John Kennedy

Details

Party Affiliation: Republican
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2017
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: K000393
Chamber: US Senate
State: LA
Total Receipts (2026): $9,951,156
Total Disbursements: $7,291,841
Cash on Hand: $18,589,497
Coverage End Date: Jun 30, 2026

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

No bills sponsored by John Kennedy are on file.

Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program	senate	—	Yea
Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program	senate	—	Nay
Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program	senate	—	Nay

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Biography

John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999, and as special counsel and then cabinet member to Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992. Born in Centreville, Mississippi, Kennedy graduated from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law, and earned a law degree from the University of Oxford. In 1988, Governor Buddy Roemer selected Kennedy to serve as special legal counsel and later appointed him Secretary of the Cabinet. He left Roemer's staff in 1991 to run for state attorney general as a Democrat. In 1999, he was elected state treasurer; he was reelected in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015. Kennedy ran for U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2008. In August 2007, he became a Republican. In 2016, when U.S. senator David Vitter opted not to seek reelection, Kennedy ran for Senate again. He finished first in the November nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated State Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell in the December runoff. He was sworn in on January 3, 2017. Kennedy was one of six Republican senators to object to the certification of Arizona's electors in the 2020 presidential election. In 2022, he was reelected to the Senate. Kennedy is set to be Louisiana's senior senator when Bill Cassidy leaves office in 2027.