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Timothy M. Kennedy

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Timothy M. Kennedy
Timothy M. Kennedy.jpg
New York Senate District 63
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$79,500/year
Per diem$171/full day; $61/half day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sD'Youville College
Master'sD'Youville College
Personal
BirthdayOctober 20, 1976
ProfessionOccupational therapist
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Timothy Kennedy (b. October 20, 1976) is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing District 63 since 2013. He previously represented District 58 from 2011 to 2013.

He attended D'Youville College for both his bachelor's and master's degrees, both of which he received in occupational therapy. After receiving his master's degree he began working as a licensed occupational therapist.

In 2004, he began his political career as a county legislator representing Erie County's second district. He became the chairman for the Economic Development Committee and vice-chairman of the Public Safety Committee.

He lives in South Buffalo with his wife Katie and their two children, Connor and Eireann.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:

New York Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
• Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
• Energy and Telecommunications
• Finance
• Higher Education
• Insurance
• Transportation

2011-2012

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

Elections

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. [1][2]

New York State Senate, District 63, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgTimothy M. Kennedy Incumbent 100% 82,458
Total Votes 82,458

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.[3]

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.jpg Timothy M. Kennedy (D) 42,757
Jack Quinn (R) 41,162
William Stachowski (Independence) 6,611

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Kennedy raised a total of $1,015,890 in campaign contributions.[4]

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
Democratic Senate Campaign Cmte of New York $279,300
Friends of Tim Kennedy $71,349
Beume, Karl $17,150
Seneca, J Conrad $15,500

Personal

Kennedy and his spouse Katie have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, Candidate Petition List, retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ ABC News, "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012
  3. ↑ New York Times NY state legislative election results
  4. ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
Political offices
Preceded by
William Stachowski (D) 		New York State Senate District 58
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Thomas O'Mara (R)
v • d • e
Coalition majority Current members of the New York State Senate
Senate Majority Coalition Republican Leader/Temporary President: Dean Skelos (R) • Senate Majority Coalition Independent Democratic Caucus Leader/Temporary President: Jeffrey Klein (D) • Senate Minority Leader: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
   
  1. David Valesky (DIW)
  2. Michael Nozzolio (RCI)
  3. Ted O'Brien (DW)
  4. Joseph Robach (RCIW)
  5. Catharine Young (RCI)
  6. Thomas O'Mara (RIC)
  7. Patrick Gallivan (RCI)
  8. Mark Grisanti (RI)
  9. Michael Ranzenhofer (RCI)
  10. George Maziarz (RCIW)
  11. Timothy M. Kennedy (DIW)


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