HippoCricket

What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $10,812,114 (range $10,812,114–$26,855,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Louisiana: $60,756 (±$408); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

17,800% of the Louisiana median

Median household income, Louisiana $60,756

John N Kennedy, reported assets (low end) $10,812,114, up to $26,855,000

This one owns the pond.

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Crime & policingNOvoted NO on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About John N Kennedy

Age: 74 (born Nov 21, 1951)source
Born in: Centreville, Mississippisource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 3, 2017 · 9 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Especially likes to fly fish.Source: Roll Call, 2017

He was an attorney and partner at the Chaffe McCall law firm in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. He has degrees from Vanderbilt, UVA Law, and Oxford (Magdalen College).

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Not on the ballot in 2026 · Next election Nov 7, 2028 · LA Senate · Class 3, term ends Jan 3, 2029

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

John N Kennedy · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $10,812,114 (range $10,812,114–$26,855,000)

Off the chart · scale ends at $10M

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

John N Kennedy: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
John N Kennedy	At least $10,812,114 (range $10,812,114–$26,855,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Appropriations — Member
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Defense — Member
Subcommittee: Energy and Water Development — Chair
Subcommittee: Department of Homeland Security — Member
Subcommittee: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies — Member
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: Economic Policy — Chair
Subcommittee: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection — Member
Subcommittee: Securities, Insurance, and Investment — Member
Senate Committee on the Budget — Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Member
Subcommittee: Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights — Member
Subcommittee: Border Security and Immigration — Member
Subcommittee: Privacy, Technology, and the Law — Member
Subcommittee: the Constitution — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$57,775 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

FLUOR CORPORATION$10,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE$5,000
CITIGROUP INC.$4,500

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 329 since 2015. 13 became law. 9 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 4850 (119th Congress) — Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation.
Introduced Jun 22, 2026 · Passed Senate Aug 7, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 269 (119th Congress) — Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
A bill to improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system.
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Became law Feb 10, 2026 (Public Law 119-77) · Official record ↗
S. 616 (119th Congress) — Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025
A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association.
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Became law Dec 12, 2025 (Public Law 119-57) · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 13 (119th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Became law Jun 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-19) · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 11 (119th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Became law Mar 14, 2025 (Public Law 119-3) · Official record ↗
S. 2787 (118th Congress) — 5G SALE Act
A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to conduct auctions expired on March 9, 2023.
Introduced Sep 13, 2023 · Became law Dec 19, 2023 (Public Law 118-27) · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 32 (118th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)".
Introduced Jun 13, 2023 · Passed Senate Oct 18, 2023; Passed House Dec 1, 2023; Vetoed Dec 19, 2023 · Official record ↗
S. 294 (118th Congress) — Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 7, 2023 · Passed Senate Sep 7, 2023 · Official record ↗
S. 957 (117th Congress) — DUMP Opioids Act
Introduced Mar 24, 2021 · Became law Jul 29, 2021 (Public Law 117-29) · Official record ↗
S. 2184 (117th Congress) — A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jun 22, 2021 · Passed Senate Jun 22, 2021 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicyNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Crime & PolicingNayNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

90% of the time — 9 of 10 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.