Dan Kelley
American politician
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Daniel D. Kelley (born 1970) is the former Iowa State Representative from the 29th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Kelley was born in Marshalltown, Iowa and was raised and resides in Newton. He has a B.A. with honors in communication studies from the University of Iowa.
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 29th district 41st (2011–2013) | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 8, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Bell |
| Succeeded by | Wes Breckenridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Profession | Realtor/Small Business Owner |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Kelley endorsed Martin O'Malley in the 2016 Presidential Election.[1]
In 2017, Dan Kelley founded the Stand Up to Bullies Party and lost reelection in a defeat to Democrat Wes Breckenridge.[2]
In 2022 he finished 2nd out of five candidates in the Republican primary for the 46th district.[3]
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2010 [4] District 41 Turnout: 15 delegates casting 6,446 votes | Democratic | Dan Kelley | Democratic | 8 delegates casting 3,326 votes | |||
| Wes Breckenridge | Democratic | 7 delegates casting 3,120 votes | |||||
| Tracy Doonen | Democratic | 0 delegates casting 0 votes | |||||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [5] District 41 Turnout: 11,945 | Democratic hold | Dan Kelley | Democratic | 5,869 | 49.13% | ||
| Gabriel Swersie | Republican | 5,595 | 46.84% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [6] District 29 | Democratic | Dan Kelley* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [7] District 29 Turnout: 16,399 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Dan Kelley* | Democratic | 9,831 | 55.07% | ||
| Gabe Swersie | Republican | 5,927 | 36.14% | ||||
