Janet Vestal Kelly
Janet Vestal Kelly is a former Republican Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was appointed to the statewide position by Governor Bob McDonnell and sworn into office on January 24, 2010.[1] Her term expired on January 20, 2014.
Biography
Kelly has worked over the last ten years in different capacities for Governor McDonnell in both political and governmental roles. She began her service as a legislative intern for then-Delegate McDonnell before transitioning into a more active political role helping to manage his 1999 re-election campaign. From 2002 until 2004, Kelly ran his candidate committee and operated as his campaign manager in his race to become Virginia's Attorney General. During his tenure as the state's chief law officer, she assumed the dual roles of Chief of Staff and Director of Administration, managing the finances, operations, information technology, and human resource divisions of the office. Prior to her appointment, Kelly was the Deputy Director of the Transition.
Political career
Virginia Secretary of State (2010-2014)
Kelly was named secretary of state by Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell after his inauguration in January 2010.
Appointments
2010
Kelly was first appointed to the statewide post by Gov. Bob McDonnell and assumed office on January 24, 2010.[2]
Recent news
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Contact information
Physical Address:
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2454
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 786-2441
E-mail: socmail@governor.virginia.gov
Personal
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Kelly currently resides in Richmond, Virginia. She has one daughter.[2]
See also
External links
- Official Secretary of the Commonwealth website
- Polarek's official biography
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Janet Polarek's Facebook profile
- Janet Polarek's Twitter account
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Katherine Hanley (D) |
Virginia Secretary of State 2010-2014 |
Succeeded by Levar Stoney (D) |
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