Kelly Kultala

Kelly Kultala (August 16, 1958) is a Democratic former member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 5th district from 2009 to 2013. She also served as the 5th District Commissioner for the government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City from 2001 to 2005. She has served on the Piper School Board and is a current member of the Wyandotte County Library Board. She is married with three children. She is a practicing Roman Catholic.[1]

Kelly Kultala
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byMark Gilstrap
Succeeded bySteve Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958
Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDaniel
Children3
Residence(s)Kansas City, Kansas
Alma materUniversity of Kansas

Kultala was selected by state Sen. Tom Holland to be his running mate in the 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election.[2] Unopposed in the primary,[3] Kultala was the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.

In 2014 she ran against Kevin Yoder in Kansas's 3rd congressional district, losing the election 60% to 40%.

Previous committee assignments

Kultala served on these legislative committees:[4]

  • Local Government
  • Transportation
  • Ethics and Elections
  • Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight
  • Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
  • Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
  • Ways and Means

Kultala co-sponsored a bill regarding elections and an election commissioner[5] as well as various other Senate bills.[6]

References
  1. "On My Excommunication". HuffPost. 2 July 2014.
  2. "TomHollandforKansas.com (official campaign site) - Kansas' next Lt. Governor". Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. KS Secretary of State Upcoming Elections Candidate Display Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Profile from the Kansas Legislature website Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. SB 210 Kansas Legislature
  6. "Kansas Legislature Bill search". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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