Kurt Kelly
Kurt Kelly (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 24. Kelly assumed office in 2006. Kelly left office in 2010.
Kelly (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 22. Kelly did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Biography
Kelly's professional experience includes working as the owner/chief executive officer of 3-D Background Screening.
He is a member of the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra Board, Child Evangelism Fellowship Board, Children's' Alliance Board, Metropolitan Rotary Club, National Rifle Association, and Ocala Kiwanis.[1]
Committee assignments
2009-2010
- Economic Development Policy Committee
- Finance & Tax Council
- Health Care Services Policy Committee (Vice Chair)
- Health & Family Services Policy Council
- State Universities & Private Colleges Appropriations Committee
Issues
Kelly did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Kelly's sponsored legislation included:
- HB 783 - "Education for Children in Shelter Care or Foster Care: Provides conditions & requirements for district school superintendent or court appointment of surrogate parent for educational decisionmaking for child who has or is suspected of having disability"
- HB 1015 - "Prescription Drug Validation Program: Requires DOH to establish prescription drug validation program to establish comprehensive electronic system to monitor prescribing & dispensing of certain controlled substances; requires prescribing & dispensing of such controlled substances to be reported"
- HB 1017 - "Pub. Rec./Controlled Substances/DOH: Exempts from public records requirements information & records reported to DOH under electronic prescription drug validation program for monitoring prescribing & dispensing of certain controlled substances"
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 22
Joe Harding defeated Barbara Byram in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Harding (R) | 64.5 | 63,520 |
 | Barbara Byram (D)  | 35.5 | 35,011 | |
| Total votes: 98,531 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Barbara Byram advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 22.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 22
Joe Harding defeated Floyd Randall in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 22 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Harding | 70.0 | 14,598 |
| Floyd Randall | 30.0 | 6,251 | ||
| Total votes: 20,849 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kurt Kelly (R)
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kelly won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 24th District, defeating Barry Leach (D) and Andy Kesselring (NPA). Kelly received 38,429 votes in the election while Leach received 23,719 votes, and Kesselring received 10,713 votes.[3] Kelly raised $197,075 for his campaign; Leach raised $3,726, and Kesselring raised $27,813.[4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Kurt Kelly (R)
|
38,429 | 52.7% | ||
| Barry Leach (D) | 23,719 | 32.6% | ||
| Andy Kesselring (NPA) | 10,713 | 14.7% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kurt Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008
- Kurt Kelly on Facebook
- Kurt Kelly on Twitter
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 24 2006-2010 |
Succeeded by Dennis Baxley |
