Kenny was elected to the Dáil in 2016, having previously served on Leitrim County Council. He is currently Sinn Féin's spokesperson on communications and transport, and has previously served as spokesperson on agriculture, good and the marine.

Like many families living in the northwest, my children have sought work and education outside this region. I want their generation to have the chance to build their future here. Emigration is something that always has loomed over many families here and this is something that drove me to want a change for my family, and my community

Without a doubt, housing is one issue raised with me at every single door I visit. In previous years, housing and rent increases were seen as something that only affected urban areas, but Leitrim has seen the highest year-on-year rent increase in the last number of Daft.ie surveys.

I would never take getting elected or re-elected for granted, so the first thing I plan to do if I am re-elected is to thank the people of Sligo, Leitrim and south Donegal for supporting me once more.