John M. Kennedy Jr.

John M. Kennedy
Suffolk County Comptroller
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byJoseph Sawicki Jr.
Member of the Suffolk County Legislature
from the 12th District
In office
November 2004 – December 2014
Preceded byAndrew Crecca
Succeeded byLeslie Kennedy
Minority Leader for the Suffolk County Legislature
In office
January 2012 – December 2014
Preceded byDaniel P. Losquadro
Succeeded byKevin McCaffrey
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNesconset, New York
Alma materSUNY, Stony Brook University (B.A.)
Adelphi University (M.B.A)
St. John's University School of Law (J.D.)
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteSuffolk County Legislature

John M. Kennedy Jr. 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, New York, 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 2014.

Education and background

John M. Kennedy Jr. was born and raised in Suffolk County, and is a long-term 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 Doctor 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". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27.
  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. ^ "A Message from al | Suffolk County Legislature, NY".
  6. ^ Newsday's final vote tallies for 2011 Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Brand, Rick (8 November 2014). "Comptroller-elect John M. Kennedy Jr. boosted by Smithtown Republican base". Newsday. Retrieved 3 June 2015.