Kevin Kelly | |
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Minority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate | |
In office January 6, 2021 –February 16, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Len Fasano |
Succeeded by | Stephen Harding |
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 21st district | |
Assumed office January 5,2011 | |
Preceded by | Dan Debicella |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cindy |
Children | 4 |
Education | Assumption University (BA) Fairfield University (MA) University of Connecticut,Hartford (JD) |
Kevin C. Kelly is an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut. A Republican,he has been a member of the Connecticut State Senate since 2011,elected from the 21st District. [1] [2] He was the Senate Republican Minority Leader from 2021-2024. [3]
Kelly earned a B.A. from Assumption College in 1982,an M.A. from Fairfield University in 1985,and a J.D. from University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997. [4] [5]
Kelly was formerly a town attorney. [4] He has a law office,Kevin Kelly &Associates,in Stratford, [4] specializing in elder law. [6] Before opening his legal practice,Kelly spent 13 years as an investigator for the Connecticut Department of Social Services. [6]
In 1992,Kelly ran for the Connecticut House of Representatives in the 121st district. However,he lost the election to Terry Backer. [7]
Since 2011,he has been a State Senator,representing part of the Naugatuck River Valley in the Connecticut Senate,including all of the town of Shelton and part of the towns of Monroe,Seymour,and Stratford. [4]
In 2010,Kelly defeated James Miron,a former mayor of Stratford. In 2012,Kelly ran unopposed for the seat. In 2014,Kelly won reelection,defeating Democrat Prez Palmer. In 2016,Kelly won a fourth term in the Senate,again defeating Palmer. [4] In 2018,Kelly won a fifth term in the Senate,defeating Democratic nominee Monica Tujak Brill. [4] He ran unopposed in 2020. [8]
In 2016,Kelly expressed support for Trump's presidential candidacy. [9] In November 2020,the Senate Republican caucus elected Kelly to the post of Senate Minority Leader,replacing Len Fasano,who retired;Kelly appointed Paul Formica as his deputy. [10] [11] As of 2020,Kelly was the ranking member of the Senate committees on Aging,Insurance and Real Estate,and Children,and a member of the Regulation Review Committee. [6]
In the state Senate,Kelly has championed efforts to make pregnancy a "qualifying life event" for purposes of health insurance enrollment;the legislation was supported by the Connecticut Commission on Women,Children and Seniors. [12]
In 2020,Kelly voted against a police reform and accountability bill. [13]
Kelly is married and has four children and five grandchildren. [4]
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