Jimmy Kennedy
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| Democratic Party | ||||
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| Senator | ||||
| Began Present Office: 2011 - Present | ||||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Class | Unknown | |||
| Region and Superregion | Wabash Valley, Midwest | |||
| Previous Offices | Illinois Legislator | |||
| Born | 20 April, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Spouse | Single | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Occupation | University Professor | |||
| Education | Harvard University | |||
Jimmy Kennedy is the Junior Senator-Elect for the Wabash Valley. He previously served as the 70th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and as the 38th Secretary of State, being a a member of the Illinois Congress since 2001.
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Early Life
James Kennedy, the youngest of his family, was born in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew Kennedy and Mary Brocklin.
Coming from a family of lawyers, she was educated in a good public school of Cleveland. He'd become a very good student, getting a scholarship to study at Harvard University in 1996. In 2000, following the completetion of his Political Science degree, James moved to Chicago, Illinois, to teach History at the Illinois University.
Illinois Legislator
Secretary of State
Return to the Legislature: Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
Senator of the Wabash Valley
Election Results
| Election Result for Wabash Valley Senator, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | David Vithoulkas | Challenger | 49.2% | |||
| Democratic | Jimmy Kennedy | Challenger | 50.4% | |||
