Mark Raymond Kennedy (born April 11, 1957 in Benson, Minnesota), is an American politician. Kennedy was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. He represented Minnesota's 2nd congressional district during the 107th Congress (2001 - 2003). The reapportionment following the 2000 Census resulted in Kennedy running for and winning the 6th district seat in 2003; he served there in the 108th and 109th congresses; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. Kennedy vacated his congressional seat in January 2007 because he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in Minnesota to replace retiring Senator Mark Dayton. Michele Bachmann, also a conservative Republican, replaced him.
