Kenney calls it quits
George Kenney was a 27-year-old bachelor back in 1985, when he started his career as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Kenney married Liz Tomlinson during that first term and began raising a family in Somerton. He’s enjoyed the public service, but wants to do something else. That’s why he is retiring at the end of the year.
"Six children later, now’s the time," he said.
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Through the course of history, a number of guys named George have nobly served the public. George Washington. George Patton. George Marshall. George Mitchell. George H.W. Bush. George W. Bush.
And then there’s George T. Kenney Jr.
The veteran state lawmaker’s announcement Monday that he will . . .
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