Amy Kennedy
Bio | Amy Kennedy holds two degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and Nova Southeastern University. She currently works as the Education Director at the Kennedy Forum. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election NJ-02 | NJ-02 | Yes | Running | 51.0% |
Campaign Financing | Kennedy has raised about $1.5M in her bid for Congress, and states that she will not accept donations from corporate PACs, as well as pass a law that would make lawmakers reveal their donors. |
Voting Rights | Kennedy states that she will support the For The People Act, which improves access to voting and voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Kennedy supports expanding healthcare, but does not favor fully universal healthcare. She supports the more middle-ground plan of "Medicare for all who want it". |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Kennedy supports expanding healthcare and defending the Affordable Care Act. |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Kennedy supports "Medicare for all who want it" which leaves pre-existing private healthcare plans untouched. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Kennedy supports LGBT+ rights. Her campaign platform states that "I will be an ally to the LGBTQ community in Congress, working hand-in-hand with LGBTQ leaders to achieve equality once and for all." |
| Taxes | Nuance | Kennedy supports tax reform. She states that she will work to reduce taxes on working-class families via the Working Families Tax Relief Act, but also repeal the 2017 tax cut on large corporations. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Kennedy supports raising taxes on the rich and large corporations, while reducing them on low-income persons. She states that she will work to reduce taxes on working-class families via the Working Families Tax Relief Act, but also repeal the 2017 tax cut on large corporations. |
| Abortion | For | Kennedy is pro-choice. She states on her campaign website that "I fully support a woman's right to choose and think that abortions should be safe, legal, and accessible." |
| Gun Control | For | Kennedy has been awarded from outside groups for supporting gun control. She received the distinction from the Everytown for Gun Safety, which awards it "for advocating for gun violence prevention and making a commitment to govern with gun safety in mind." |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on assisted suicide. She received the distinction from the Everytown for Gun Safety, which awards it "for advocating for gun violence prevention and making a commitment to govern with gun safety in mind." |
| Government Interference | For | Kennedy supports government intervention in the economy and healthcare in order to correct its issues. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Kennedy is aligned with Planned Parenthood on the issues surrounding the organization. |
| Welfare | For | Kennedy supports welfare programs. She sees government assistance to those living in poverty as crucial for lifting it, and supports acts such as increasing the child tax credit to promote that. |
| Welfare | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | She does not yet have a public position on military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | She does not yet have a public position on the war on terror. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Kennedy opposes the international trade barriers erected by the president. She calls the tariffs and other restrictions "erratic" and says they have damaged New Jersey's economy. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She does not yet have a public position on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | She does not yet have a public position on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Nuance | Kennedy supports some intervention in the markets, but also expanding their reach. She has called for the repeal of Trump's tariffs, but also intervention against corporations which abuse their status. |
| Brexit | Unknown | She does not yet have a public position on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | She does not yet have a position on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Kennedy calls for the expansion of government programs which require larger budgets. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | She does not have a public position yet on charter schools, though she promotes public schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | She does not have a public position yet on the Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Kennedy supports a transition to clean energy. She states that "I will also work to accelerate the transition to clean and carbon-neutral energy..." |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Kennedy opposes Trump's restrictions on border control, but her stance on what measures she wants is unclear. N/A |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on profiling. |
| DACA | For | Kennedy has applauded the Supreme Court decision protecting DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on sanctuary cities |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuanced | Kennedy supports decriminalization, but not full legalization and sale. |