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John M. Kennedy Jr. is a politician from
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. In 2014, he was elected to Suffolk County
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on the Republican ticket, garnering 53% of the vote. He served as County Legislator for the 12th Legislative District of Suffolk County, New York, for 10 years. In 2011, he was chosen from among the Republican Caucus in Suffolk to serve as Minority Leader for the Suffolk County Legislature, serving until his term ended in December 2014.


Education and background

John M. Kennedy Jr. was born and raised in Suffolk County, and is a long-term resident of
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. Kennedy received his B.A. in psychology with a concentration in Biology from
SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State Univ ...
in 1979. He also attended
Adelphi University Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York, United States. Adelphi also has centers in Downtown Brooklyn, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County in addition to a virtual, online campus for remote students. As of 2019, it had ...
where he received his
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and additionally has a
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from
St. John's University School of Law St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Mast ...
. He is married with four adult children.


Electoral history

In November 2004 Kennedy was first elected as County Legislator, receiving 60% of the vote running on the Republican Party, Independence Party,
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and
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tickets. In 2011, Kennedy received 73.66% of the vote against his Democratic opponent,
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, who received 26.31%. In November, 2014 Kennedy beat Democrat James Gaughran in the election for Suffolk County Comptroller, despite being outspent $800,000 to $100,000.


See also

* List of St. John's University alumni * Suffolk County Legislature


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, John M. Jr. Living people County legislators in New York (state) New York (state) Republicans Politicians from Suffolk County, New York People from Nesconset, New York Stony Brook University alumni Adelphi University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)