Background
Kelly was born on May 10, 1948, in Pittsburgh. After college, he worked for his father"s Chevrolet/Cadillac car dealership. In 1995, he purchased his father"s business, and then added Hyundai and KIA to his dealership lineup.
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Kelly was born on May 10, 1948, in Pittsburgh. After college, he worked for his father"s Chevrolet/Cadillac car dealership. In 1995, he purchased his father"s business, and then added Hyundai and KIA to his dealership lineup.
He graduated from Butler High School in 1966.
The district is located in the northwestern corner of the state, stretching from Erie to rural territory near Pittsburgh. He has spent most of his life in Butler, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh. He played varsity football as a fullback in high school, and his team reached two WPIAL championship games.
He received a scholarship to play football at University of Notre Dame, but his playing ended because of an injury.
Elections
2010
Kelly challenged incumbent Republican Kathy Dahlkemper in 2010.
2012
Kelly defeated Democrat Missa Eaton 55%–41%. His district had been made slightly friendlier in redistricting.
The district was pushed slightly to the south, absorbing some rural and Republican territory east of Pittsburgh.
2014
Kelly defeated Democrat Dan LaVallee of Cranberry Township 60.5%-39.5%. Tenure
On July 25, 2012, Kelly delivered a speech on the House floor regarding federal employment regulations that received a rare standing ovation. The video has been viewed nearly 1,000,000 times.
On August 1, 2012, Kelly held a press conference to mark the effective date of the controversial Department of Health and Human Services mandate, which was the subject of more than 20 lawsuits and which has been decried by religious freedom advocates as a violation of the First Amendment of the United States. Constitution.
In his remarks, he said the mandate was an attack on Americans" constitutionally protected religious rights and that August 1, 2012, would go down in infamy as "the day that religious freedom died". Committee assignments
United States House Committee on Ways and Means
In addition, Kelly serves as the co-chair of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, a bipartisan group of United States. Representatives from the 18 Northeastern and Midwestern States.
Criticism of the Environmental Protection Agency
On July 28, 2014, Kelly compared the Environmental Protection Agency to terrorists while speaking at an event hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation, where he attacked rules limiting power plant emissions, saying "You talk about terrorism – you can do it in a lot of different ways. But you terrorize the people who supply everything this country needs to be great – and you keep them on the sidelines – my goodness, what have we become?"
Caucus memberships
Congressional Automotive Caucus
Congressional Coal Caucus
Job Creators Caucus
Natural Gas Caucus
Sportsman"s Caucus
Congressional Caucus on of Korea
Congressional Services Caucus
Congressional Manufacturing Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
Marcellus Shale Caucus
Pro-Life Caucus
Republican Study Committee.
Kelly is a former member of the Butler City Council.