Ariana Kelly
Ariana Kelly (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 16. She assumed office on February 27, 2023. She left office on May 6, 2024.
Kelly (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Gov. Wes Moore (D) appointed Kelly to the Maryland State Senate to replace former Senator Susan Lee (D). She served in this capacity before resigning on May 6, 2024.[1]
Biography
Kelly earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. Her professional experience includes working as the national campaign director for MomsRising.org.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
- Health & Government Operations Committee
- Federal Relations Committee
- Children, Youth, and Families Committee, House chair
- Federal Relations Committee
2019-2020
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:
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| • Health & Government Operations |
| • Federal Relations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kelly served on these committees:
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| • Health & Government Operations |
Note: Kelly also served on the Subcommittee on Insurance and the Subcommittee on Minority Health Disparities.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats)
Incumbent Ariana Kelly, incumbent Marc Korman, and incumbent Sara Love won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ariana Kelly (D) | 33.1 | 41,600 |
| ✔ |  | Marc Korman (D) | 33.0 | 41,506 |
| ✔ |  | Sara Love (D) | 32.7 | 41,153 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,572 | ||
| Total votes: 125,831 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats)
Incumbent Marc Korman, incumbent Sara Love, and incumbent Ariana Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Korman | 33.5 | 19,650 |
| ✔ | | Sara Love | 33.4 | 19,547 |
| ✔ | | Ariana Kelly | 33.1 | 19,375 |
| Total votes: 58,572 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats)
Incumbent Ariana Kelly, incumbent Marc Korman, and Sara Love defeated Bill Day in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ariana Kelly (D) | 30.6 | 45,617 |
| ✔ | | Marc Korman (D) | 29.4 | 43,861 |
| ✔ | | Sara Love (D) | 29.4 | 43,760 |
 | Bill Day (R) | 10.3 | 15,321 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 520 | ||
| Total votes: 149,079 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Korman | 24.3 | 13,598 |
| ✔ | | Ariana Kelly | 21.8 | 12,197 |
| ✔ | | Sara Love | 20.2 | 11,299 |
 | Samir Paul | 20.2 | 11,287 | |
| Jordan Cooper | 6.5 | 3,613 | ||
| Nuchhi Currier | 3.8 | 2,131 | ||
| Joseph Hennessey | 2.1 | 1,183 | ||
| Marc Lande | 1.0 | 563 | ||
| Total votes: 55,871 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 (3 seats)
Bill Day advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 16 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Day | 100.0 | 1,942 |
| Total votes: 1,942 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Marc Korman and incumbents Bill Frick and Ariana Kelly defeated Jordan P. Cooper, Peter Dennis, Hrant Jamgochian, Karen Kuker-Kihl and Gareth E. Murray in the Democratic primary, while John Andrews, Rose Maria Li and Lynda del Castillo were unopposed in the Republican primary. Korman, Frick and Kelly defeated Andrews, Li and del Castillo for three seats in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Bill Frick Incumbent |
23% | 26,727 | |
| Democratic | Marc Korman |
22.1% | 25,755 | |
| Democratic | Ariana Kelly Incumbent |
21.6% | 25,148 | |
| Republican | Rose Maria Li | 13.3% | 15,441 | |
| Republican | John Andrews | 10.2% | 11,822 | |
| Republican | Lynda del Castillo | 9.8% | 11,453 | |
| Total Votes | 116,346 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ariana Kelly Incumbent |
25.6% | 10,045 |
| Bill Frick Incumbent |
23.2% | 9,088 |
| Marc Korman |
21.8% | 8,554 |
| Hrant Jamgochian | 15.3% | 6,005 |
| Jordan P. Cooper | 7.2% | 2,834 |
| Peter Dennis | 3% | 1,175 |
| Karen Kuker-Kihl | 2.1% | 809 |
| Gareth E. Murray | 1.7% | 683 |
| Total Votes | 39,193 | |
2010
Running for Maryland's House District 16, Kelly came in third in the September 14 primary election to move on to the general election.
Kelly came in third in the general election on November 2, 2010, successfully winning election. Three seats were available in the district.[6]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 16 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| C. William Frick (D)
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29,813 | |||
| Susan Lee (D)
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28,768 | |||
| Ariana Kelly (D)
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28,341 | |||
| Jeanne Allen (R) | 13,533 | |||
| Carol Bowis (R) | 11,619 | |||
| Meyer Marks (R) | 10,678 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2024
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 11 through April 10.
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In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 13 through April 11.
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2015
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2014
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In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 8 to April 7.
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2013
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Noteworthy events
Charged with indecent exposure and trespassing
On June 27, 2015, Kelly was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and trespassing following a dispute with her ex-husband, Barak Sanford, on June 27, 2015.[7][8] According to court records, Kelly was dropping off her children at her ex-husband's house when she discovered that his new fiancée was there.[7] Reportedly upset, Kelly demanded to speak to her ex-husband. At that time, according to the statement made by Sanford, Kelly started ringing the doorbell and banging on the door repeatedly.[7][9] The charging documents indicated that Sanford played a cellphone video for the police that showed Kelly ringing the doorbell and then exposing her breasts in the direction of his cell phone.[7] Officers tried to convince Kelly to cover up and leave, but she refused. When told that she could be arrested for indecent exposure, Kelly allegedly put out her wrists and said, "arrest me then."[7][8] Kelly did not made a statement about her actions, but her attorney, Luiz Simmons, told the The Washington Post that she would be "aggressively disputing" the charges.[7] Kelly and Sanford were divorced in November 2014.[7][9]
Kelly's trial was scheduled to begin on August 13, 2015. On July 21, Montgomery County prosecutors dropped the indecent exposure and trespassing charges, calling the case a domestic squabble and saying that it belonged in family court.[10]
Personal
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Kelly is divorced and has two children.[11]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maryland House of Delegates District 16 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Matters, "Kelly announces departure from Senate," accessed May 6, 2024
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Ariana Kelly," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Washington Post, "Maryland Del. Ariana Kelly charged with indecent exposure, trespassing," accessed July 15, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 bethesdamagazine.com, "District 16 Del. Ariana Kelly Charged With Indecent Exposure, Trespassing," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Patch.com, "Delegate Ariana Kelly Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Trespassing," accessed July 15, 2015
- ↑ washingtonpost.com, "Prosecutors drop trespassing, exposure charges against Md. delegate," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Maryland House of Delegates, "Biography of Ariana Kelly," accessed July 15, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Susan Lee (D) |
Maryland State Senate District 16 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Sara Love (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Maryland House of Delegates District 16 2011-2023 |
Succeeded by Sarah Wolek (D) |
