Tim
Kennedy

Tim Kennedy is an environmental champion with a long history of pushing for bold environmental action in the New York state Senate and in the U.S. House since his special election in 2024.

Kennedy was raised in a working class family in Buffalo, New York, and began his career as an occupational therapist. In 2010, he was elected to the New York state Senate, where he served for 13 years. As chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, he secured $500 million in funding to purchase electric school buses for his community. He also voted for legislation that puts New York on a nation-leading path to achieve economy-wide net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In addition, he worked to pass a ban on wildlife killing competitions, helped create a task force dedicated to reducing the application of road salt in the Adirondack Park, and authored multiple other pro-environment bills.

As a representative, Kennedy is working to clean up the Great Lakes, advance a prosperous green energy economy, protect our natural spaces, and stand up against efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act and the EPA. In the New York state Senate, he received a 100% on New York League of Conservation Voters’ 2023 State Environmental Scorecard.

Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House in a special election in April 2024 to fill the seat of former Representative Brian Higgins, who resigned and earned a 96% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

 “As the Member of Congress representing a large portion of Western New York, I will continue that fight, including by pushing for further cleanup of the Great Lakes, one of our most precious resources. We need to truly work to create a decarbonized economy that provides opportunity for everyone, and we must do it while ensuring that the United States continues to be a global economic leader.” –LCVAF Questionnaire