John Kennedy
RepublicanU.S. Senator, LA| Age | 74 (b. 1951-11-21) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2017-01-03 (~9 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Methodist (Christian) |
| Education | B.A. Vanderbilt University (1973, magna cum laude); J.D. University of Virginia School of Law (1977); B.C.L. Magdalen College, Oxford University (1979, first-class honours) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (law partner at Chaffe McCall); adjunct law professor at LSU; Louisiana Secretary of Revenue; Louisiana State Treasurer |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Centreville, Mississippi |
| Marital status | Married — Rebecca Stulb Kennedy |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Madisonville, Louisiana |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | Special counsel to Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer (1988) · Secretary of the Louisiana governor's cabinet (1990-1992) · Louisiana Secretary of Revenue (1996-1999) · Louisiana State Treasurer (2000-2017) |
| Committees | Senate Committee on Appropriations · Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Senate Committee on the Budget · Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Caucuses | Senate Republican Conference · Congressional Coalition on Adoption · Rare Disease Caucus |
| Party history | Democrat before 2007; switched to the Republican Party on August 27, 2007 |
| Ideology | Conservative; lifetime Heritage Action scorecard 94% (117th Congress); 95% lifetime rating from Council for Citizens Against Government Waste |
| Signature legislation | Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (2020) · JACK Act (2019) · DUMP Opioids Act (2021) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $8,323,109–$22,151,999 (2023) · estimate
| 102 acres of real estate on Church Street | real_estate · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 mutual fund | fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
| MFS Core Equity R6 (MRGKX) mutual fund | fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2023 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.