Tavish Cordero Kelly
Tavish Cordero Kelly was a 2017 nonpartisan special election candidate for District 108 of the Mississippi House of Representatives .
Kelly was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi. Kelly was defeated by Steven Palazzo in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Kelly's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "Tavish believes, as a matter of both spirit and science, that human beings are people from the moment of conception, in possession of all those rights that are endowed in every person. Abortion is a violent trespass upon those rights, and should be regarded as but another form of murder. However, this rule is not one to be determined or imposed by the Federal government."[1]
- The Federal Reserve
- Excerpt: "It is time for America to take a closer look at the Federal Reserve’s policies, and ask ourselves whether we want to leave our money in hands of unelected “experts” or let free market be truly free."[1]
- Gun Rights
- Excerpt: "While in Congress, Tavish will actively work to repeal unconstitutional laws such as the National Firearms Act, Gun Control Act, and Brady Act, as well as prevent further incursions on the right to self-defense."[1]
- "PATRIOT" Act
- Excerpt: "Despite its name, the PATRIOT Act does little more than circumvent the Constitution to effectively repeal the 4th Amendment."[1]
- Sanctity of Marriage
- Excerpt: "Tavish will champion the effort to free marriage from government infringement in Congress. He will work to repeal those statutes that attempt to define and control it, establish laws that treat every person as an individual, and leave marriage to God."[1]
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 108 was called for July 25, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2017.[2][3]
The seat became vacant on April 14, 2017, after Mark Formby (R) resigned from the state House. He joined the Workers Compensation Commission.[4]
Stacey Hobgood Wilkes defeated Jerry Frazier and Tavish Cordero Kelly in the special election. Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels, but Wilkes and Kelly identified with the Republican Party. Frazier identified as an independent.[5][2]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Stacey Hobgood Wilkes |
50.6% | 1,383 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tavish Cordero Kelly | 29.8% | 815 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Frazier | 19.6% | 536 | |
| Total Votes | 2,734 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Kelly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 4th District. Kelly sought the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to incumbent Steven Palazzo.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steven Palazzo Incumbent |
50.5% | 54,268 | ||
| Gene Taylor | 43% | 46,133 | ||
| Tom Carter | 4.6% | 4,955 | ||
| Tavish Kelly | 1.1% | 1,129 | ||
| Ron Vincent | 0.8% | 904 | ||
| Total Votes | 107,389 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Mississippi's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi House of Representatives District 108
- Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2017
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tavish Kelly, "Issues," accessed March 6, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 13, 2017
- ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Bryant sets special election date for Mississippi House District 108," May 11, 2017
- ↑ newsMS, "NEWS Mark Formby resigns from the House of Representatives," May 10, 2017
- ↑ Picayune Item, "Wilkes takes District 108," July 25, 2017
