Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Dave Jackson
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ted Daughety
Residence	Topeka, Kansas
Alma mater	Bradley University Indiana University
Religion	Roman Catholic

Laura Kelly (born January 24, 1950) is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 18th District since 2005. She is currently the Senate Minority Whip. ^[1]

Personal life

Kelly was born in New York City. She studied at Bradley University where she earned a BS in Psychology, and at Indiana University where she earned a MS in Therapeutic Recreation.^[2]

Political career

In late 2009 Kelly briefly considered a run for Kansas's 2nd congressional district.^[3] During the 2011-2012 Legislative Sessions, she served as the Kansas Senate Assistant Minority Leader^[4]

Issue positions

Priority issues for Kelly include:^[5]

Education
Lower health care costs
Working with the public and with all levels of government for job creation

Committee assignments

Kelly serves on the following legislative committees:^[1]

2015 Special Committee on Foster Care Adequacy
Financial Institutions and Insurance
Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee
Joint Committee on Pensions Investments, and Benefits
Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Legislative Budget Committee
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Public Health and Welfare (Ranking minority member)
Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight (Ranking minority member)
Senate Select Committee on KPERS
State Employee Pay Plan Oversight
Ways and Means (Ranking minority member)

Group Ratings

Abortion:

Senator Kelly supported the interests of the Kansans for Life 17 percent in 2005.^[9]

Budget, Spending, and Taxes:

Supported the interests of the Kansas Taxpayers Network 15 percent in 2005.^[10]
Supported the interests of the Kansas Taxpayers Network 20 percent in 2006.^[11]
Senator Kelly received a rating of 16.7 from the Kansas Taxpayers Network in 2007.^[12]
Senator Kelly received a rating of 9.1 from the Kansas Taxpayers Network in 2008.^[13]

Business and Consumers:

Senator Kelly supported the interests of the Kansas National Federation of Independent Business 100 percent (2005–2006) ^[14]
Senator Kelly received a rating of 67 from the Kansas National Federation of Independent Business (2007–2008) ^[15]

Education:

Senator Kelly supported the interests of the Kansas Association of School Boards 80 percent in 2005.^[16]
Senator Kelly supported the interests of the Kansas Association of School Boards 67 percent in 2006.^[17]

Past Endorsements

Kansas Sierra Club (2008) ^[18]
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-America Missouri (2008) ^[19]
Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus (2008) ^[20]
Kansas National Education Association (2008) ^[21]

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Kelly's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:^[22]

Senate Democrats of Kansas, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee of Kansas, Laura Kelly (self-finance), American Federation of Teachers, Astrazeneca, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association

Political parties were her largest donor group.

References

External links

Kansas Legislature - Laura Kelly official government website
Senator Laura Kelly official campaign website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Laura Kelly (KS) profile
Follow the Money - Laura Kelly
- 2008 2006 2004 campaign contributions

Members of the Kansas State Senate

President of the Senate: Susan Wagle (R) Vice President of the Senate: Jeff King (R) Majority Leader: Terry Bruce (R) Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)

Dennis Pyle (R) Marci Francisco (D) Tom Holland (D) David Haley (D) Steve Fitzgerald (R) Pat Pettey (D) Kay Wolf (R) Jim Denning (R) Julia Lynn (R) Mary Pilcher-Cook (R) Jeff Melcher (R) Caryn Tyson (R) Jacob LaTurner (R) Forrest Knox (R) Jeff King (R) Ty Masterson (R) Jeff Longbine (R) Laura Kelly (D) Anthony Hensley (D) Vicki Schmidt (R) Greg A. Smith (R) Tom Hawk (D) Robert Olson (R) Tom Arpke (R) Michael O'Donnell (R) Dan Kerschen (R) Leslie Donovan (R) Mike Petersen (R) Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) Susan Wagle (R) Carolyn McGinn (R) Steve Abrams (R) Mitch Holmes (R) Terry Bruce (R) Richard Wilborn (R) Elaine Bowers (R) Molly Baumgardner (R) Garrett Love (R) Larry Powell (R) Ralph Ostmeyer (R)

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