Kennedy, John
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John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999, and as special counsel and then cabinet member to Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992. Born in Centreville, Mississippi, Kennedy graduated from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law before attending Oxford for an additional degree in law. In 1988, Governor Buddy Roemer selected Kennedy to serve as special legal counsel and later appointed him Secretary of the Cabinet. He left Roemer's staff in 1991 to run for state attorney general as a Democrat. In 1999, he was elected state treasurer; he was reelected in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015. Kennedy ran for U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2008. In August 2007, he became a Republican. In 2016, when U.S. senator David Vitter opted not to seek reelection, Kennedy ran for Senate again. He finished first in the November nonpartisan blanket primary and defeated State Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell in the December runoff. He was sworn in on January 3, 2017. Kennedy was one of six Republican senators to object to the certification of Arizona's electors in the 2020 presidential election. In 2022, he was reelected to the Senate. Kennedy is set to become Louisiana's senior senator when Bill Cassidy leaves office in 2027.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Senator
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Kennedy, John
- First name
- John
- Last name
- Kennedy
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Louisiana U.S. Senate — 2028 General Election 2028-11-07 REP C
- Louisiana U.S. Senate — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2024 cycle
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Source
- Official FEC candidate summary
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $15,625,987.97
- Total disbursements
- $9,602,385.94
- Cash on hand
- $15,930,181.70
- Net self-funded
- $0.00
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $15,625,987.97 in total receipts for the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $13,511,810.05;Share: 86.5%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $96,175.00;Share: 0.6%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $869,543.74;Share: 5.6%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $1,148,459.18;Share: 7.3%;Denominator: $15,625,987.97 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2024 cycle
- $6,044,564.00
- Itemized
- $6,044,564.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 80039 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $6,044,564.00 in the 2024 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Dollars: $73,511.00;Transactions: 742;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2023 | Dollars: $94,323.00;Transactions: 810;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2023 | Dollars: $202,298.00;Transactions: 1,250;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2023 | Dollars: $231,180.00;Transactions: 1,335;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2023 | Dollars: $179,024.00;Transactions: 1,549;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2023 | Dollars: $379,807.00;Transactions: 1,734;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2023 | Dollars: $197,314.00;Transactions: 2,190;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2023 | Dollars: $225,715.00;Transactions: 2,363;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2023 | Dollars: $157,409.00;Transactions: 2,191;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2023 | Dollars: $152,688.00;Transactions: 1,965;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2023 | Dollars: $330,483.00;Transactions: 2,310;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2023 | Dollars: $175,419.00;Transactions: 2,680;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2024 | Dollars: $164,250.00;Transactions: 2,506;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2024 | Dollars: $131,756.00;Transactions: 1,903;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2024 | Dollars: $181,874.00;Transactions: 2,104;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2024 | Dollars: $240,965.00;Transactions: 3,659;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2024 | Dollars: $411,814.00;Transactions: 4,025;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2024 | Dollars: $297,785.00;Transactions: 4,987;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2024 | Dollars: $274,016.00;Transactions: 5,588;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2024 | Dollars: $331,381.00;Transactions: 6,539;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2024 | Dollars: $345,259.00;Transactions: 6,863;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2024 | Dollars: $628,201.00;Transactions: 10,614;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2024 | Dollars: $466,611.00;Transactions: 5,937;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2024 | Dollars: $171,481.00;Transactions: 4,195;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $6,044,564.00 across 74,444 reported transactions in the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $2,524,641.00;Transactions: 69,456 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $753,622.00;Transactions: 2,785 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $608,238.00;Transactions: 1,110 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $814,115.00;Transactions: 681 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $1,343,948.00;Transactions: 412 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 27% in district
- District share basis
- $1,631,013.00 in district and $4,413,551.00 out of district.
Unknown is shown outside the classified geography denominator. Unknown is $0.00 with 0 reported transactions; classified denominator is $6,044,564.00.
Geography dollar share
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| LA | Dollars: $1,631,013.00;Transactions: 5,795;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| TX | Dollars: $587,306.00;Transactions: 8,612;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| CA | Dollars: $526,007.00;Transactions: 8,606;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| FL | Dollars: $470,725.00;Transactions: 6,698;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| GA | Dollars: $147,065.00;Transactions: 2,928;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| Other states | Dollars: $2,682,448.00;Transactions: 47,400;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Denominator: $6,044,564.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| HILL, VERNON | $21,213.00 | 125 transactions |
| HENLEY, DOY | $19,773.00 | 48 transactions |
| JONES, SHIRLEY | $17,400.00 | 1 transaction |
| LABEDZ, DAVID | $17,400.00 | 1 transaction |
| LACOSTE, ROGER | $17,400.00 | 1 transaction |
| REITERMAN, MARY ELIZABETH | $17,400.00 | 1 transaction |
| VIVIAN, MICHAEL A | $17,400.00 | 1 transaction |
| ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUS | $15,522.00 | 656 transactions |
| BRADDOCK, DAVID | $15,412.00 | 34 transactions |
| PATTON, WILLIAM | $15,000.00 | 17 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $4,199,563.00 | 70438 transactions |
| HOMEMAKER | $95,408.00 | 191 transactions |
| PRAESES, LLC | $15,370.00 | 12 transactions |
| TJ SAMSON | $14,435.00 | 5 transactions |
| ARCHER AUTO GROUP | $11,575.00 | 13 transactions |
| KINSEY INTERESTS, INC. | $9,900.00 | 3 transactions |
| ANTERO RESOURCES | $9,580.00 | 18 transactions |
| VIDLER WATER COMPANY | $9,235.00 | 95 transactions |
| MUMFORD MILLER CONCRETE | $9,000.00 | 11 transactions |
| VIAERO WIRELESS | $9,000.00 | 11 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $88,095.00 | 168 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $88,095.00 and 168 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:S4LA00065
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:S4LA00065
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:S4LA00065
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: senate:K000393
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S4LA00065:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:S4LA00065:2028
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- K000393
- fec_candidate_id
- S4LA00065
- fec_candidate_ids
- S4LA00065
- govtrack_id
- 412679
- wikidata_id
- Q6250211