John M. Kennedy, Jr.

John M Kennedy
Suffolk County Comptroller
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded by Joseph Sawicki, Jr.
Member of the Suffolk County Legislature
from the 12th District
In office
November 2004 – December 2014
Preceded by Andrew Crecca
Succeeded by Leslie Kennedy
Minority Leader for the Suffolk County Legislature
In office
January 2012 – December 2014
Preceded by Daniel P. Losquadro
Succeeded by Kevin McCaffrey
Personal details
Political party Republican
Residence Nesconset, New York
Alma mater SUNY, Stony Brook University (B.A.)
Adelphi University (M.B.A)
St. John's University School of Law (J.D.)
Profession Lawyer
Website Suffolk County Legislature

John M. Kennedy, Jr. (R), is a politician from Suffolk County, New York. In 2014, he was elected to Suffolk County Comptroller on the Republican ticket, garnering 53% of the vote.[1][2]

He served as County Legislator for the 12th Legislative District of Suffolk County, N.Y for 10 years. In 2011, he was chosen from among the Republican Caucus in Suffolk to serve as Minority Leader for the Suffolk County Legislature,[3] serving until his term ended in December of 2014.


Education and background

John M. Kennedy, Jr. was born and raised in Suffolk County, and is a longterm resident of Nesconset, New York. Kennedy received his B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Biology from SUNY Stony Brook in 1979. He also attended Adelphi University where he received his MBA and additionally has a Juris doctorate from St. John's University School of Law. He is married with four adult children.[4]

Electoral history

In November 2004 Kennedy was first elected as County Legislator, receiving 60% of the vote running on the Republican Party, Independence Party, Conservative and Working Families tickets.[5] In 2011, Kennedy received 73.66% of the vote against his Democratic opponent, Martin Aponte, who received 26.31%.[6]

In November, 2014 Kennedy beat Democrat James Gaughran in the election for Suffolk County Comptroller, despite being outspent $800,000 to $100,000.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Newsday Election Results".
  2. ↑ "Suffolk County Comptroller". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Kennedy Wins Re-Election to Suffolk Legislature, Hauppauge Patch, November 9, 2011
  4. ↑ Suffolk County legislative profile
  5. ↑ http://legis.suffolkcountyny.gov/do/do12/do12.html
  6. ↑ Newsday's final vote tallies for 2011
  7. ↑ Brand, Rick (8 November 2014). "Comptroller-elect John M. Kennedy Jr. boosted by Smithtown Republican base". Newsday. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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