# Kathy Kennedy Kathy Kennedy is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 119. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 119 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f0517411-fc60-49ad-86e6-1f025ab4579b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0517411-fc60-49ad-86e6-1f025ab4579b (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 72% of the 32 bills Kennedy sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Connecticut House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 404 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 92.1% (95.0%). 28 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 391 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB391/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5563 AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5563/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 307 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB307/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 306 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB306/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 220 AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 375 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MAPPING DATA SERVICES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB375/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5281 AN ACT CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5281/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 247 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB247/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 457 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB457/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB430/ ## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session) Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 8 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5566: AN ACT CONCERNING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5566/ - SB 293: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR INJURY CAUSED BY FRAUD IN THE PROVISION OF FERTILITY CARE AND TREATMENT. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB293/ - SB 508: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB508/ - SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/ - SB 484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB484/ - SB 483: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB483/ - HB 5322: AN ACT CONCERNING A WORKING GROUP REGARDING ENDOMETRIOSIS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5322/ - SB 458: AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS AND MONTHS. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB458/ - HB 5472: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5472/ - SB 430: AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB430/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,054 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/kennedy/ - Campaign site: https://www.kennedyfor119th.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepkennedy/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0517411-fc60-49ad-86e6-1f025ab4579b