| Senator John F. Kennedy was first elected to the state Senate in 2014 to serve Senate District 18 which includes Crawford, Monroe, Peach and Upson counties as well as portions of Bibb and Houston counties. After serving as Governor Deal's Floor Leader in the Senate during his freshman term, his Republican colleagues elected Senator Kennedy to serve as Caucus Chairman for the Senate Majority until 2022. Sen. John F. Kennedy currently serves as the Senate President Pro Tempore. He presides over the Senate body when the President of the Senate is absent and is also in charge of managing administrative affairs for the Senate. In addition to his duties as Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Kennedy serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs, Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions and Secretary of the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities. He is also a member of the Appropriations, Judiciary, and Reapportionment and Redistricting Committees. He is an ex-officio member of the Rules Committee, the Senate Committees on Ethics, Health and Human Services, Insurance and Labor, and Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security. Senator Kennedy earned a degree in Economics from Mercer University in 1987. He completed his law degree at Mercer University School of Law in 1990. Senator Kennedy is a Partner at the Macon-based law firm of James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP, and practices in the area of civil litigation, trial work, business advice and fiduciary law. Senator Kennedy currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the Central Georgia Council and Boy Scouts of America. Senator Kennedy previously served as President of the Macon Bar Association and is a member of the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia. Senator Kennedy is a Class of 2000 Graduate of Leadership Macon and a 2007 Graduate of Leadership Georgia. In 2013, Georgia's Speaker of the House of Representatives David Ralston appointed Senator Kennedy to serve on the Immigration Enforcement Review Board. Senator Kennedy and his wife of 30 years, Susan, have two children, Katherine and Will. The Kennedy's reside in Bolingbroke in Monroe County and are active members of Ingleside Baptist Church. |