James D. Kennedy
Republican · NY · Nassau County Legislator, District 19
James D. Kennedy represents Nassau County's District 19 and previously represented District 12. A former teacher, he focuses on property taxes and economic development.
Where James D. Kennedy stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted yes to adopt the Nassau County budget for 2025. It passed 12-6.
October 30, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Voted yes on borrowing $35,199,757 to pay county workers who were leaving their jobs. The bond failed 12-7 because it needed more votes.
May 18, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a county law banning masks worn in public to hide a person's identity. It passed 12-0, with 7 Democrats abstaining.
August 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes to raise the county fee for checking property tax map details on recorded property papers from $225 to $355. Backers said the money would help keep youth program funding. It passed 11-7.
December 14, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Won re-election to Nassau County Legislature District 19 with 14,263 votes (72.7%). He beat Democrat Lynn Russo.
November 4, 2025
Source: patch.com
Seconded and voted yes on a county law requiring sports teams using county fields to sign up as male, female, or coed based on sex at birth. It passed 12-5.
June 24, 2024
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Spoke for and voted yes on leasing the Nassau Coliseum site in Uniondale to Las Vegas Sands for a planned casino resort. It passed 17-1.
May 22, 2023
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Voted yes on the new map of the 19 county legislative districts after the 2020 census. It passed 11-7 on a party-line vote.
February 27, 2023
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Voted to override County Executive Laura Curran's veto of the Republican changes to the 2021 budget. The override failed 11-8 because it needed a supermajority.
November 5, 2020
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Voted yes on Republican changes to the 2021 county budget. The changes raised the sales tax forecast, had the county refinance its own debt, and set up a fund to pay owed property tax refunds. They passed 10-8.
October 29, 2020
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Was named chair of the Nassau County Legislature's Government Services and Operations Committee.
January 4, 2016
Source: nassaucountyny.gov
Won a special election for Nassau County Legislature District 12 with about 85% of the vote. He beat Democrat Joseph Stufano.
February 24, 2015
Source: longislandpress.com
Past race James D. Kennedy ran in:
- County Legislator, 19th District · November 3, 2026 · Nassau County, New York · incumbent