# Mike Kennedy

Mike Kennedy is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Utah’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Utah’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000403
- FEC candidate IDs: H4UT03260

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000403 (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

84% of Kennedy’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

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

715 classified statements: 572 posts on X, 63 Congressional Record speeches, 49 newsletters, 31 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kennedy | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 200 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.2% | 15.1% | 82 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 71.5% | 67.7% | 88 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 8.9% | 110 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 36.1% | 37.4% | 126 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 3.0% | 187 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Republicans 19%); Health 22% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Republicans 19%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 15% (House Republicans 4.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Republicans 24%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.94 (standard error 0.02), from 458 donors and 1,247 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.9% (97.1%). 43 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 161. 19.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 64 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9221: Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9221
- H.R. 9193: Powering the Future of American Space Dominance Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9193
- H.R. 8658: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8658
- H.R. 8335: PROTECT Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8335
- H.R. 8051: TECH Act (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8051
- H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act (became law, 2026-10-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7831
- H.R. 7794: Stop Child Care Funding Fraud Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7794
- H.R. 7578: TORCH Act (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7578
- H.R. 6491: Streamline Transit Projects Act (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6491
- H.R. 6447: CCP IP Act (in committee, 2025-12-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6447

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 1.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 84% 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/RepMikeKennedy/status/2114742549806002520
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2113302668147834950
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2112689326559555986
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2111504905336946708
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2111126082925781320
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2110547107568353492
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2110829204090827214
- 2026-10-13 · Newsletter · Congressman Kennedy Newsletter: Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots, License to Drill, and more · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2107300835315372504
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy/status/2106050756893716969

## Links

- Official site: https://mikekennedy.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMikeKennedy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeKennedy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmikekennedy
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000403

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000403