Our Mission
Kennedy Democrats are devoted to electing a new generation of Pennsylvanians outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Since 2019, Kennedy Democrats have been on the front lines, winning more than 80% of our endorsed races and flipping five counties blue. We helped secure a Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania House in 2022. In 2025 Pennsylvania voted for a blue wave from municipal elections to the PA Supreme Court. Now, we’re gearing up to expand the House majority, flip the Pennsylvania Senate, and reelect Governor Shapiro.
WHAT WE DO
American democracy today is faced with structural and ideological questions in dire need of answers. Structurally, economic and demographic trends hollow out rural communities, concentrate voters in suburbs and cities, and exacerbate tribalism. What’s red is getting redder, and what’s blue is getting bluer.
Voter concentration, partnered with partisan gerrymandering create a massive structural disadvantage for Democrats. When Democrats manage to overcome these structural disadvantages, Republicans change the rules by restricting access to the ballot box to further consolidate power. Voter suppression is a core Republican strategy, and as long as Republicans are in a position to restrict voting access, we can expect the will of the voters to continue to be ignored.
We see our path to a 2026 victory through the work we do in 2025 in preparing the infrastructure we’ll need for success, engaging the next generation of voters and leaders, and contributing to the political conversation that defines the Pennsylvania political atmosphere.
Meet The Founders
Patrick J Murphy
The Honorable Patrick J. Murphy is a combat veteran who served as the 32nd Under Secretary of the Army after becoming the first Iraq War Veteran elected to the US Congress. Today, Patrick continues to advocate and empower veterans through his work as an investor and a "Vetrepreneur," spearheading hundreds of millions in venture capital investment. As a public speaker and media executive, Patrick amplifies the voices and experiences of veterans on Yahoo Finance and Fox Business/News. Patrick currently lives in Pennsylvania with his two children, Maggie and Jack.
Scott Wallace
Scott Wallace is Co-Chair of the Wallace Global Fund, a private charitable foundation founded by his grandfather, former US Vice President Henry A. Wallace. The foundation is dedicated to Henry A. Wallace’s progressive legacy of empowering what he called the “common man” against the moneyed elites in the struggle for control of government and the planet’s precious resources. An attorney since 1978, Scott specialized in criminal and constitutional law, and legislation and public policy. He was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s First District.
ADVISORY BOARD
Andrew Sommers - Board Chair
Daniel Burkhardt
IBM, Software Architecture
Chris Carney
Former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District
Dave Demas
AFGE Local 3003, President
Daniel Ehni
Self Employed, Consultant
Brendan Flynn
Curtin & Heefner LLP, Attorney
John Greer
Bucks County Association for Retired and Senior Citizens, Executive Director
Phil Jaurigue
Mandulac Strategies, LLC, Founder & CEO
Tom Jennings
Bucks County Community College, Chair of Board of Trustees
Fred Marshall
Quantum Learning Inc, Founder & CEO
Dr. Rev Paul McCullough
Armed Services Ministry, Minister & Professor
Ryan Niessner
Omnimed, Manager Supply Chain Services
Alexander Olson
Young Democrats of America, Mid-Atlantic Region Treasurer
Chetan Panda
The Urban League of Philadelphia, Vice President
Vince Rongione
Delaware County Register of Wills
Stephen Rudman
PA Young Democrats, Former President
Tom Taft
Builder
Robert Yannuzzi
Former Assistant Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development
“Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.”
