Kelly Wolf

Kelly J. Wolf (born August 3, 1961)[1] is an American politician from the state of Alaska. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2003 until 2005.

Kelly Wolf
Member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, District 1
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2015
Preceded byGary Knopp
Succeeded byGary Knopp
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 21, 2003 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byHugh Fate
Succeeded byKurt Olson
Personal details
Born (1961-08-03) August 3, 1961
Longview, Washington, United States
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2008)
ResidenceSoldotna, Alaska

Biography

Wolf was born in 1961 in Longview, Washington, moving to Alaska in 1975, graduating from Kenai Central High School in 1979. He worked as a contractor and carpenter, and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 as a Republican, defeating Hal Smalley. Wolf did not run for reelection in 2004, but ran in 2008 as an independent, placing third.

Wolf was elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in 2012, and was subject to an unsuccessful recall effort in January 2015, before being defeated in his 2015 bid for reelection.[2] He also unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2014,[3] and attempted a comeback to the House in 2016.[4]

Personal life

Wolf and his wife, Elvira, have 4 children: Ryan, Joshua, Justin, and Salena.[5][6]

Political positions

Wolf is opposed to gun control, abortion, and same-sex marriage. Elaborating on his pro-life views, he stated in his 2014 declaration of candidacy for Lieutenant Governor, "I cannot support abortion, because if did [sic] my oldest son who was born with Down’s Syndrome may not be here and to me and my family this would have been a tragedy."[7]

Electoral history
Alaska House District 33 election, 2002[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kelly Wolf 3,056 52.50
Democratic Harold Smalley 2,742 47.11
Other Write-ins 23 0.40
Total votes 5,821 100.00
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Gary Knopp 733 63.46
Nonpartisan Kelly Wolf 412 35.67
Other Write-ins 10 0.87
Total votes 1,155 100.00
Alaska House District 33 election, 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kurt Olson 5,461 67.24
Democratic Richard A. Waisanen 1,633 20.11
Independent Kelly Wolf 1,013 12.47
Other Write-ins 15 0.19
Total votes 8,122 100.00
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kelly Wolf 232 50.22
Nonpartisan Michael Winegarden 225 48.70
Other Write-ins 5 1.08
Total votes 462 100.00
Alaska lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary, 2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Sullivan 74,758 70.70
Republican Kelly Wolf 30,985 29.30
Total votes 105,743 100
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 1 election, 2015[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Gary Knopp 269 30.26
Nonpartisan David C. Wartinbee 265 29.81
Nonpartisan Kelly Wolf 180 20.25
Nonpartisan Robin Davis 172 19.35
Other Write-ins 3 0.34
Total votes 889 100.00
Alaska House District 30 Republican primary, 2016[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Knopp 887 43.14
Republican Rick R. Koch 581 28.26
Republican Keith D. Baxter 313 15.22
Republican Kelly Wolf 275 13.38
Total votes 2,056 100.00

References
  1. "Representative Kelly Wolf". Alaska Republican Party. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. Balmer, Dan (January 27, 2015). "Kasilof man petitions to recall assembly member". Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. "Assembly Member Running for Lieutenant Governor". KRSM. May 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. Neyman, Jenny (August 12, 2016). "Primary Profile: Kelly Wolf". KBBI. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. "Kelly Wolf's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  6. "Kelly Wolf". Alaska Legislature. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  7. "Kelly J. Wolf -Republican-Lt. Governor" (PDF). State of Alaska. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  8. "AK State House 33 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  9. "Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly - District 1 2006". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  10. "AK State House 33 2006". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  11. "Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly - District 1 2012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  12. "2014 Primary Elections August 19, 2014 Official Results". State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. "Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly - District 1 2015". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  14. "AK State House 30 - R Primary 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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