# Jim Kennedy

Jim Kennedy is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 22
- Serving since: 2016-01-12
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d80f0df2-57cd-436b-a250-7413ec11fe27

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d80f0df2-57cd-436b-a250-7413ec11fe27 (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

67% of Kennedy’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 41 donors and 935 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 30. 9.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 28 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5707: "Clean Water and Safe Communities Bond Act," authorizes bonds for $5 billion; appropriates $5,000. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5707/
- A 5642: Establishes "Minor Protection Order Act of 2026"; makes appropriation. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5642/
- A 5638: Aligns criteria for designating endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species with federal standards. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5638/
- A 5510: Clarifies when MVP Emergency Alert may be issued. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5510/
- A 5237: Requires DOBI to monitor, evaluate, and submit annual report concerning mental health insurance coverage for minors; requires carriers to maintain provider… (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5237/
- A 5236: Requires DCF to strengthen Statewide pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health care services for children and families. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5236/
- A 5238: Expands role of New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and transfers $3 million from DCF to DHS for establishment of dashboard and associated implementation. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5238/
- A 4555: Establishes "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in DEP. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4555/
- A 4554: Appropriates $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4554/
- A 4490: Establishes thermal energy network pilot program for gas public utilities. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A4490/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 67% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/381/assemblyman-kennedy
- X: https://x.com/asmjimkennedy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/assemblymankennedy/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kennedy-4704b73a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d80f0df2-57cd-436b-a250-7413ec11fe27