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FAX: 404.656.5043
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Senator
Georgia State Senate
Room 321 State Capitol 206 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
District Office:
206 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
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| Elected: 2014 Next Election: 2026 | | Spouse: Susan Eberhardt |
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BioSenator John F. Kennedy, a Republican, has served in the
Georgia State Senate since 2015. He represents 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 Sen. 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, Secretary of the Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions,
Secretary of the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities, and Secretary of the Senate Committee
on the Judiciary. He is a member of the Appropriations, Ethics, and Reapportionment and Redistricting
Committees. Sen. Kennedy is also an Ex-Officio member of the Senate Committees on Finance, Health and
Human Services, and Rules.
Sen. Kennedy earned a degree in Economics from Mercer University in 1987. He completed his law degree at
Mercer University School of Law in 1990. Sen. 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.
Sen. Kennedy currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the Central Georgia Council and Boy
Scouts of America.
Sen. 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. Sen. 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 Sen. Kennedy to serve on
the Immigration Enforcement Review Board. Sen. Kennedy and his wife of 31 years, Susan, have two children, Katherine and Will. The Kennedy's reside in
Bolingbroke in Monroe County and are members of Ingleside Baptist Church
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