Harry Kennedy (politician)

Harry Kennedy
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
2003–2005
Preceded byJohn E. Scott
Succeeded byKevin Engler
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 1st district
In office
2005–2008
Preceded byAnita Yeckel
Succeeded byJim Lembke
Personal details
Born (1952-02-21) February 21, 1952 (age 72)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic

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]

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. ^ Kennedy's biography on the Senate website, accessed 2008-11-08
  2. ^ "Mo. Sen. Kennedy resigns for St. Louis job". AP. October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  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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