Bernard Kenny
Bernard Kenny | |
|---|---|
| President of the Robert Menendez | |
| Succeeded by | Brian P. Stack |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 33rd district | |
| In office January 12, 1988 – January 25, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Arango Ronald Dario |
| Succeeded by | Rudy Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1946 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1968–1971 |
Bernard F. Kenny Jr. (born November 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey State Senate from 1993 to 2008, after serving in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1988 to 1993. He served for one day at the end of his tenure in the Senate as President of the Senate.
Early life
Kenny attended Delbarton School, received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (1968) in Economics and was awarded a J.D. (1976) from the Fordham University School of Law.[1][2]
Career
Before moving up to the Senate, Kenny served in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1987 to 1993. Upon the resignation of Bob Menendez from the New Jersey Senate, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives, Kenny was selected to fill the vacancy.[1][3]
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In the Senate, two laws Kenny sponsored, the Water Supply Public/Private Contracting Act and the County and Municipal Water Supply Act, make it possible for municipalities to enter into public/private water utility agreements. He sponsored the legislation which conforms the State's trademark law and application procedures with federal law. He also sponsored a law providing for interstate banking and a law giving gross income exclusions for certain savings in Roth IRAs.
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Kenny was a member of the New Jersey Sports History Commission and served on the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.[citation needed]
From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Kenny was counsel to the state division of the
Senate Presidency
To honor Kenny, Senate President Richard Codey resigned his position on January 7, 2008, for the last day of Kenny's term, which ended January 8, 2008, and allowed Kenny to be elected President of the New Jersey Senate for one day. As Senate President, Kenny presided over Senate sessions, set the Senate agenda, and performed ceremonial functions on behalf of the Senate. If Gov. Jon Corzine had left the state or been incapacitated during Kenny's Senate Presidency, Kenny would have served as acting governor.
District 33
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 33rd Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman Brian P. Stack
- Assemblyman Silverio Vega
References
- ^ a b c d Senator Kenny's Legislative Website Archived March 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 16, 2007.
- ISBN 9781577410003. Accessed February 1, 2022. "He attended Delbarton School in Morristown and the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1968."
- ^ "Bernard F. Kenny". 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Florio Kenny Raval, LLP". Florio Kenny Raval, LLP. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ 2004 Electoral College Nominees Archived 2006-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety. Accessed July 16, 2007.
External links
- Senator Kenny's Legislative Website
- New Jersey Senate Democrats Website Biography
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2006 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
