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Kelly Kite

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Kelly Kite
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Prior offices
Nevada State Assembly District 39

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1966 - 1970

Kelly Kite (b. 1947) is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2011 to 2012.

Biography

Kite's professional experience includes working as a licensed Nevada insurance agent. He also served in the United States Navy from 1966 to 1970.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kite served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Kite ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 39. Kite was defeated by Jim Wheeler in the June 12 primary election.[1][2][3][4]

Nevada State Assembly, District 39 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Wheeler 37.7% 2,718
Kelly Kite Incumbent 35% 2,526
Gary Roger Schmidt 27.3% 1,971
Total Votes 7,215

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Kite won election to the Nevada State Assembly, defeating Joetta Brown (D) and David Schumann (Independent American). Kite defeated Jim Wheeler, Barbara Smallwood, and Janet Murphy in the June 8 primary election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 39 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kelly Kite (R) 13,741
Joetta Brown (D) 8,118
David Schumann (I) 1,942

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Kelly Kite endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[5]

Personal

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Kite and his wife, Cathie, have two children.

Scorecards

Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also: Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Report Card (2011)

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."[6]

2011

Kite received a score of 52.88 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 16th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[6]

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
James Settelmeyer (R)
Nevada State Assembly District 39
2011-2012
Succeeded by
Jim Wheeler (R)


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Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen
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