Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator.
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act . The U.S. Senate debated and approved an amended version of the bill on March 26 , 2009 , renaming it the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act , after Senator Ted Kennedy . Ted Kennedy . He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was re-elected seven more times . The United States Senate election of 1964 in Massachusetts was held on November 3 , 1964 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers .