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American politician
A.K.A.
Daniel D. Kelley
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1970(Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Daniel D. "Dan" Kelley (born 1970) is the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District. A member of the self-created Stand Up to Bullies party, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011. 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.
As an incumbent, Kelley was defeated in the 2016 Democratic Primary by Democrat Wes Breckenridge 66% to 34%.
Kelley endorsed Martin O'Malley in the 2016 Presidential Election.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2010 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 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 District 29 |
Democratic | Dan Kelley* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 District 29 Turnout: 16,399 |
Democratic (newly redistricted) | Dan Kelley* | Democratic | 9,831 | 55.07% | ||
| Gabe Swersie | Republican | 5,927 | 36.14% | ||||