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James Kennedy

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Caucuses/Former Committees

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

Professional Experience

  • Senior Adviser, WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc, 2011-present
  • Principal, Skye Consulting, Limited Liability Corporation, 2006-present
  • President, Kennedy Jewelers Incorporated, 1978-present

Political Experience

  • Senior Adviser, WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc, 2011-present
  • Principal, Skye Consulting, Limited Liability Corporation, 2006-present
  • President, Kennedy Jewelers Incorporated, 1978-present
  • Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, District 22, 2016-present
  • Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 22, 2019
  • Mayor, City of Rahway, New Jersey, 1991-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

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

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Environment and Solid Waste Committee

Vice Chair, Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee

Member, Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Senior Adviser, WorldWater & Solar Technologies Inc, 2011-present
  • Principal, Skye Consulting, Limited Liability Corporation, 2006-present
  • President, Kennedy Jewelers Incorporated, 1978-present
  • Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, District 22, 2016-present
  • Candidate, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 22, 2019
  • Mayor, City of Rahway, New Jersey, 1991-2010
  • 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
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