KENNEDY, Timothy M., a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 1976; graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.; B.S., D'Youville College, Buffalo, N.Y., 1999; M.S., D'Youville College, Buffalo, N.Y., 1999; occupational therapist; member of Erie County, N.Y. legislature, 2004-2010; member of the New York state senate, 2011-2024; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Brian Higgins (April 30, 2024-present).