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Brian Kennedy
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Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38
Tenure

1989 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

36

Compensation

Base salary

$19,037/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Providence College

Graduate

Anna Maria College

Personal
Profession
Real Estate Broker
Contact

Official website 

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Brian Kennedy (Democratic Party) is a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 38. He assumed office in 1989. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Kennedy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent District 38. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Kennedy earned his B.A. in history and general social studies from Providence College in 1983 and his MBA from Anna Maria College in 1987. His professional experience includes working as a real estate broker/appraiser for Kennedy Realty and Appraisal since 1986.[1] Kennedy began serving as a State Committeeman for District 16/38 in 1988.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Kennedy was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Kennedy was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017
• Corporations
• Rules
• Economic Development
• Health Care Oversight, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kennedy served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kennedy served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy (D)
 
96.0
 
5,385
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.0
 
227

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,612
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy
 
100.0
 
371

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 371
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy defeated Donald Kohlman in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy (D)
 
57.9
 
3,174
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Donald Kohlman (R)
 
42.0
 
2,301
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
10

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,485
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy
 
100.0
 
796

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 796
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Donald Kohlman advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Donald Kohlman
 
100.0
 
369

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 369
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy defeated Donald Kohlman in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy (D)
 
58.1
 
4,128
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Donald Kohlman (R)
 
41.6
 
2,952
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
20

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,100
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy defeated Miguel Torres in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy
 
65.1
 
519
Image of Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres Candidate Connection
 
34.9
 
278

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 797
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Donald Kohlman advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Donald Kohlman
 
100.0
 
179

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 179
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2018

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy defeated Michael Geary in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy (D)
 
59.5
 
2,993
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Michael Geary (Independent)
 
40.2
 
2,021
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
13

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,027
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38

Incumbent Brian Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 on September 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Kennedy
Brian Kennedy
 
100.0
 
708

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 708
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2016

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and a general election would have taken place on November 8, 2016, if no candidate had won a majority of votes in the primary. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Kennedy defeated Michael Geary in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 general election.[2][3]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kennedy Incumbent 53.79% 3,173
     Independent Michael Geary 46.21% 2,726
Total Votes 5,899
Source: Rhode Island State Board of Elections


Incumbent Brian Kennedy ran unopposed in the Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38 Democratic primary.[4]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kennedy Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Rhode Island House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Brian Kennedy was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kennedy won re-election in the 2012 election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38. Kennedy was unopposed in the September 11 Democratic primary and defeated Peter Bonk (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kennedy Incumbent 69.9% 3,803
     Independent Peter Bonk 30% 1,630
     Other Write-in 0.1% 8
Total Votes 5,441

2010

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kennedy won re-election in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Peter Bonk in the November 2 general election.[11][12]

Rhode Island House District 38
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kennedy (D) 2617
Peter Bonk (R) 2047

2008

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Kennedy was re-elected to the Rhode Island House District 38. Kennedy (D) finished with 4,314 votes while his opponent Nancy Richmond (R) finished with 2,125 votes.[13] Kennedy raised $37,725 for his campaign fund.[14]

Rhode Island House District 38
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kennedy (D) 4,314
Nancy Richmond (R) 2,125

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Brian Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brian Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Kennedy campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38Won general$40,938 $0
2022Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38Won general$43,975 $0
2020Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38Won general$13,465 N/A**
2018Rhode Island House of Representatives District 38Won general$23,925 N/A**
2016Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $41,725 N/A**
2014Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $35,835 N/A**
2012Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $38,015 N/A**
2010Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $37,725 N/A**
2008Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $37,725 N/A**
2006Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $39,600 N/A**
2004Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $41,795 N/A**
2002Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 38Won $8,505 N/A**
2000Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 16Won $10,625 N/A**
1998Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 16Won $23,470 N/A**
1996Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 16Won $22,735 N/A**
1994Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 16Won $2,130 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, Biography of Rep. Brian Kennedy," accessed June 10, 2014
    2. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
    3. ↑ Rhode Island State Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
    5. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
    6. ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Representative in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
    7. ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
    8. ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 10, 2012
    9. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    10. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    11. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    12. ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    13. ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island House election results, 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
    14. ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign contributions for 2008," accessed June 10, 2014
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016

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