Goodbye And Good Luck Legislator John M. Kennedy Jr.

December 16, 2014:  Yesterday, at the Suffolk County Legislature in Hauppauge, most Legislators were Legislator Kennedy’s Last Legislative Meetingmeeting for the last General Session in 2014; however for Legislator John M. Kennedy, Jr. (Nesconset, 12^th LD) it was his last session in a decade long legislative career.  For Legislator Kennedy, soon to be Comptroller Kennedy as of January 1, 2015, this was the culmination of a legislative career based upon hard work, accessibility and to always remember, the ultimate bosses are the constituents of the 12^th Legislative District, thereby making constituent services the number one priority of Legislator Kennedy’s Office.   As Legislator for the 12^th Legislative District, Kennedy represented most of Smithtown, south of Jericho Turnpike, some of Islip and some of Brookhaven for most of his tenure in office, with slight alterations done during the last redistricting.

After years of being a full-time “hands on” Legislator, not afraid to roll up his sleeves and get dirty while doing tasks such as; “Clean the Stream”, in which Kennedy and groups of Boy Scouts cleaned the Nissequogue River, or when his office staff, volunteers from Stony Brook and he unloaded a tractor trailer loaded with supplies from West Virginia for Sandy victims, at 2:00 am, Kennedy leaves in January 1, 2015 as he will be sworn in as the new Suffolk County Comptroller, after being elected in November with a 53% to 47% margin.

Presiding Officer DuWayne GregoryAt the last Legislative session yesterday, Legislator Kennedy was presented with a Proclamation, signed by all 17 other Legislators to mark this momentous day.  Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory presented Legislator Kennedy with the honor on behalf of the entire Legislature. 

“It has been my honor to be a Legislator and to work with such a wonderful group of men and women.  Although one chapter closes and another opens, I would like to think of this as a continuation as I move merely across the street to the Comptroller’s Office,” said Kennedy.                                                            

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