Christopher Heinz

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Christopher Drake Heinz (born 1973) is an American of German American and Portuguese-Mozambican descent as the youngest of three sons of United States Senator John Heinz and Teresa Heinz. His brothers are Henry Heinz IV and André Heinz. When his mother remarried after the death of his father, Heinz became the step-son of Senator John Kerry. He was educated at St. Pauls School in Concord, NH, Yale University, and Harvard Business School.

Heir to the H. J. Heinz Company ketchup fortune, media and family members recognized Heinz as the most politically savvy of the Heinz children. A Republican-turned-Democrat, Heinz introduced his mother during the 2004 Democratic National Convention that officially nominated John Kerry for President of the United States.

Heinz is considered to have a bright political future and is touted by many Pennsylvania Democrats as a possible future candidate for the United States House of Representatives.