James Kennedy was born and raised in the Seattle Metro area and graduated from Ithaca College in 2003 with a degree in History. After graduating college, James was commissioned as an Officer in the United States Army where he served for nearly 6 years and completed two tours in Iraq. After leaving the Army, James attended the Seattle University School of Law and graduated in 2012. James has worked in prosecution ever since his second year of law school and has worked in several jurisdictions throughout Washington State. James was elected as the Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson County in 2018 where he currently lives with his wife and three children.