Brigid Kelly
Brigid Kelly (Democratic Party) was the Hamilton County Auditor in Ohio. She assumed office on March 13, 2023. She left office on March 20, 2024.
Kelly (Democratic Party) ran for election for Hamilton County Auditor in Ohio. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kelly passed away from esophageal cancer on March 26, 2024.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- State and Local Government Committee (decommissioned), Ranking member
2019-2020
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Finance Committee
- Federalism Committee
- State and Local Government Committee (decommissioned), Ranking minority member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Ohio committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging and Long Term Care |
| • Civil Justice |
| • Economic Development, Commerce, and Labor |
| • Finance |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
County election
See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2022)
General election
General election for Hamilton County Auditor
Brigid Kelly defeated Tom Brinkman Jr. in the general election for Hamilton County Auditor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brigid Kelly (D) | 53.3 | 159,093 |
 | Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) | 46.7 | 139,505 | |
| Total votes: 298,598 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hamilton County Auditor
Brigid Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Auditor on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigid Kelly | 100.0 | 31,406 |
| Total votes: 31,406 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Bogie Jr. (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hamilton County Auditor
Tom Brinkman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Auditor on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Brinkman Jr. | 100.0 | 37,667 |
| Total votes: 37,667 | |||
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State legislative election
Brigid Kelly did not file to run for re-election.[2]
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Brigid Kelly won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigid Kelly (D) | 100.0 | 42,180 |
| Total votes: 42,180 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Brigid Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 31 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigid Kelly | 100.0 | 10,469 |
| Total votes: 10,469 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Brigid Kelly won election in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigid Kelly (D) | 100.0 | 35,066 |
| Total votes: 35,066 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Brigid Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 31 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brigid Kelly | 100.0 | 6,533 |
| Total votes: 6,533 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Denise Driehaus (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Brigid Kelly defeated Mary Yeager in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 general election.[3]
| Ohio House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brigid Kelly |
68.06% | 34,581 | |
| Republican | Mary Yeager | 31.94% | 16,231 | |
| Total Votes | 50,812 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 31, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brigid Kelly |
34.92% | 5,606 | |
| Democratic | Ben Lindy | 18.25% | 2,930 | |
| Democratic | Brian Garry | 15.40% | 2,473 | |
| Democratic | Paul Booth | 13.80% | 2,216 | |
| Democratic | Paul Sohi | 13.66% | 2,193 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Hollan | 3.97% | 638 | |
| Total Votes | 16,056 | |||
Mary Yeager ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Ohio House of Representatives District 31, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Yeager (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,938 | |
| Total Votes | 5,938 | |||
Endorsements
In 2016, Kelly's endorsements included the following:[6]
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Brigid Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Kelly's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ USA Today, "Ohio politician Brigid Kelly died of cancer less than a week after resigning from office," March 29, 2024
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Southwest Ohio Democrats Catherine Ingram, Cecil Thomas announce 2022 runs," August 16, 2021
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Brigid Kelly, "Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Brigid Kelly, "Issues," accessed March 3, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dusty Rhodes (D) |
Hamilton County Auditor 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Amy Humphrey |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives District 31 2017-2022 |
Succeeded by Bill Roemer (R) |
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