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| About Treasurer Kennedy |
John Kennedy was elected without opposition to his third term as State
Treasurer in 2007. As Treasurer, he manages the state’s $5 billion bank account
including the investment of $3 billion in trust funds. He also oversees local
and state bond issues and returns millions of dollars in unclaimed property each
year. Prior to his position as Treasurer, Mr. Kennedy served as Secretary of the
Department of Revenue, Special Counsel to Governor Roemer and Secretary of
Governor Roemer’s Cabinet. He was also an attorney and partner in the Baton
Rouge and New Orleans law firm of Chaffe McCall. Mr. Kennedy graduated magna cum
laude in political science, philosophy and economics from Vanderbilt, was
president of his senior class, and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his
law degree from the University of Virginia and his B.C.L. degree from Oxford
University in England where he was a First Class Honors graduate. Mr. Kennedy is
an adjunct professor at LSU Law School and is a substitute teacher for East
Baton Rouge Parish public schools. He resides in Madisonville, Louisiana, with
his wife Becky and their son, Preston. They are founding members of the North
Cross United Methodist Church.
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