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I think that standing onstage on January 19th, and my father had just defied all expectations and won Iowa, was by far the most surreal moment.

Vanessa Kerry

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Vanessa Kerry
Age: 47
Born: 1976
Born: December 31
Physician
Boston
Massachusetts
Vanessa Bradford Kerry
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