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Tim Kelly
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Michigan House of Representatives District 93
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 94
Successor: Rodney Wakeman

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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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:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:

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
Image of Tim Kelly
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
Image of Tim Kelly
Tim Kelly
 
100.0
 
10,058

Total votes: 10,058
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Kelly received the following endorsements.

  • Citizens for Traditional Values – PAC

Pledges

Kelly signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

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
Image of Kristen McDonald Rivet
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
 
53.4
 
62,105
Image of Annette Glenn
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
Image of Kristen McDonald Rivet
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
Image of Annette Glenn
Annette Glenn
 
40.5
 
12,360
Image of Tim Kelly
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
Image of Dan Kildee
Dan Kildee (D)
 
54.5
 
196,599
Image of Tim Kelly
Tim Kelly (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
150,772
Image of Kathy Goodwin
Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
8,180
Image of James Harris
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
Image of Dan Kildee
Dan Kildee
 
100.0
 
91,288

Total votes: 91,288
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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
Image of Tim Kelly
Tim Kelly Candidate Connection
 
79.3
 
37,545
Earl Lackie
 
20.7
 
9,822

Total votes: 47,367
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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
Image of James Harris
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
Image of Kathy Goodwin
Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) Candidate Connection

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2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

Tim Kelly was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Kelly Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kelly Incumbent 62.4% 20,925
     Democratic Vincent Mosca 37.6% 12,634
Total Votes 33,559

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 94, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kelly 56% 26,256
     Democratic Judith Lincoln 44% 20,630
Total Votes 46,886
Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kelly 50.9% 4,012
Ann Doyle 44.1% 3,475
Ryan McReynolds 5% 392
Total Votes 7,879

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

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Tim Kelly is a former state representative who served the 94th District in Saginaw County, Michigan, from 2013-2018 in the Michigan House of Representatives. In his last term in office, he chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid, which oversees k-12 spending. He also chaired the House Education Reform policy committee.

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.
Support economic policies that will continue growth, make healthcare and prescription drugs less expensive, protect the water and fisheries of the Great Lakes, and expand parental/school choice for k-12 families.

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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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Tim Kelly campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Michigan House of Representatives District 93Won general$40,050 $0
2022Michigan State Senate District 35Lost primary$64,447 $0
2020U.S. House Michigan District 5Lost general$72,427 $72,427
2016Michigan House of Representatives, District 94Won $37,455 N/A**
2014Michigan House of Representatives, District 94Won $58,233 N/A**
Grand total$272,612 $72,427
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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]

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Graham Filler (R)
Michigan House of Representatives District 93
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Michigan House of Representatives District 94
2013-2019
Succeeded by
Rodney Wakeman (R)


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