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Ryan Kelley
Ryan Kelley (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
On June 9, 2022, Kelley was arrested on four misdemeanor charges related to his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. [1]
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Biography
Kelley attended Grand Rapids Community College before beginning his career at Ameritech, which later became AT&T. In 2011, Kelley began to work in real estate investment, opening his own firm in 2019.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Michigan
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 54.5 | 2,430,505 |
 | Tudor Dixon (R) | 43.9 | 1,960,635 | |
 | Mary Buzuma (L)  | 0.9 | 38,800 | |
 | Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.4 | 16,246 | |
 | Kevin Hogan (G) | 0.2 | 10,766 | |
 | Daryl Simpson (Natural Law Party) | 0.1 | 4,973 | |
 | Evan Space (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 4,461,972 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan
Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gretchen Whitmer | 100.0 | 938,382 |
| Total votes: 938,382 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Articia Bomer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Michigan
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tudor Dixon | 39.7 | 436,350 |
 | Kevin Rinke | 21.5 | 236,306 | |
 | Garrett Soldano | 17.5 | 192,442 | |
 | Ryan Kelley | 15.1 | 165,587 | |
 | Ralph Rebandt | 4.1 | 45,046 | |
 | James Craig (Write-in) | 2.1 | 23,521 | |
| Elizabeth Adkisson (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | ||
| Justin Blackburn (Write-in) | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 1,099,273 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Perry Johnson (R)
- Michael Markey Jr. (R)
- Bob Scott (R)
- Austin Chenge (R)
- Michael Brown (R)
- Donna Brandenburg (R)
Green convention
Green convention for Governor of Michigan
Kevin Hogan advanced from the Green convention for Governor of Michigan on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Hogan (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Michigan
Mary Buzuma advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Michigan on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Buzuma (L) |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Governor of Michigan
Donna Brandenburg advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Governor of Michigan on July 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan Kelley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Arrest on federal misdemeanor criminal charges (2022)
On June 9, 2022, Kelley was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges related to his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. Kelly was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, knowingly engaging in any act of physical violence against person or property in any restricted building or grounds, and willfully injuring or committing any depredation against any property of the United States. All four charges are misdemeanors. Each charge carries a maximum of up to one year in federal prison or a $100,000 fine per charge.[1][3][4]
Kelley was released on a personal recognizance bond on June 9. In a court hearing on June 16, 2022, Kelley was ordered to surrender his guns while awaiting trial. He appeared in federal court on July 7, 2022, and pleaded not guilty. In regard to January 6 Capitol breach, Kelley said, “We were there protesting the government because we don’t like the results of the 2020 election, the process of how it happened, and we have that First Amendment right.”[5][6][7][8]
On July 27, 2023, Kelley pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining on public grounds. [9]
On September 17, 2023, Kelley was sentenced to 60 days in prison. [10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Detroit News, "Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley arrested on Jan. 6 riot-related charges," June 9, 2022
- ↑ Ryan Kelley's 2022 campaign website, "Ryan D. Kelley," accessed July 3, 2022
- ↑ Fox News, "FBI arrests Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Jan. 6 misdemeanor charges," June 9, 2022
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Kelley calls arrest, raid related to Jan. 6 insurrection a 'political witch hunt'," June 10, 2022
- ↑ ABC News, "Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley charged for participation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot," June 9, 2022
- ↑ Fox 17, "GOP gov candidate Ryan Kelley released after arrest by FBI," June 9, 2022
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Judge orders GOP candidate Ryan Kelley to surrender his guns, over his objections," June 16, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 charges," July 7, 2022
- ↑ NBC News,’’ "Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleads guilty to Jan. 6 crime,” July 27, 2023
- ↑ NBC News,’’ "Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley sentenced to prison on Jan. 6 charges,” October 17, 2023
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