Kelly Keisling
Kelly Keisling | |
|---|---|
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives from the 38th[1]district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Winningham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1951 Albany, Kentucky,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Keisling |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Byrdstown, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Belmont University |
| Profession | Insurance |
| Website | kellykeislingtn |
Kelly T. Keisling(born March 16, 1951) is an American politician and aRepublicanmember of theTennessee House of Representativesrepresenting District 38[2]since January 2011.
In 2023, Keisling supported a resolution toexpelthreeDemocraticlawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[3]
Education
[edit]Keisling attendedBelmont University.[2]
Career
[edit]During the COVID-19 pandemic, Keisling opposed vaccine requirements.[4]
In 2012, Keisling sent a mass email through his state email account, drawing national attention, which claimed President Barack Obama was planning a fake assassination attempt as a pretext for imposing martial law to keep the 2012 election from happening.[5]
Elections
[edit]- 2012 Keisling was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,575 votes,[6]and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,190 votes (71.8%) againstDemocraticnominee David Harper.[7]
- 2010 To challenge District 38 incumbent Democratic RepresentativeLeslie Winningham,Keisling was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 5,537 votes,[8]and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,965 votes (56.5%) against Representative Winningham.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Rep. Kelly Keisling".Nashville, Tennessee:Tennessee General Assembly.Archived fromthe originalon February 28, 2020.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
- ^ab"Kelly Keisling's Biography".Project Vote Smart.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
- ^Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve."Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third".CNN.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^Slotnik, Daniel E.; Levin, Dan (2021-09-20)."In Tennessee, some worry that politics is hampering the pandemic response".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-09-21.
- ^"Keisling on Obama martial law rumor".Knox News.
- ^"State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary"(PDF).Nashville, Tennessee:Tennessee Secretary of State.p. 156. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 13, 2014.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
- ^"State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election"(PDF).Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 39. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 13, 2014.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
- ^"State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary"(PDF).Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 31. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 14, 2014.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
- ^"State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General"(PDF).Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 31. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 13, 2014.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
External links
[edit]- Official pageArchived2020-02-28 at theWayback Machineat theTennessee General Assembly
- ProfileatVote Smart
- Kelly KeislingatBallotpedia
- Kelly T. KeislingatOpenSecrets
- Official Campaign WebsiteviaState Representative Kelly Keisling
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