John Kerry

John Kerry has served four terms as the senator from Massachusetts (D). As a ranking member and chairman of the Fish and Marine subcommittee, he was able to write or rewrite laws affecting national fisheries, flood insurance, marine mammals, coral reefs, and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, as well as to engage very directly in the battles over global climate change, alternative and renewable fuels, and fuel efficiency standards. He is coauthor of Our Plan for America.