Dan Kelley

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Dan Kelley

| image = Dan Kelley - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = 84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

| state_house = Iowa

| district = 29th

| term_start = January 10, 2011

| term_end = January 8, 2017

| predecessor = Paul Bell

| successor = Wes Breckenridge

| prior_term = 41st (2011–2013)

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}

| birth_place = Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| spouse =

| relations =

| children =

| residence = Newton, Iowa

| alma_mater = University of Iowa

| occupation =

| profession = Realtor/Small Business Owner

| religion =

| signature =

| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=9399 legis.iowa.gov/...]

| footnotes =

}}

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.

Kelley endorsed Martin O'Malley in the 2016 Presidential Election.{{Cite web |url=https://martinomalley.com/iowa/17-key-endorsements/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-28 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20151202230240/https%3A//martinomalley.com/iowa/17%2Dkey%2Dendorsements/ |archive-date=2015-12-02 |url-status=dead}}

In 2017, Dan Kelley founded the Stand Up to Bullies Party and lost reelection in a defeat to Democrat Wes Breckenridge.http://www.newtondailynews.com/2016/06/07/breckenridge-easily-defeats-incumbent-kelley-in-district-29-primary/aqcjqgv/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

In 2022 he finished 2nd out of five candidates in the Republican primary for the 46th district.{{cite web | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=255013 | title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Dan Kelley }}

Electoral history

*incumbent

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2010

|election_note = District 41

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://www.newtonindependent.com/newton_independent/2010/07/dan-kelley-wins-close-vote-for-house-district-41-nomination.html |title=Dan Kelley wins close vote for House District 41 nomination |last=Hussmann |first=Peter |work=Newton Independent |date=2010-07-23 |access-date=2013-02-16}}

|turnout_votes = 15 delegates casting 6,446 votes

|result =

|winner = Dan Kelley

|winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|winner_votes = 8 delegates casting 3,326 votes

|winner_percent =

|candidate2 = Wes Breckenridge

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 7 delegates casting 3,120 votes

|candidate2_percent =

|candidate3 = Tracy Doonen

|candidate3_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate3_votes = 0 delegates casting 0 votes

|candidate3_percent =

}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010

|election_note = District 41

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=82 }}

|turnout_votes = 11,945

|result = hold

|winner = Dan Kelley

|winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|winner_votes = 5,869

|winner_percent = 49.13%

|candidate2 = Gabriel Swersie

|candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|candidate2_votes = 5,595

|candidate2_percent = 46.84%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012

|election_note = District 29

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=117 }}

|turnout_votes = 684

|result =

|winner = Dan Kelley*

|winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|winner_votes = 632

|winner_percent = 92.40%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012

|election_note = District 29

|election_ref = {{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|access-date=2013-01-15|page=75}}

|turnout_votes = 16,399

|result = (newly redistricted)

|winner = Dan Kelley*

|winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|winner_votes = 9,831

|winner_percent = 55.07%

|candidate2 = Gabe Swersie

|candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|candidate2_votes = 5,927

|candidate2_percent = 36.14%}}

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