Tim Kennedy (New York)

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Timothy M. Kennedy
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Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House New York District 26

U.S. House New York District 26
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
New York State Senate District 58
New York State Senate District 63
Successor: April Baskin

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

D'Youville College

Graduate

D'Youville College

Personal
Profession
Occupational therapist
Contact

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Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 26th Congressional District. He assumed office on May 6, 2024. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Kennedy (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 26th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Kennedy earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Occupational Therapy from D'Youville College. His professional experience includes working as a licensed occupational therapist, serving as a county legislator for Erie County's second district, the chairman of the Economic Development Committee and as the vice-chairman of the Public Safety Committee.

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
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Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-214)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (341-82)


Elections

2026

See also: New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 26

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy is running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 26 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Timothy M. Kennedy (D)

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2024

Regular election

See also: New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

New York's 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 26

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy defeated Anthony Marecki in the general election for U.S. House New York District 26 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy M. Kennedy
Timothy M. Kennedy (D / Working Families Party)
 
65.1
 
209,131
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Anthony Marecki (R / Conservative Party)
 
34.8
 
111,772
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
401

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 321,304
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 26.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Anthony Marecki advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 26.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Anthony Marecki advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 26.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 26.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kennedy in this election.

Special election

See also: New York's 26th Congressional District special election, 2024

General election
Special general election for U.S. House New York District 26

Timothy M. Kennedy defeated Gary Dickson in the special general election for U.S. House New York District 26 on April 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Timothy M. Kennedy (D / Working Families Party)
 
68.5
 
48,050
Image of Gary Dickson
Gary Dickson (R / Conservative Party) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
21,982
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
159

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,191
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 63

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy defeated Faye Pietrak in the general election for New York State Senate District 63 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Timothy M. Kennedy (D / Working Families Party)
 
82.7
 
57,187
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Faye Pietrak (Conservative Party)
 
17.2
 
11,885
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
104

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,176
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 63.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Faye Pietrak advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 63.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 63.

2020

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 63

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 63 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy M. Kennedy
Timothy M. Kennedy (D / Working Families Party / Independence Party)
 
99.0
 
95,417
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
984

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 96,401
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 63.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 63.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 63.

2018

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018

Kennedy also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party, Women's Equality Party, and Independence Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 63

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 63 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy M. Kennedy
Timothy M. Kennedy (D)
 
100.0
 
70,221

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,221
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 63

Incumbent Timothy M. Kennedy defeated Shaqurah Zachery in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 63 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Timothy M. Kennedy
 
76.7
 
23,640
Image of Shaqurah Zachery
Shaqurah Zachery
 
23.3
 
7,198

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Senate District 63

Thomas Gaglione advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 63 on September 13, 2018.

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Thomas Gaglione

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2016

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Tim Kennedy ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 63 general election.[6][7]

New York State Senate, District 63 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections


Incumbent Tim Kennedy ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 63 Democratic primary.[8][9]

New York State Senate, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timothy M. Kennedy Incumbent (unopposed)

Kennedy also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets.

2014

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Tim Kennedy defeated Betty Jean Grant in the Democratic primary, while Ricky Donovan, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dennis Nawojski was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Kennedy also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Donovan also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Kennedy defeated Donovan in the general election.[10][11][12]

New York State Senate District 63, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy M. Kennedy Incumbent 71.5% 42,278
     Republican Ricky Donovan, Sr. 20.3% 11,973
     None Blank 8.2% 4,843
Total Votes 59,094
New York State Senate, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy M. Kennedy Incumbent 60.2% 16,660
Betty Jean Grant 39.8% 10,997
Total Votes 27,657
New York State Senate, District 63 Independence Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy M. Kennedy Incumbent 65.1% 287
Ricky Donovan, Sr. 34.9% 154
Total Votes 441

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

Kennedy ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 63. He defeated Betty Jean Grant in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Kennedy was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]

New York State Senate, District 63, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy M. Kennedy Incumbent 100% 82,458
Total Votes 82,458
New York State Senate, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Kennedy Incumbent 50.3% 11,587
Betty Jean Grant 49.7% 11,431
Total Votes 23,018

2010

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2010

Kennedy ran in the 2010 election for New York State Senate District 58. Kennedy defeated Jack Quinn (R) and William Stachowski (WF,IP) in the general election.[16][17] Kennedy defeated incumbent William Stachowski, Thomas Casey, and Michael Kuzma in the September 18 Democratic primary. However, Stachowski, the incumbent, won the nominations of the Working Families Party and Independence Party.

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Kennedy was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 58 (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Timothy M. Kennedy (D) 42,757
Jack Quinn (R) 41,162
William Stachowski (Independence) 6,611

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

Regular election

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Special election

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Timothy M. Kennedy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House New York District 26Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2024* U.S. House New York District 26Won general$2,664,314 $2,325,250
2022New York State Senate District 63Won general$2,038,289 $0
2020New York State Senate District 63Won general$1,116,031 N/A**
2018New York State Senate District 63Won general$1,050,769 N/A**
2016New York State Senate, District 63Won $642,567 N/A**
2014New York State Senate, District 63Won $1,065,332 N/A**
2012New York State Senate, District 63Won $927,808 N/A**
2010New York State Senate, District 58Won $1,015,890 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Timothy M. Kennedy
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Kathy Hochul  source  (D, Working Families Party) Governor of New York (2022) PrimaryWon General
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Timothy M. Kennedy
MeasurePositionOutcome
New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)  source SupportDefeated
New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)  source SupportDefeated

Personal

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Kennedy and his spouse Katie have two children.

State legislative tenure

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2024

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2012


2011

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Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Kennedy was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kennedy was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2017
• Banks
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
• Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
• Energy and Telecommunications
• Finance
• Infrastructure and Capital Investment
• Insurance
• Rules
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kennedy served on these committees:

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
    2. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025
    3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025
    5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025
    6. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    7. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    8. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    9. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
    10. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
    11. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
    12. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
    13. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
    14. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
    15. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
    16. ↑ New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
    17. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014

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