John Kelly (West Virginia)
John Kelly (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Kelly (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. He lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.
Biography
Kelly served in the Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He has been part of Parkersburg City Council since 2013. He was previously part of it from 1985 to 1996.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Energy and Manufacturing Committee, Vice chair
- House Rules Committee
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- Senior, Children, and Family Issues Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
2019-2020
Kelly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Energy Committee, Vice-Chair
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- Senior Citizen Issues Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Energy, Vice chair |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
| • Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated Jody Murphy in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Azinger (R) | 65.7 | 20,812 |
 | Jody Murphy (D)  | 34.3 | 10,861 | |
| Total votes: 31,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Jody Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jody Murphy | 100.0 | 4,077 |
| Total votes: 4,077 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3
Incumbent Mike Azinger defeated John Kelly in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Azinger | 51.5 | 6,625 |
 | John Kelly | 48.5 | 6,230 | |
| Total votes: 12,855 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Incumbent John Kelly, Roger Conley, and incumbent Vernon Criss defeated Trish Pritchard and Luke Winters in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Kelly (R) | 27.2 | 13,694 |
| ✔ |  | Roger Conley (R) | 22.3 | 11,198 |
| ✔ |  | Vernon Criss (R) | 21.9 | 11,003 |
| Trish Pritchard (D) | 17.2 | 8,651 | ||
| Luke Winters (D) | 11.5 | 5,775 | ||
| Total votes: 50,321 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Trish Pritchard and Luke Winters advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trish Pritchard | 59.5 | 3,472 | |
| ✔ | Luke Winters | 40.5 | 2,365 | |
| Total votes: 5,837 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Incumbent John Kelly, incumbent Vernon Criss, and Roger Conley defeated Matthew Dodrill in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Kelly | 28.7 | 4,036 |
| ✔ | | Vernon Criss | 28.5 | 4,011 |
| ✔ | | Roger Conley | 25.4 | 3,569 |
 | Matthew Dodrill | 17.4 | 2,439 | |
| Total votes: 14,055 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Kelly (R) | 19.9 | 9,246 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Azinger (R) | 19.8 | 9,204 |
| ✔ | | Vernon Criss (R) | 18.0 | 8,368 |
| Harry Deitzler (D) | 15.6 | 7,259 | ||
 | J. Morgan Leach (D) | 14.6 | 6,784 | |
 | Andy Daniel (D) | 12.2 | 5,673 | |
| Total votes: 46,534 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Deem (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
J. Morgan Leach, Harry Deitzler, and Andy Daniel advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Morgan Leach | 36.4 | 2,063 |
| ✔ | Harry Deitzler | 35.8 | 2,028 | |
| ✔ | | Andy Daniel | 27.7 | 1,570 |
| Total votes: 5,661 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 (3 seats)
Incumbent Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem, and incumbent John Kelly defeated Matthew Dodrill and Jim Erlandson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vernon Criss | 25.7 | 2,502 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Deem | 23.6 | 2,302 |
| ✔ | | John Kelly | 22.1 | 2,154 |
| Matthew Dodrill | 16.0 | 1,556 | |
| Jim Erlandson | 12.6 | 1,232 | ||
| Total votes: 9,746 | |||
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Mike Azinger (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 general election.[2][3]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Vernon Criss |
15.92% | 8,602 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
19.40% | 10,480 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
20.82% | 11,244 | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel | 13.74% | 7,422 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach | 14.25% | 7,697 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman | 15.87% | 8,571 | |
| Total Votes | 54,016 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Andy Daniel, J. Morgan Leach and Bill Merriman defeated Stephen Ruble in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andy Daniel |
27.02% | 3,052 | |
| Democratic | J. Morgan Leach |
22.72% | 2,566 | |
| Democratic | Bill Merriman |
32.36% | 3,655 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Ruble | 17.90% | 2,022 | |
| Total Votes | 11,295 | |||
Vernon Criss, incumbent Frank Deem and incumbent John R. Kelly defeated Bill Bell and Matthew Dodrill in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vernon Criss |
19.45% | 3,246 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem Incumbent |
26.30% | 4,389 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly Incumbent |
28.34% | 4,730 | |
| Republican | Bill Bell | 11.26% | 1,879 | |
| Republican | Matthew Dodrill | 14.66% | 2,447 | |
| Total Votes | 16,691 | |||
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 10 is represented by three delegates. Incumbent Dan Poling and Paul Miller were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Azinger, Frank Deem and John R. Kelly defeated Vernon Criss, Debra Steed and Courtney Ahlborn in the Republican primary. Azinger, Deem, and Kelly defeated Miller, Poling, and Stansberry in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Azinger |
23.5% | 8,375 | |
| Republican | Frank Deem |
21% | 7,479 | |
| Republican | John R. Kelly |
19.4% | 6,932 | |
| Democratic | Dan Poling Incumbent | 16.6% | 5,927 | |
| Democratic | Don Stansberry | 10.9% | 3,886 | |
| Democratic | Paul Miller | 8.6% | 3,077 | |
| Total Votes | 35,676 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mike Azinger |
25.3% | 2,083 |
| Frank Deem |
21.9% | 1,802 |
| John R. Kelly |
17.7% | 1,452 |
| Vernon Criss | 15.4% | 1,264 |
| Debra Steed | 11.3% | 929 |
| Courtney Ahlborn | 8.5% | 696 |
| Total Votes | 8,226 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
John Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign donors
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2018
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 2018 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top individual contributors to John Kelly's campaign in 2018 | |
| KELLY, JOHN R | $2,959.60 |
| HILL, GEORGE CASEY | $2,000.00 |
| MCCUTCHEON, JAMES | $1,000.00 |
| ANDERSON, MARIBETH | $1,000.00 |
| ADAMS, RICHARD M | $1,000.00 |
| Total Raised in 2018 | $47,011.16 |
| Source: Follow the Money | |
2016
Kelly won re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2016. During that election cycle, Kelly raised a total of $23,950.
| West Virginia House of Delegates 2016 election - campaign contributions | ||||
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| Top contributors to John Kelly (West Virginia)'s campaign in 2016 | ||||
| Dupont | $1,250 | |||
| Adams, Richard & Elizabeth | $1,000 | |||
| Heckert, Scot | $1,000 | |||
| West Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association | $850 | |||
| West Virginia Bankers Association | $750 | |||
| Total raised in 2016 | $23,950 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
2014
Kelly won election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2014. During that election cycle, Kelly raised a total of $13,569.
| West Virginia House of Delegates 2014 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to John Kelly (West Virginia)'s campaign in 2014 | ||||
| West Virginia Chamber Of Commerce | $1,500 | |||
| Shelley Moore Capito Campaign Cmte | $1,000 | |||
| West Virginia Bankers Association | $600 | |||
| Chevron Corp | $500 | |||
| Dupont | $500 | |||
| Total Raised in 2014 | $13,569 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
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2022
In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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Personal
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Kelly and his wife, Rebecca, reside in Parkersburg.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Council for a Livable World, "John Kelly," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 18, 2014
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 10 2015-2022 |
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