KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II
D Β· house Β· bioguide K000110
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- FEC candidate id
H6MA08141- Internal id
38c2521e-8f10-4226-98ff-313160833932- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MA-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 781,306 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $118,565 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $67,233 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.481 |
| Race | White alone | 66.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 9.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 9.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 20.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 74.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 73.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 53.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 23.4% |
| Household | Family households | 58.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 39.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $638,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,161 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 44.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 55.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 10.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 20.5% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $212,218 | $75,015 | $1,203,602 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $359,832 | $263,289 | $1,066,399 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $266,249 | $350,888 | $969,856 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $915,467 | $2,444,964 | $1,054,495 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $705,341 | $675,894 | $2,583,992 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $314,497 | $388,369 | $2,554,544 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $662,135 | $231,501 | $2,628,417 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $463,592 | $363,671 | $2,197,783 | $0 | $0 |
| 2010 | $580,635 | $160,167 | $2,097,862 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $252,366 | $618,684 | $1,677,393 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $347,227 | $37,391 | $2,043,712 | $0 | $0 |
| 2004 | $350,319 | $106,371 | $1,733,876 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $264,093 | $408,142 | $1,489,928 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $1,940,572 | $1,627,547 | $1,768,096 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $1,520,857 | $1,313,057 | $1,455,070 | $0 | $1,227,574 |
| 1996 | $2,416,542 | $1,955,078 | $1,247,271 | $0 | $2,042,697 |
| 1994 | $1,400,634 | $843,354 | $785,807 | $0 | $1,162,290 |
| 1992 | $769,635 | $768,393 | $228,528 | $0 | $589,149 |
| 1990 | $805,013 | $832,815 | $227,284 | $0 | $628,895 |
| 1988 | $1,678,216 | $1,445,249 | $253,272 | $0 | $1,110,943 |
| 1986 | $1,822,025 | $1,801,727 | $20,298 | $353,404 | $0 |
Elections
- 1986 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MA-8 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MA-8 β lost_general
Committees
- CITIZENS FOR JOE KENNEDY 1988 β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (9)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | University of Massachusetts Boston | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | CITIZENS FOR JOE KENNEDY 1988 | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |