Background
Kelsey, Brian was born on December 22, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Kelsey, Brian was born on December 22, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Kelsey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the at Chapel Hill where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and he earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University. He is a high school graduate of Memphis University School.
He was elected to represent the 31st Senatorial district, which encompasses the following parts of Shelby County: Bartlett, Cordova, East Memphis, Germantown, and Hickory Hill. Kelsey works as an attorney. He has worked in the Office of the Counsel to the President, under George West. Bush, in the United States Senatorial Office of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, in the United States Senate Committee Office of Fred Thompson, and in the United States Congressional Office of Editor Bryant.
Eighty-Third House District Brian Kelsey was first elected as a state representative to the 104th Tennessee General Assembly (2004–2006).
He served on the House Children and Family Affairs Committee. The House Commerce Committee.
The House Domestic Relations Subcommittee. And the House Utilities, Banking and Small Business Subcommittee.
Kelsey was the former chairman of the House Civil Practice Subcommittee.
Thirty-First Senate District Kelsey ran for the District 31 seat vacated after the resignation of former Senator Paul Stanley. In the 106th General Assembly, Kelsey served on the Senate Government Operations Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the 107th General Assembly, Kelsey was assigned to the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee.
And he was named Secretary of the Senate Committee. He supported Rick Perry for Republican primary of the presidential election of 2012.
Kelsey is a member in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), having attended meetings of the organization. Kelsey ran unopposed in 2014 for the District 31 seat.
Political positions In 2014, Kelsey sponsored the Religious Liberties Acting dubbed "Turn the Gays Away" bill which would allow businesses to turn away same sex couples.
After the controversial proposal received national attention, he withdrew the bill. In 2015, Kelsey voted "yea" for the Tennessee "Guns in Parks" legislation. In fact, he has a stellar voting record on all things related to the gun lobby: After his reelection in 2014, the Memphis Flyer called Kelsey a "self-promoting loon" and compared him to Ophelia Ford.
Political experience and law practice
Kelsey was also admitted to the Joint Committee on Fiscal Review, which consists of members from both chambers who oversee the Fiscal Review Office.
Fellow: Memphis Church. Member: Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Christian Legal Society, Republican National Lawyers Association, Shelby County Young Republican Executive Board, Shelby County Republican Party Steering Committee, Federalist Society, Lester Community Center Volunteer Children's Reader, Lester Legal Society.
