In May 2004, Teresa said:

"My legal name is still Teresa Heinz. Teresa Heinz Kerry is my name..... for politics. Just so people don't ask me questions about so and so is so and so's wife or this and that. Teresa Heinz is what I've been all my growing-up life, adult life, more than any other name. And it's the name of my boys, you know ?..... So, that's my legal name and that's my office name, my Pittsburgh name."