Brian Kennedy, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, is a candidate for Congress in Iowa's First Congressional District, which includes the cities of Davenport, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Clinton in Eastern Iowa. For over a decade, Brian Kennedy has been a leader in the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. He is considered a skilled grassroots organizer, innovative campaign strategist, and effective messenger for Republican causes and ideas.

Raised in Eastern Iowa, Brian Kennedy graduated from Iowa State University and Drake University Law School. His professional career has spanned law, public affairs, and campaign politics. Brian Kennedy has served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, a member of the Republican National Committee, and Co-Chairman of the Republican National Convention Platform Committee.

Brian Kennedy is also past Executive Director of the Republican Governors Association in Washington, D.C., and has served as a political advisor or campaign manager to former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, United States Senators Lamar Alexander and Elizabeth Dole, and several other Republican candidates for Governor and United States Congress across the nation. He is a founder of Progress for America, a national grassroots issue advocacy organization working to support President Bush's legislative agenda.

In 2003, Brian Kennedy founded Campaign of One, a Republican committee dedicated to creating a new generation of political entrepreneurs who bring the power of peer-to-peer personal persuasion to Republican campaigns. Throughout Eastern Iowa, Campaign of One sponsored hundreds of innovative Internet-based campaign projects on behalf of Republican candidates from the White House to the courthouse.

Brian Kennedy resides in Bettendorf, Iowa. He is married to Beth Hamel Kennedy and is the father of Jack (age 8). Beyond his career, Brian Kennedy has been active as a Little League manager, youth soccer and basketball referee, and Cub Scout leader. Brian Kennedy is a long distance runner and has successfully competed in dozens of road races including two Marine Corps Marathons. He is also a member of the United States Master Swimmers. The 42-year-old attorney is affiliated with the Davenport law firm of Gallagher, Millage & Gallagher, P.L.C. and is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, the Bettendorf Rotary Club, the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish.

 

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