James Kennedy's Biography
- State Assembly (NJ) - District 22, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey General Assembly
Post Office Box 098
Trenton, NJ 08625-0098
34 East Cherry Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
1445 Main St
Rahway, NJ 07065
Office of Legislative Services
Office of Public Information
State House Annex
Room B50
Post Office Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Full Name:
James J. Kennedy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
02/09/1953
Home City:
Rahway, NJ
No education information on file.
Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, District 22, 2016-present
Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 22, 2023
Mayor, City of Rahway, New Jersey, 1991-2010
Chair, Environment and Solid Waste Committee, New Jersey General Assembly, 2023-present
Member, Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee, New Jersey General Assembly, 2023-present
Vice-Chair, Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources, New Jersey General Assembly, 2023-present
Member, Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2023-present
Former Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Health and Senior Services Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Senior Adviser, WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc, 2011-present
Principal, Skye Consulting, Limited Liability Corporation, 2006-present
President, Kennedy Jewelers Incorporated, 1978-present
Board of Director VP, Union County Performing Arts Center, 2008-present
Commissioner, Union County Utilities Authority, 1991-present
Former Board of Director, Rahway Senior Housing
Panelist, Initiative for Global Environment Leadership, Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, 2014
Panelist, New Jersey Future, 2014
Board of Director, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, 2012-2014
Panelist, World Water Forum Marseille, France, 2012
Volunteer, New Jersey for Haiti, 2010
Panelist, World Water Forum Istanbul, Turkey, 2009
Delegate, World Water Forum Mexico City, Mexico, 2006
Board Member, Whitehead School of Diplomacy & International Relations Board of Overseers, 1999-2002
President, Rahway Chamber of Commerce, 1980-1982, 1988-1990
President of Rahway Chapter, American Heart Association, 1983-1984
Vice President, Rahway YMCA, 1980-1984