Harry_Kennedy_(politician)

Harry Kennedy (politician)

Harry Kennedy (politician)

American politician

Harry Kennedy (born February 21, 1952) is an American Democratic politician, who has been a member of the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives. He is currently a staffer for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and a Democratic Committeeman for St. Louis' 14th Ward.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Missouri Senate from the 3rd district, Preceded by ...

He graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication. He is a member of the Catholic parish of St. Mary Margdalene in St. Louis.

Kennedy was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1997 through 2001. He won election to the Missouri Senate from the third district in a special election in 2001. He was re-elected from the first district in 2004, changing districts due to re-districting. Kennedy would have been forced out of the Senate in 2009 due to term limits, but resigned in October 2008 to take his current position with Lewis Reed's office.[2][3] During his Senate tenure, he was a member of the following Committees:

  • Aging, Families, and Mental Health
  • Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Government
  • Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
  • Pensions, Veteran's Affairs and General Laws

See also

Sources

  • Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO:Secretary of State.

References

  1. [1]
    Kennedy's biography on the Senate website, accessed 2008-11-08
  2. [2]
    "Mo. Sen. Kennedy resigns for St. Louis job". AP. October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Kennedy takes job as aide to Reed". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.[permanent dead link]


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