Kevin C. Kelly
| Kevin C. Kelly | ||
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| Connecticut State Senate District 21 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 5, 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 7, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Connecticut State Senate Minority Whip | ||
| Present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $28,000/year | |
| Per diem | None | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Assumption College (1982) | |
| Master's | Fairfield University (1985) | |
| J.D. | Connecticut School of Law (1997) | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Kelly attended Notre Dame Law School. He earned his BA from Assumption College in 1982. He went on to receive his MA from Fairfield University in 1985. He then earned a JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997.
Kelly has worked in the following positions: investigator for the Connecticut Department of Social Services, associate of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C. of Bridgeport, partner of Bishop, Jackson & Kelly, LLC, and as assistant town attorney for Stratford from 1999 to 2005.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:
| Connecticut Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging, Ranking Member | ||||
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Insurance and Real Estate, Ranking Member | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kelly served on these committees:
| Connecticut Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging, Ranking Member | ||||
| • Commerce | ||||
| • Insurance and Real Estate, Ranking Member | ||||
| • Regulations Review | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012
Kelly ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut State Senate District 21. Kelly ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012. He also ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012. John Dempsey is an official registered write-in candidate.[1][2][3]
| Connecticut State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin C. Kelly Incumbent |
100% | 28,528 | |
| Total Votes | 28,528 | |||
2010
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010
Kelly was uncontested in the August 10 primary. He defeated Democrat James R. Miron in the November 2 general election.
| Connecticut State Senate, District 21 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin C. Kelly (R)
|
22,455 | |||
| James R. Miron (D) | 10,864 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Kelly raised $106,240 in contributions. [4]
His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $88,375 to his campaign.
Recent news
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Kevin Kelly News Feed
- Bachmann: Boehner will use 'loophole' to pass immigration in the House - Daily Caller
- 'The largest Tea Party protest since 2010 is tomorrow' - Daily Caller
- 'Obama phones' given to people promising to sell them for drugs, money [VIDEO - Daily Caller]
- The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, ?The Quality of Mercy? - Raw Story
- Five conservative message movies that don't suck - Daily Caller
- Magpul offers super hi-capacity magazines for sale ahead of state ban - Daily Caller
- Mystery man hands out cash to supporters of Colorado Dem facing a recall over ... - Daily Caller
- Photographer defends Rand Paul photo shoot depicting senator as a liar - Daily Caller
- No, the Democratic National Convention didn't lose a single laptop worth ... - Daily Caller
- Snowden: Obama's election kept me from leaking earlier - Daily Caller
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Personal
Kelly and his wife Cindy have six children.
External links
- Kevin Kelly campaign website
- Senate website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
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| Preceded by Dan Debicella |
Connecticut State Senate District 21 2011–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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