John Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 and reelected in 2022. He has built a distinguished career as a conservative champion for the people of Louisiana and a dedicated watchdog of taxpayer money.
Sen. Kennedy serves on the Appropriations, Banking, Budget, and Judiciary Committees in the U.S. Senate. He serves as the top Republican of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy.
Sen. Kennedy has passed several bills to protect our stock market from foreign corruption, extend flood insurance protection for Louisiana homeowners, stop corrupt lobbyists, and preserve disaster relief programs for small businesses. No other Louisiana senator has passed more bills in his or her first term.
Prior to his election to the Senate, Sen. Kennedy served as state treasurer of Louisiana for five terms. Sen. Kennedy also served as secretary of the Department of Revenue, special counsel to Gov. Roemer and secretary of Gov. Roemer’s cabinet.
Sen. Kennedy graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where he was president of his senior class. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, and earned a Bachelor of Civil Law degree with first class honors from Oxford University (Magdalen College) in England.
Sen. Kennedy served as an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center from 2002 to 2016. He has volunteered as a substitute teacher in Louisiana public schools. He resides in Madisonville, Louisiana, with his wife Becky and their dogs. The Kennedys are founding members of their local Methodist church.
