Hennessy, John F.

First took office January 2005
Term ends January 2013

State Rep. John F. Hennessy

D, 127th District

Hennessy, John F.

Contact:

Jack.Hennessy@cga.ct.gov
Official Website
860-240-8585

Education:

B.A., Boston College

Committees:

Veterans (co-chair), Environment, Finance

District Town(s):

Bridgeport

Occupation:

Driver, Federal Express

Quicklinks:

2010 Election

Campaign Expenditures:

$3,780. Hennessy did not participate in the state's public campaign financing program.

General Election Results:

John F. Hennessy (D)3,177(93.1%)
John F. Hennessy (WF)235(6.9%)

Primary Election Results:

0(0%)

Election History

Hennessy won an open seat in 2004, succeeding nine-term Democrat Jacqueline M. Cocco.A rarity in the tumult of Bridgeport politics, Hennessy was renominated and re-elected without opposition in 2008 and 2010. He was cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Background

Born in Norwalk, Hennessy has lived in Bridgeport for more than two decades. He is a former Army Ranger and licensed massage therapist who makes his living as a truck driver for FedEx.

An advocate on urban and environmental issues, Hennessy  was a sponsor of a law that gives municipalities a greater voice in the siting of facilities that generate pollution. He achieved unwelcome celebrity in 2009 when a photograph of him playing solitaire on his laptop during the budget debate went viral on  the Internet, generating scathing criticism. At the Capitol, where budget debates are seen as theater, reaction was more muted.

Financial Disclosure

Hennessy reported outside income from Federal Express. His wife, Lindy Hennessy, also had income from Health in a Hurry, a Fairfield organic foor store They own a home in Bridgeport.They reported owning stock in seveal companies including Federal Express, Consolidated Edison and Ford, as well as investments in a number of mutual funds. They also reported investments and college funds to benefit their two dependent children.They had no debts in excess of $10,000.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential.

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