Democratic Response to State of the Union Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s first State of the Union address. He criticized the actions taken in the first year of the Trump administration, accusing the president of “turning American life into a zero-sum game” in which one group wins at the expense of another. He vowed that his party would fight for all. 

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Who Is Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III

Here's everything you need to know about the young Democrat giving tonight's response to the State of the Union.

Yes, he's one of those Kennedys.

Joseph Kennedy III was quite literally born into a political dynasty. His father, Joseph Kennedy II, served as a member of the House of Representatives for over 10 years. His grandfather was Senator Robert Kennedy, and his great uncles include JFK and longtime Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. Going back even further, Kennedy's namesake Joseph Kennedy Sr. served as the SEC chairman and later the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom under FDR.

Joe Kennedy even got his political start on a family campaign. After college at Stanford and a stint in the Peace Corps, in 2006, he worked on his Uncle Ted's re-election bid to the Senate.

Joe Kennedy III with his mother Sheila, father Joseph Kennedy II, and twin brother Matthew

"People come up every day and usually say very nice things about my family, but sometimes not. You get both," Kennedy told Town & Country in a 2017 profile, acknowledging that being part of the Kennedy political machine certainly has its pros and cons.

"Look, my family means different things to different folks. I think for most people they have very fond memories and believe my family made important contributions to the country. And I happen to believe so too, and I’m grateful when people do mention that and share their stories: 'I shook your grandfather’s hand,' or JFK’s hand, or 'I met your Uncle Teddy.'"

He was first elected in 2012.

After graduating in Harvard Law school in 2009, Kennedy worked as an assistant DA in several Massachusetts counties, and in February of 2012, he announced his intention to run for the state's 4th congressional district seat, which was open following Barney Frank's retirement. In November of that year, he beat Republican Sean Bielat in the general election.

Kennedy has since been reelected to the U.S. House of representatives two more times, in 2014 and 2016. He currently serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Kennedy is hardly a fan of the current administration.

According to FiveThirtyEight, Kennedy votes in line with the President's position less than 14 percent of the time, and the Congressman isn't shy about sharing his criticisms of the the administration. Many of his speeches in opposition to Republican initiatives have gone viral including the one below, in which he called last year's GOP healthcare bill an "act of malice." It has been viewed over 10 million times.

He's married to his law school sweetheart.

Kennedy met Lauren Birchfield in now-Senator Elizabeth Warren's class at Harvard Law. They married shortly after he won his first election, and now have two children, Eleanor "Ellie" and James Matthew.

Does he have plans for a 2020 presidential run?

At this point, Kennedy has not shared his plans for 2020 publicly, but last fall, he said he would consider running for Senate at some point in the future.

"Somewhere down the road, if a Senate seat were to open, yeah it’s something I’d certainly take a look at,” he said in profile in Politico.

“But that’s got to be right in time for me and my family,” he said.