Timothy Kennedy's Biography
- U.S. House (NY) - District 26, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
800 Main Street
Suite 3C
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
726 Exchange Street
Suite 601
Buffalo, NY 14210
2269 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Timothy 'Tim' M. Kennedy
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Katie; 3 Children: Connor, Eireann, Padraic
Birth Date:
10/20/1976
Birth Place:
Buffalo, NY
Home City:
Buffalo, NY
BS, Occupational Therapy, D'Youville College
MS, Occupational Therapy, D'Youville College
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 26, 2024-present
Former Assistant Minority Whip, New York State Senate
Former Assistant Democratic Conference Whip, New York State Senate
Senator, New York State Senate, District 63, 2011-2024
Senior Assistant Majority Leader, New York State Senate, 2023-2024
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 26, 2024
Chair, Majority Program Development Committee, New York State Senate, 2019-2023
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 63, 2018, 2020
Assistant Democratic Conference Leader for Conference Operations, New York State Senate, 2017-2019
Legislator, Erie County Legislature, 2004-2010
Member, Committee on Homeland Security
Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs)
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Member, Veterans' Affairs
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Crime Victims, Crime & Correction Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee, New York State Senate
Former Ranking Member, Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Internet and Technology Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Social Services Committee, New York State Senate
Occupational Therapist, Bornhava Preschool, 1999-2010
Occupational Therapist, Catholic Health System, 1999-2010
Member, Board of Directors, Erie County Industrial Development Agency
Member, Families Against Texting While Driving
Awards:
The Capitol's 2011 40 Under Forty List of Rising Stars in State Government and Politics
First 2011 40 Under Forty List of Rising Leaders in Western New York - Buffalo Business
Named 2006 Friend of Education by the Faculty Federation of Erie Community College
Named 2010-11 Hero of Reform - government reform advocates N.Y. Uprising