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Tim Kelly (Minnesota)

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Tim Kelly
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Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A

Education

Bachelor's

Minnesota State University

Personal
Profession
Financial Advisor
Contact

Tim Kelly is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 21A from 2009 to 2017.

Kelly did not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016.

Kelly has served on the Red Wing School Board.

Biography

Kelly earned his B.S. in Marketing/Industrial Relations from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His professional experience includes working as a financial advisor.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

Note: Kelly resigned from the Ethics Committee on September 14, 2015.[2]

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
Energy Policy
Ethics
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Rules and Legislative Administration

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kelly served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Kelly's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

Economic Recovery

  • Excerpt: "Tim understands that you can't spend more than you bring in, and after slashing projected state spending to its lowest rate in recent memory, Minnesota is finally on the road to economic recovery."

Reducing Government Spending

  • Excerpt: "Two years ago, Minnesota voters sent a message to incoming state lawmakers and told them to get state government overspending under control and force it to live within its means."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Tim understands jobs have to be Minnesota's top priority. Not only does this include policies that put more people to work, but it also includes provisions that encourage private sector businesses to expand and relocate in our state."

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "Common sense tells Tim that if more Minnesotans are working, they will be paying more income taxes and buying more goods - which would increase sales tax collections at the state level."

Education

  • Excerpt: "As a former school board member and current Vice Chair of the Minnesota House Education Finance Committee, investing in our children is one of Tim's top priorities."

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

2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Tim Kelly (R) did not seek re-election.

Barb Haley defeated Lisa Bayley in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A general election.[4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 21A General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Barb Haley 55.06% 11,643
     Democratic Lisa Bayley 44.94% 9,503
Total Votes 21,146
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Lisa Bayley ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 21A Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Bayley  (unopposed)


Barb Haley ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 21A Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Barb Haley  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Lynn Schoen was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tim Kelly was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelly defeated Schoen in the general election.[8][9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 21A General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kelly Incumbent 62.2% 9,204
     Democratic Lynn Schoen 37.8% 5,593
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 8
Total Votes 14,805

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kelly won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated John Bacon (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 21A, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Kelly Incumbent 57.6% 12,174
     Democratic John Bacon 42.4% 8,969
Total Votes 21,143

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kelly won re-election to the District 28A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Jerry Roth (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[13]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 28A (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Jerry Roth (DFL) 5,775 36.76%
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Kelly (R) 9,923 63.17%
Write-In 10 0.06%

2008

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Kelly won election to the District 28A Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Sandy Wollschlager. [14]

Kelly raised $32,947 for his campaign.[15]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 28A (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Kelly (R) 10,702 51.89%
Sandy Wollschlager (DFL) 9,911 48.05%
Write-In 13 0.06%

Campaign finance summary


Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.


Tim Kelly campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Minnesota House, District 21AWon $44,925 N/A**
2012Minnesota House, District 21AWon $19,154 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 28AWon $35,085 N/A**
2008Minnesota House, District 28AWon $32,947 N/A**
Grand total$132,111 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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2017

In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


Taxpayers League of Minnesota

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[16]

2013

Kelly received a score of 92% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 21st out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[17]

2012

Kelly received a score of 57% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 45th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[18]

2011

Kelly received a score of 77% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 46th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [19]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Kelly and his wife, Sue, have with four children.[1]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tim + Kelly + Minnesota + House"

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Kelly," accessed September 14, 2015
  2. inforum.com, "Minn. lawmakers accused of ‘making out’ resign Ethics Committee posts," accessed September 14, 2015
  3. "kellyforhouse," Official Campaign Website
  4. Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  5. Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  7. 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  8. Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
  9. Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
  10. Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
  11. Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
  12. Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  13. Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
  14. Minnesota Secretary of State, "All Races by Legislative District," accessed April 23, 2014
  15. Follow the Money's report on Kelly's 2008 campaign contributions
  16. Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
  17. Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
  18. Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
  19. Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Chris Swedzinski (R)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 21A
2013- 2017
Succeeded by
Barb Haley (R)
Preceded by
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Minnesota State House District 28A
2009–2013
Succeeded by
Gene Pelowski Jr. (DFL)


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