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Cody Kelley

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Democratic Party

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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Cody Kelley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 110. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Kelley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

Dottie Bailey defeated Cody Kelley in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 110 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 110

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dottie Bailey (R)
 
62.8
 
10,843
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Cody Kelley (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
6,418

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,261
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Democratic primary election

Cody Kelley advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 110 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 110

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100.0
 
2,926

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,926
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Republican primary election

Dottie Bailey defeated Matt Doell in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 110 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 110

Candidate
%
Votes
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Dottie Bailey
 
59.6
 
2,819
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Matt Doell
 
40.4
 
1,913

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,732
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Cody Kelley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Cody Kelley's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ Fully funding public education, keeping right to work out of our state, and protecting social security, Medicare, and Medicaid[2][3] ”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Public education. As someone that used public education as a student and now works in public education, I see the strong need to invest more in our students and teachers. I believe that the youth is the best investment the state can make for our futures and that our Missouri teachers are great and deserve to have all the tools they need to do their jobs and better pay.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Cody Kelley answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

“ Jason Kander is who I look up to a lot in politics. I think he has done a great job in trying to be very honest with people on topics. That’s been what I have tried to do is be 100% honest with the people no matter what.[3] ”
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
“ I want people to reach out to me on my website and ask me. I answer all of the emails and all of our campaign mail. Instead of having you read someone else’s words to describe me I want to tell you and I will answer everyone.[3] ”
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
“ Integrity, honesty, and very good morals and ethics.[3] ”
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
“ The drive to actually follow through with my promises. Such as holding those town halls and speaking to as many of my voters and non voters to make sure their voice is always heard[3] ”
What legacy would you like to leave?
“ Just as someone that remained honest in his time and worked hard for the great people of Missouri.[3] ”
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?
“ 1994 Meramec river flooding. First time that I lost my home due to flooding. I was 3 years old at the time.[3] ”
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
“ No I don’t. It is up to the voters to decide what they want and sometimes it’s better to send someone with a fresh view on everything[3] ”
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ Finding ways to fund the state budget. Currently, as it stands without fully funding education and improving infrastructure our state could start to fall behind others.[3] ”
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
“ The relationship should be a respectful one where there is open communication. We all have to work together to move Missouri forward and parties should matter.[3] ”
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
“ Yes. Just like in any job setting you should have a good relationship with you colleagues. Are you going to like everyone know. But as elected officials are jobs are to be able to work with everyone. No matter the party[3] ”
What process do you favor for redistricting?
“ 3rd party team brought in and redistrict the map so all the districts make sense.[3] ”
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
“ Elementary and Secondary Education Local Government Ethics[3] ”
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
“ I talked to a few residents about losing their homes to flooding. Having gone through this myself 3 times I know where they are coming from. They feel the federal response is slow and that’s if there even is any. How frustrated they are that at the state level they think their legislators forgot about them and didn’t come back and help in the efforts or try to put pressure on the federal elected officials to get things moving quicker. Those stories stick with me because we can’t forget about people as elected officials are job is to serve the people.[3] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Cody Kelley's responses," August 29, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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