Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy
Massachusetts State Senate Second Plymouth and Bristol
Incumbent
In office
2009-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2013
Years in position	4
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$61,132.99/year
Per diem	$10-$100/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2008
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1982-2009
Brockton City Council
1978-1985
Education
Bachelor's	Stonehill College
Master's	Harvard University
Personal
Birthday	August 15, 1951
Place of birth	Brockton, MA
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Thomas Kennedy (b. August 15, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He has represented Second Plymouth and Bristol district since 2009. Kennedy was a representative with the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1982-2008. His other political experience includes being chair of the Brockton Ward 2 Democratic Committee since 1978; serving on the Brockton City and Brockton City Ombudsman.

Kennedy earned his Bachelors degree from Stonehill College and his MPA from Harvard University.

Organizations

Thomas Kennedy is currently involved with a number of organizations, including the Brockton Area Association of Retarded Citizens, Fuller Art Museum, Independent Associates, Ireland's Own, Knights of Columbus, M.A.M.I., New England Board of Higher Education, New England Sinai Hospital, Oblates Mission Club, Saint Joseph Manor, and the Stonehill College Martin Institute.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Thomas Kennedy currently serves on the Senate Committee on Election Laws

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kennedy has been appointed to these committees:

• Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Chair
• Joint Committee on Election Laws
• Joint Committee on Public Service
• Joint Committee on Revenue
• Ways and Means Committee
• Joint Committee on Ways and Means

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kennedy served on these committees:

• Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee
• Election Laws Committee
• Municipalities and Regional Government Committee
• Public Service Committee
• Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

Elections

2010

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2010

Kennedy won re-election to the Second Plymouth and Bristol District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Massachusetts State Senate - Second Plymouth and Bristol District
Candidates		Votes
Thomas Kennedy (D)		34,832
All Others		423
Blanks		13,921

2008

On November 4, 2008, Kennedy won the Senate election for the Second Plymouth and Bristol district. In this election he raised $76,113-; of that total $72,440 (95.7%) was from in state contributions and $3,245 (4.3%) was from out of state contributions.

Massachusetts State Senate - Second Plymouth and Bristol district
Candidates		Votes
Thomas Kennedy (D)		50,982
All Others		360
Blanks		16,483

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Kennedy received $53,538 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Massachusetts State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Thomas Kennedy's campaign in 2010
Kennedy, Catherine	$1,000
Beer Distributors Of Massachusetts	$1,000
Retired Public Employees	$1,000
Massachusetts Association Of Realtors	$800
Professional Fire Fighters Of Massachusetts	$700
Total Raised in 2010	$53,538

2008

In 2008 Thomas Kennedy collected $76,113 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2008 were:

Donor	Amount
Boston Police Partolmen's Association	$1,000
Retired Public Employees	$800
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts	$800
Paul Davis	$750

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Thomas + Kennedy + Massachusetts + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

Thomas Kennedy News Feed

• Ralph Nader Lawsuit Over Maine Ballots Dismissed - Huffington Post
• Quincy Medical Center may get financial boost - The Patriot Ledger
• Foggy Foggy Bottom - Canada Free Press
• Obama Teeters At A Beltway Tipping Point - Huffington Post
• Another View: VIPs get overly intimate with TSA - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Quote roundup: Reaction to Lt. Gov. Tim Murray's resignation - MassLive.com
• Peaceful Protester Tasered Outside DOJ While Demanding Wall Street ... - Huffington Post
• Deloitte's Echevarria Joins 9 Others on Obama Voting Commission - Bloomberg
• DCCC Fundraising: $5.4 Million In April - Huffington Post
• New Bedford has lots to clean up - EZ at AAA - McCain for Gomez - Keeping kids ... - Cape Cod Today

Personal

Thomas Kennedy was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts. He is currently single.

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Official Massachusetts State Senate website
• Project Vote Smart policies
• Project Vote Smart senator biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
• State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record

References

Political offices
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