Background
Kennemer, Bill was born in 1946 in Sacramento.
Kennemer, Bill was born in 1946 in Sacramento.
Kennemer received his Bachelor from Warner Pacific College in 1968 and received his Doctor of Philosophy from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in 1975.
He served ten years in the Oregon State Senate from 1987 to 1997, and served on the Clackamas County Commission from 1997 to 2008. Kennemer now represents Oregon House District 39. His support and advocacy in animal-related measures saw him labeled as a 2011 "Top Dog" by the Oregon Humane Society.
From 1997 to 2008 he served as a Clackamas County Commissioner, five times as chairman
He was a clinical psychologist in private practice for nearly 25 years as well as a professor of psychology. He has also worked as a truck driver and farm hand.
He was an Oregon State Senator – 1987–1996 where he served as Assistant Senate Minority Leader, and Chair, Senate Business, Housing and Finance Committee. Committee Service: Education, Health Insurance and Biology-ethics, Human Resources, Telecommunications, Consumer Affairs, Trade and Economic Development, Energy Policy Review, Ways and Means Subcommittees on Lottery and Transportation.
He was in the BiPartisan Tourism Caucus, and the Fish and Wildlife Caucus.
Oregon Trail Foundation, Founding Member
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Foundation Board
North Clackamas Chamber Board of Directors
Warner Pacific College Board of Trustees.
He was a member of the Association of Oregon Counties Legislative Committee. He was also a member of the Education Commission of the States and the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission.
Married Cherrie McGinnis. 4 children.