Tim Kelly (born December 21, 1956) is an American politician. He is a Member-elect of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 93rd district[1] and was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 94th district, first elected in 2012. His district consists of part of Saginaw County.[2]
Tim Kelly | |
---|---|
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 93th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Graham Filler |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 94th district | |
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ken Horn |
Succeeded by | Rodney Wakeman |
Personal details | |
Born | Indiana, U.S. | December 21, 1956
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Deenie |
Education | University of Denver (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Prior to his election to the House, Kelly was a member of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners and chairman of the Saginaw County Republican Party.
He was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve a top position in the Department of Education (Assistant Secretary of Education for Career and Technical Education);[3] however, the administration withdrew the nomination in light of Kelly's statements about women, Muslims, and impoverished parents.[4]
In 2020, Kelly announced that he is running of the United States House of Representatives seat representing Michigan's 5th congressional district.[5] On August 4, 2020, Kelly defeated Earl Lackie in the Republican primary for the congressional seat.[6] On November 3, 2020, Kelly was defeated by incumbent, Dan Kildee.[7]
References
edit- ^ ntaylor@mlive.com, Nick Taylor | (2024-11-06). "Former Michigan State Rep. Tim Kelly defeats Kevin Seamon in race for Michigan House District 93". mlive. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ 2013-2014 Michigan Manual: State Representative Tim Kelly
- ^ Klein, Alyson (2 October 2017). "Trump Taps Michigan Lawmaker to Head up Career and Technical Education". Education Week.
- ^ McVicar, Brian (November 9, 2017). "Rep. Tim Kelly withdrawn from Trump administration position over offensive blog posts". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Former Republican state lawmaker plans to run for 5th congressional district nomination". Michigan Radio. 7 January 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan Primary Election Results for US House District 5 on Aug. 4, 2020". WDIV-TV. 28 July 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Tim Kelly (Michigan state representative)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 10, 2021.