickly set in motion. Joseph Sr. pressured U.S. Representative James Michael Curley to leave his seat as Democratic House Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Massachusetts. Curley left his seat quickly, as he was also caught in a bribery campaign scandal, and was about to be sentenced for a mail fraud conviction. Joseph Sr. funded his campaign, and JFK won the election and took a seat in the U.S. House in 1947 representing his home state of Massachusetts.