• KENNEDY, JOSEPH P III
Experience: House: District 4, 2013-Present
Home State: Massachusetts
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,366,080Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' P. Kennedy III
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lauren
    Birth Date: 10/04/1980
    Home City: Brookline, MA

Education

    JD, Harvard Law School, 2009
    BS, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2003

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Co-Founder, After-School Program for At-Risk Youth, Boston
    Anti-Poverty Consultant
    Student Lawyer, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
    Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, 2011-12
    Member, Peace Corps, Dominican Republic, 2004-06
    International Development Analyst, United Nations’ Millennium Project
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 23
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/12/2017 H.R.1762 POWER Act 04/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1652 Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.Res.154 Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 03/21/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 24.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.324 Medicaid Bump Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.587 Fair RATES Act 01/24/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
12/22/2016 H.R.6417 Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6470 Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016 12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/11/2016 H.R.6149 POWER Act 10/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 H.R.5722 John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-215. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/08/2016 H.R.5411 Fair Care for Kids Act 06/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.5362 Mental and Behavioral Health Care Bump Act of 2016 05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/23/2016 H.R.5272 Do No Harm Act 05/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
05/11/2016 H.R.5197 Interdictions Assistance Act 05/11/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4276 Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/15/2016 H.R.2984 Fair RATES Act 03/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/06/2016 H.R.4333 Zero Tolerance for Terror Act 01/06/2016 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
06/05/2015 H.R.2539 Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015 06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1447 Perkins Modernization Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.840 STEM Gateways Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4425 Perkins Modernization Act of 2014 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
Total: 639
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/22/2013 H.R.1263 Excellence in Mental Health Act
03/15/2013 H.R.1074 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act
03/15/2013 H.Res.74 Supporting the goals and objectives of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
03/14/2013 H.R.1186 To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
03/14/2013 H.Res.104 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of easing the transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families from military to civilian life.
03/14/2013 H.R.690 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act
03/13/2013 H.R.1141 Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
03/13/2013 H.Res.90 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.
03/12/2013 H.R.1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013
03/12/2013 H.R.1015 Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013
03/08/2013 H.R.942 Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013
03/04/2013 H.R.846 Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013
02/28/2013 H.R.924 Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
02/28/2013 H.R.519 Uniting American Families Act of 2013
02/28/2013 H.R.452 Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013
02/28/2013 H.R.437 Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
02/28/2013 H.R.401 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013
02/28/2013 H.J.Res.21 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.
02/22/2013 H.R.666 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
02/19/2013 H.R.713 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013
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