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Harry Kennedy (born February 21, 1952) is an American Democratic politician, who has been a member of the Missouri Senate and Missouri House of Representatives. He is currently a staffer for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and a Democratic Committeeman for St. Louis' 14th Ward.Kennedy's biography on the Senate website, accessed 2008-11-08
He graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication. He is a member of the Catholic parish of St. Mary Margdalene in St. Louis.
Kennedy was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1997 through 2001. He won election to the Missouri Senate from the third district in a special election in 2001. He was re-elected from the 1st district in 2004, changing districts due to re-districting. Kennedy would have been forced out of the Senate in 2009 due to term limits, but resigned in October 2008 to take his current position with Lewis Reed's office. During his Senate tenure, he was a member of the following Committees: Aging, Families, and Mental Health Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Government Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Pensions, Veteran's Affairs and General Laws
See also List of current Missouri State Senators
Sources Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO:Secretary of State.
References
External links Missouri Senate - Harry Kennedy official government website Project Vote Smart - Harry J. Kennedy (MO) profile Follow the Money - Harry Kennedy 2006 2004 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions