Kate Kelly (politician)

Kate Kelly is an American politician who served as Idaho State Senator from the Ada County-based District 18 from 2004 to 2010. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

For other people named Kate Kelly, see Kate Kelly (disambiguation).

Kate Kelly
Minority Leader of the Idaho Senate
In office
2009–2010
Preceded byClint Stennett
Succeeded byEdgar Malepeai
Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 18
In office
December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2010
Preceded bySheila Sorensen
Succeeded byMitch Toryanski
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Career

In January 2009, she succeeded Senator Clint Stennett of Ketchum as Idaho Senate minority leader after Stennett's announcement that he would miss all of the 2009 legislative session while battling brain cancer.[1]

Kelly was previously the assistant minority leader in the Idaho Senate, Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho, and a senior manager at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.

In December 2010, she became the Director of the Office of Ecosystems, Tribal & Public Affairs[2] at the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office in Seattle.

Elections

She did not seek re-election in 2010 and cited financial restrictions as her reasoning for her retirement from public office.[3]

Kelly has stated that she raised approximately $80,000 in funding each time she campaigned for election and re-election.[3]

2004

Kelly was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[4] She defeated Republican nominee Dave Baumann in the general election with 54.9% of the vote.[5]

2006

Kelly was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[6] She defeated Republican nominee Brad Bolicek in the general election with 63.01% of the vote.[7]

2008

Kelly was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[8] She defeated Republican nominee Dean E. Sorensen in the general election with 59.5% of the vote.[9]

References
  1. "Boise Democrat elected Senate minority leader". KTVB. August 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. "Idaho Senate's former Democratic leader joins EPA". KTVB. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. "Kate Kelly". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. "2004 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. "2004 General Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. "2006 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. "2006 General Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  8. "2008 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  9. "2008 General Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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