Harper Grace Kennedy was born in 2015, the daughter of Patrick J. Kennedy II and Amy Petitgout Kennedy. She is the granddaughter of Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy. Her father served as U.S. Representative from Rhode Island for sixteen years and went on to found The Kennedy Forum, a leading advocacy organization for mental health and addiction equity. Harper was born into a family that combines the weight of political history with a contemporary commitment to public health and social justice.
Harper Kennedy represents the youngest active generation of the Kennedy family. Growing up in the household of one of America's most prominent mental health advocates, she is being raised in an environment that blends public responsibility with personal candor. Her parents' willingness to speak openly about mental health and addiction has helped reshape public discourse on those issues. Along with her siblings Owen and Nora, Harper carries the Kennedy name into a new era, one defined less by electoral politics than by the enduring call to public service that has characterized her family for generations.
Harper Petitgout (stepdaughter) is the child of Patrick J. Kennedy II and Amy Savell (m. 2011).
Harper Kennedy is the daughter of Patrick J. Kennedy II, former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, and Amy Petitgout Kennedy.
Harper Kennedy is the granddaughter of Senator Edward M. Kennedy and great-granddaughter of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.