• 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
05/23/2014 H.R.685 American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed Yea
05/20/2014 H.R.4693 U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2014
05/20/2014 H.Res.573 Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
05/20/2014 H.R.4510 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
05/12/2014 H.R.2548 Electrify Africa Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/06/2014 H.R.4578 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
04/30/2014 H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
04/16/2014 H.J.Res.113 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
04/16/2014 H.R.4143 Children in Families First Act of 2014
04/04/2014 H.R.4351 Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014
03/26/2014 H.R.15 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
03/25/2014 H.Res.494 Affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act.
03/21/2014 H.Res.522 Expressing support for designation of September 2014 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".
03/21/2014 H.R.3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 Bill Passed (72-22, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
03/20/2014 H.R.3899 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
03/14/2014 H.R.4241 Act to Ban Zohydro
03/14/2014 H.R.2810 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013
03/12/2014 H.J.Res.43 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
03/11/2014 H.R.4176 Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2014
03/06/2014 H.R.20 Government By the People Act of 2014
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