Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy was a Democratic U.S. representative from Rhode Island, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (104th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 716 Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment Center, and for other purposes.Nov 16, 2010 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 5331 To revise the boundaries of John H. Chaffee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and…Jul 27, 2010 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 5392 Council on Integration of Health Care Education Act of 2010Jun 29, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- H.R. 5466 SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010May 28, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 5440 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010May 27, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1424 (110th) A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and…Became law
- H.R. 3942 (108th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Boulevard in Middletown, Rhode Island, as the "Rhode Island Veterans…Became law
- H.R. 670 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Street in Newport, Rhode Island, as the "Bruce F. Cotta Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 669 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 Social Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, as the "Alphonse F. Auclair Post…Became law
- H.Res. 197 (111th) To commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1091 (111th) Expressing support for designation of the week of February 28 through March 7, 2010, as "School Social Work Week".Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 182 (111th) Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as "School Social Work Week".Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 978 (110th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3-7, 2008, as "School Social Work Week" to promote awareness of the vital role of school social…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Kennedy has won
Rep. Kennedy has won 8 U.S. House elections (1994–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.3 to 46.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Rhode Island’s 1st district done while Rep. Kennedy served?
2005 to 2010 in RI-1: typical household income was down 8% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.3 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Rhode Island’s 1st district during Kennedy’s time representing it (1995 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. RI-1’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 37 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.