RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Kathy Kennedy

Connecticut State Representative, District 119 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Representative, District 119Born 1957

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 19; 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 92%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +2.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Transportation · ranking republican member
Appropriations
Education
Public Health

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 32 sponsored · 19 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 508 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS.
Children · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5259 AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Boards of education · Became law Jun 2026

SB 484 AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE.
Cellular telephones · Became law Jun 2026

SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.
Complaint · Became law Jun 2026

SB 483 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING.
Electronic commerce · Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kennedy sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

Kennedy is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Seth Bronko, Tracy Marra, Ben McGorty

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET

With Kennedy’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kennedy’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kennedy	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 6, 2026	SB 335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 112–38
May 6, 2026	SB 477: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL…	No	No	Yes	Passed 105–45
May 6, 2026	SB 87: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT PROVIDER ADVISORY BOARD AND PROHIBITING AUTO INSURANCE…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 122–27
May 5, 2026	SB 439: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS IN…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 78–71
May 4, 2026	SB 268: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMPTROLLER TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PREVAILING…	No	No	Yes	Passed 107–40

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kennedy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 119

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Connecticut House District 119	Won	R+2.0	D+0.6	+2.6
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 119	Won	R+14.7	—	—
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 119	Won	R+5.1	—	—
2020	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 119	Won	R+1.1	—	—
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 119	Won	R+7.0	—	—