Tim Kelly (Michigan politician)

Tim Kelly (born December 21, 1956) is an American politician. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, first elected in 2012. His district consists of part of Saginaw County.[1]

Tim Kelly
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 94th district
In office
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byKen Horn
Succeeded byRodney Wakeman
Personal details
Born (1956-12-21) December 21, 1956
Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDeenie
EducationUniversity of Denver (BA)
WebsiteCampaign 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);[2] however, the administration withdrew the nomination in light of Kelly's statements about women, Muslims, and impoverished parents.[3]

In 2020, Kelly announced that he is running of the United States House of Representatives seat representing Michigan's 5th congressional district.[4] On August 4, 2020, Kelly defeated Earl Lackie in the Republican primary for the congressional seat.[5] On November 3, 2020, Kelly was defeated by incumbent, Dan Kildee.[6]

References
  1. 2013-2014 Michigan Manual: State Representative Tim Kelly
  2. Klein, Alyson (2 October 2017). "Trump Taps Michigan Lawmaker to Head up Career and Technical Education". Education Week.
  3. McVicar, Brian (November 9, 2017). "Rep. Tim Kelly withdrawn from Trump administration position over offensive blog posts". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. "Former Republican state lawmaker plans to run for 5th congressional district nomination". Michigan Radio. 7 January 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "Michigan Primary Election Results for US House District 5 on Aug. 4, 2020". WDIV-TV. 28 July 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. "Tim Kelly (Michigan state representative)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 10, 2021.


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