# Timothy Kennedy

Timothy Kennedy is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 26th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 26th district
- Serving since: 2024-05-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000402
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NY26078

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000402 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

16% of the 32 bills Kennedy sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

## What Kennedy says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,503 classified statements: 1,212 posts on X, 200 Congressional Record speeches, 71 press releases, 20 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kennedy | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.9% | 6.6% | 123 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 23.2% | 27.5% | 152 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 63.3% | 73.2% | 196 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.5% | 9.8% | 177 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 19.5% | 22.7% | 130 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 136 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.01), from 1,981 donors and 1,812 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.2% (96.4%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 544. 15.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 10 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10191: To require curbside delivery of mail at certain housing developments, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10191
- H.R. 10162: STORMWATER Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10162
- H.R. 9433: VA Coaching into Care Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9433
- H.R. 9409: Remote Control Locomotives Safety Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9409
- H.R. 9382: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process,… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9382
- H.R. 9099: DHS Release Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9099
- H.R. 8010: VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8010
- H.R. 7501: Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7501
- H.R. 6574: Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6574
- H.R. 6507: DHS Grants Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6507

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 3.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2114741219016257628
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2114752745857007985
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2113981453046341864
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2114066925718310961
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2113680365210497119
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2113688953794466044
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2113340313724911664
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2112915138613297388
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reptimkennedy,@kennedyforny26/status/2112954011716595958
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Following DHS’s Disclosure of Nearly $17 Million Expansion, Kennedy Makes Unannounced Visit to ICE Batavia Facility to Inspect Conditions and Conduct Oversight · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://kennedy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2495

## Links

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Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000402