Harry Kennedy (politician)
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Harry Kennedy | |
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Engler |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Anita Yeckel |
| Succeeded by | Jim Lembke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21, 1952 |
| Party | Democratic |
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 1st 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
