Joseph Kenney previously served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 3rd District from 2003 to 2009, and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1995 until 2003.
10 Facts About Joseph Kenney
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However, Joseph Kenney was unable to run because he had been called up for active service with the United States Marine Corps.
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Joseph Kenney defeated Cryans again in 2014 and 2016, lost re-election in their fourth rematch in 2018, but won back his seat in 2020.
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Joseph Kenney grew up in a small business family in Wakefield, New Hampshire, and continues to live in Wakefield with his wife and two children.
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Joseph Kenney went on to become a pot-washer, cook and head cook at Pierce Camp Birchmont in Wolfeboro, where he worked for nine summers throughout high school and college.
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Joseph Kenney attended Spaulding High School in Rochester and hitch-hiked 20 miles to basketball practice to play on the varsity team during the winter.
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Joseph Kenney graduated from the University of New Hampshire, majoring in history and minoring in small business management.
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Joseph Kenney traveled as a college junior with a program called Semester at Sea, a college-accredited program which allowed him to take international college courses aboard the SS Universe while traveling around the world.
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Joseph Kenney joined the United States Marine Corps in 1980, and continues to serve as a Marine S-2 Officer with the 25th Marines at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
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Joseph Kenney is a veteran of three conflicts: the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.