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John Kennedy

U.S. Senator (Class 3), LA

Republican Louisiana since Jan 3, 2023

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), LA current
Louisiana
Republican Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), LA
Louisiana
Republican Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.558, social dim. -0.142. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Yea Jan 8, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… Nay Jan 8, 2026 Motion to Discharge Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Jan 7, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Yea Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Yea Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense Yea Jan 5, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532 Yea Dec 18, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Dec 18, 2025 Joint Resolution Defeated U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412 Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yea Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Yea Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 17, 2025 Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 15, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 11, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Yea Dec 11, 2025 Resolution Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3385 — Lower Health Care Costs Act Nay Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3386 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 Yea Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Yea Dec 10, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Dec 10, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $4,974,990. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 801 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 727 $2,356,344 47%
Corporate PAC 74 $2,032,329 41%
Unclassified 199 $586,316 12%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$87,216 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Aug 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$79,252 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$74,557 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Jun 27, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$71,314 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Aug 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$62,948 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Aug 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$60,000 UNITED STATES POSTAL OFFICE JOHN KENNEDY FOR US unclassified Jan 6, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$54,006 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$52,117 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Jun 27, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$46,863 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$41,070 FRIENDS OF KENNEDY JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Sep 21, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$40,385 BANKPLUS JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Aug 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$40,243 BANKPLUS JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Jul 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$39,965 BANKPLUS JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC May 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$39,689 BANKPLUS JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$39,419 BANKPLUS JOHN KENNEDY FOR US Corporate PAC Jan 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

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