Shriver Has Early Lead in Santa Monica Race
Bobby Shriver, the brother of Maria Shriver and brother-in-law of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, had an early lead Tuesday night among a field of 16 running for four seats on the Santa Monica City Council.
What started as a dispute over hedge-trimming turned into a maiden voyage into politics by Shriver, a lawyer and the chairman of the state Park and Recreation Commission.
A newcomer to politics at age 50, he arrives with a storied family pedigree. He is the nephew of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the son of Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics and the sister of the late President John F. Kennedy.
Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver were among those greeting him at a Santa Monica hotel party Tuesday night.
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