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Timothy M. Kennedy

Democrat · NY-26 · U.S. House

Bio

Timothy Martin Kennedy is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New York's 26th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in the April 2024 special election to finish the remainder of Brian Higgins' term in the 118th United States Congress. Prior to his congressional tenure, Kennedy served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2024.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
D+0.57
Healthcare
D+0.85
Immigration & Border
D+0.84
Guns
D+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+1.00
Environment & Energy
D+0.76
Crime & Policing
D+0.50
Defense & Veterans
D+0.75
Economy & Labor
D+0.63
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.65
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.92
Education
D+0.90
Government & Democracy
D+0.88
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+1.00

Each issue runs left right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
2026-06-23 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor
YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
NAY
Secure America Act
2026-06-09 · Passed · Immigration & Border, Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing
YEA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
2026-06-09 · Passed · Economy & Labor
YEA
TRUE Accountability Act
2026-06-08 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
2026-06-08 · Passed · Government & Democracy, Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
2026-06-03 · Passed · Environment & Energy
NAY
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
2026-06-03 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Education, Government & Democracy

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