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U.S. Representative for New York’s 26th District

Timothy M. Kennedy

Democrat 2nd term Up 2026

Replaced Brian Higgins in 2024

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.8M raised · top PACs: Transport Workers Union of America, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Int'L Union of Elevator Constructors Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 4 of 24 party-line votes (17%; most Democrats: 5%)
97LoyaltyMed 98
100AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
13BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2024–now
2 years in CongressMore senior than 17% of the House
Committees
  • Homeland Security 7th minority
  • Veterans' Affairs 7th minority
Age
50

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date7632454767413
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—4119734010

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 30% 9%
Immigration 26% 13%
Armed Forces and National Security 6% 25%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Immigration.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Health Care Coverage (Health), Tariffs (Taxation).
  • 32 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberEmergency Management and Technology SubcommitteeHomeland Security
MemberHomeland Security Committee7th minority
MemberVeterans' Affairs Committee7th minority

Ranking member on the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, more senior than 17% of the House, in the minority.

  • 2 years in Congress: more senior than 17% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

27% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Kennedy.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

27% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Norton and Hernández Rivera.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 30 · expected 19
Action in committee 16 · expected 5
Beyond committee 5 · expected 1
Passed House 4 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 107 of 433 in the House

1.34expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

4 of 30 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.34 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 9382 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1706 (out of committee), H.R. 3106 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.39

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 13 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.39, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 4 of 24, Environmental Protection 2 of 26, Education 1 of 12.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Kennedy$2.8M raised69%27%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

72% of what he raised came from individuals; 3% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.8M raised, 27% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 30.3 points.

93 PACs of the 145 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Health.

  1. Transport Workers Union of America86% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. Int'L Union of Elevator Constructors76% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

272 bills

Kennedy voted Yea on 26, Nay on 84, and sponsored or cosponsored 162 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.