John Neely Kennedy
RU.S. Senator · Louisiana · 115th-119th, 9 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Kennedy, John Neely A Senator from Louisiana; born in Centreville, Miss., November 21, 1951; B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1973; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1977; B.C.L., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1979; lawyer; special counsel to Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer; secretary to Governor Roemer’s Cabinet; secretary of the state Department of Revenue in the Cabinet of Louisiana governor Mike Foster 1996-1999; Louisiana state treasurer 1999-2016; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2016; reelected in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
9
Bills introduced
78
Enacted
4
Cosponsored
181
Committees
17
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 853 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 4 of 843 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
210 — Attracted 210 cosponsors across 78 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
39 — Attracted 39 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
181 — 181 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
29 — 29 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Committee Assignments
17 committees · 2 leadership roles
Sen. Kennedy Defends Comments Linking Michigan Senate Candidate to Anti-American Streamer
Headtopics · Oct 12, 2026
John Kennedy has a quip for every occasion. Is that enough to beat the ‘goobers’ in the 2028 GOP field?
CNN · Oct 12, 2026
John Kennedy hits the road for the midterms — with 2028 on his mind
Headtopics · Oct 12, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed hits back after being accused of ‘sleeping in a Bin Laden jersey’
The Mirror US · Oct 12, 2026
LOL—This! John Kennedy DECIMATES Democrats As Only He Can Sharing Words of Wisdom on Voting (WATCH)
Twitchy · Oct 12, 2026
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.