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Tim Kelly (Michigan state representative)
2025 - Present
2027
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Tim Kelly (Republican Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 93. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Kelly (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 93. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education Reform, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Financial Services |
| • Oversight, Vice-chair |
| • Regulatory Reform |
| • Tax Policy |
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
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 93
Tim Kelly defeated Kevin Seamon in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Kelly (R) | 69.0 | 33,943 |
| Kevin Seamon (D) | 31.0 | 15,272 | ||
| Total votes: 49,215 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93
Kevin Seamon advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Seamon | 100.0 | 5,808 | |
| Total votes: 5,808 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93
Tim Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Kelly | 100.0 | 10,058 |
| Total votes: 10,058 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Graham Filler (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Kelly received the following endorsements.
Pledges
Kelly signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Annette Glenn in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) | 53.4 | 62,105 |
 | Annette Glenn (R) | 46.6 | 54,246 | |
| Total votes: 116,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen McDonald Rivet | 100.0 | 22,585 |
| Total votes: 22,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Annette Glenn defeated Tim Kelly, Chris Velasquez, and Martin Blank in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Glenn | 40.5 | 12,360 |
| Tim Kelly | 22.3 | 6,815 | |
| Chris Velasquez | 19.2 | 5,867 | ||
| Martin Blank | 17.9 | 5,460 | ||
| Total votes: 30,502 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 5
Incumbent Dan Kildee defeated Tim Kelly, Kathy Goodwin, and James Harris in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Kildee (D) | 54.5 | 196,599 |
| Tim Kelly (R) | 41.8 | 150,772 | |
 | Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) | 2.3 | 8,180 | |
 | James Harris (L) | 1.5 | 5,481 | |
| Total votes: 361,032 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5
Incumbent Dan Kildee advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Kildee | 100.0 | 91,288 |
| Total votes: 91,288 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Clauss (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5
Tim Kelly defeated Earl Lackie in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Kelly | 79.3 | 37,545 |
| Earl Lackie | 20.7 | 9,822 | ||
| Total votes: 47,367 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5
James Harris advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on July 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | James Harris (L) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5
Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 5 on July 26, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
Tim Kelly was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Tim Kelly defeated Kevin Seamon in the Michigan House of Representatives District 94 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tim Kelly Incumbent |
64.77% | 30,150 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Seamon | 35.23% | 16,402 | |
| Total Votes | 46,552 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Kevin Seamon ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 94 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kevin Seamon (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Tim Kelly ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 94 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tim Kelly Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Vincent Mosca was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tim Kelly was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelly defeated Mosca in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tim Kelly Incumbent |
62.4% | 20,925 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Mosca | 37.6% | 12,634 | |
| Total Votes | 33,559 | |||
2012
Kelly won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 94. He defeated Ann M. Doyle and Ryan McReynolds in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Judith Lincoln (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tim Kelly |
56% | 26,256 | |
| Democratic | Judith Lincoln | 44% | 20,630 | |
| Total Votes | 46,886 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Tim Kelly |
50.9% | 4,012 |
| Ann Doyle | 44.1% | 3,475 |
| Ryan McReynolds | 5% | 392 |
| Total Votes | 7,879 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Tim Kelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tim Kelly completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kelly's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Prior to his election as a state representative, Mr. Kelly served one term as an elected county commissioner in Saginaw County. He also served in former Michigan Governor John Engler's administration as the governor's education policy advisor, and as a special advisor to the director of the Michigan Department of Career Development. Mr. Kelly also served in the Bayh administration in Indiana as the executive director of the Indiana Human Resources Investment Council, the executive director of the Indiana Council on Vocational Education, and as a development specialist for the Indiana Department of Commerce. Before working in the public sector, Mr. Kelly worked in various subsidiaries for the Bituminous Materials Co., Inc., his family's emulsified asphalt business.
Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Denver. Among many awards and recognitions for his work in the legislature, he is the 2016 recipient of the Michigan College Access Network's Compass Award, and was the MIRS 2013 Freshman Legislator of the Year.- After 43 years of one family, one party rule, it's time for change!
- Tim Kelly fights for conservative values, principles and policies that you can be proud of; Pro Life, Pro Gun, Pro Growth
- Tim Kelly is a fearless advocate for President Trump, border security and the rule of law. He was a common sense legislator in Lansing. He'll be a common sense leader in Washington.
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2012
Kelly's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Tim’s career has focused on improving and streamlining government and helping Michigan’s job providers thrive and create new jobs."
Education
- Excerpt: "Tim’s hands-on public policy also includes our public schools. In 1995, Governor John Engler asked Tim to serve as his Education Policy Advisor."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Tim’s experience tells him more government intervention and intrusion into the health care market place is not the answer to reducing the health insurance costs that are killing jobs in Michigan and putting health insurance out of reach for too many in Saginaw County. "
Government Reform
- Excerpt: "Tim will fight for more transparency in government and to limit government to only those roles that make sense for Saginaw County taxpayers."
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Nomination
In September 2017, Kelly was nominated by the Trump administration for a position with the U.S. Department of Education.[10] Kelly announced on November 9, 2017, that the administration withdrew his name from consideration for the post because of comments he made on his blog, the "Citizen Leader," between 2009 and 2012. An official in the administration told Education Week that the nomination was withdrawn because "it became clear that Mr. Kelly had made a series of statements that were not reflective of the secretary's values."[11]
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 17.
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2014
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In 2014, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 through December 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 93 |
Officeholder Michigan House of Representatives District 93 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ "electtimkelly," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ MLive.com, "Trump nominates state Rep. Tim Kelly to Department of Education post," October 5, 2017
- ↑ Education Week, "Trump Nominee for Career-Tech Position Being Pulled Due to Offensive Blog Posts," November 9, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Graham Filler (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 93 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 94 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by Rodney Wakeman (R) |
