Kevin Kelley | |
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President of the Cleveland City Council | |
In office 2014–2022 | |
Preceded by | Martin J. Sweeney |
Succeeded by | Blaine Griffin |
Member of the Cleveland City Council | |
In office 2005–2022 | |
Preceded by | Michael O'Malley |
Succeeded by | Kris Harsh |
Constituency | 13th Ward |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Beth Kelley |
Education |
Case Western Reserve University (
MA) Cleveland State University ( JD) |
Kevin J. Kelley is an American lawyer and politician in Cleveland, Ohio who served as the president of Cleveland City Council from 2014 to 2022. [1] [2] In Council, he represented Ward 13 (Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood) from 2005 to 2022. [3]
Born in Cleveland to Catholic Irish American parents, Kelley earned his BA from Marquette University, a master's degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University, and a JD degree Magna Cum Laude from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.
On April 8, 2021, Kelley announced his candidacy for Mayor of Cleveland in the 2021 Cleveland mayoral election. [4] On September 14, 2021 Kelley came second in the mayoral primary, advancing him to the general election alongside nonprofit executive Justin Bibb. [5] Kelley lost to Bibb with 37% of the vote in the November 2 general election. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Nelson Cintron Jr. | 746 | 26.66% | |
Nonpartisan | Angel A. Guzman | 698 | 24.95% | |
Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 594 | 21.23% | |
Nonpartisan | Rick Nagin | 393 | 14.05% | |
Nonpartisan | William H. Corrigan | 315 | 11.26% | |
Nonpartisan | Susan Parrish-Jimenez | 52 | 1.86% | |
Total votes | 2,798 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mary Rose Oakar | 4,353 | 49.83% | |
Democratic | Kevin Kelley | 3,662 | 41.92% | |
Democratic | Brian Hodous | 396 | 4.53% | |
Democratic | P. Kazarovich | 324 | 3.71% | |
Total votes | 8,735 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 4,193 | 76.07% | |
Nonpartisan | Robert Mastrodonato | 1,319 | 23.93% | |
Total votes | 5,512 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 3,887 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,887 | 100.00 |
2013 Cleveland City Council Ward 13 election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [11] | General election [12] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Kevin Kelley | 819 | 65.05 | 2,425 | 63.35 |
Joe Gigante | 389 | 30.90 | 1,403 | 36.65 |
Franklin J. Meslovich | 51 | 4.05 |
2017 Cleveland City Council Ward 13 election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [13] | General election [14] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Kevin Kelley | 1,497 | 70.95 | 2,905 | 76.51 |
Michele Burk | 310 | 14.69 | 892 | 23.49 |
Rocco J. Crisafi | 303 | 14.36 |
2021 Cleveland mayoral election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [15] | General election [16] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Justin Bibb | 10,901 | 27.22 | 36,138 | 62.86 |
Kevin Kelley | 7,702 | 19.23 | 21,352 | 37.14 |
Dennis Kucinich | 6,595 | 16.47 | ||
Zack Reed | 4,840 | 12.08 | ||
Basheer Jones | 4,801 | 11.99 | ||
Sandra Williams | 4,472 | 11.42 | ||
Ross DiBello | 639 | 1.60 |
Kevin Kelley | |
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President of the Cleveland City Council | |
In office 2014–2022 | |
Preceded by | Martin J. Sweeney |
Succeeded by | Blaine Griffin |
Member of the Cleveland City Council | |
In office 2005–2022 | |
Preceded by | Michael O'Malley |
Succeeded by | Kris Harsh |
Constituency | 13th Ward |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Beth Kelley |
Education |
Case Western Reserve University (
MA) Cleveland State University ( JD) |
Kevin J. Kelley is an American lawyer and politician in Cleveland, Ohio who served as the president of Cleveland City Council from 2014 to 2022. [1] [2] In Council, he represented Ward 13 (Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood) from 2005 to 2022. [3]
Born in Cleveland to Catholic Irish American parents, Kelley earned his BA from Marquette University, a master's degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University, and a JD degree Magna Cum Laude from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.
On April 8, 2021, Kelley announced his candidacy for Mayor of Cleveland in the 2021 Cleveland mayoral election. [4] On September 14, 2021 Kelley came second in the mayoral primary, advancing him to the general election alongside nonprofit executive Justin Bibb. [5] Kelley lost to Bibb with 37% of the vote in the November 2 general election. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Nelson Cintron Jr. | 746 | 26.66% | |
Nonpartisan | Angel A. Guzman | 698 | 24.95% | |
Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 594 | 21.23% | |
Nonpartisan | Rick Nagin | 393 | 14.05% | |
Nonpartisan | William H. Corrigan | 315 | 11.26% | |
Nonpartisan | Susan Parrish-Jimenez | 52 | 1.86% | |
Total votes | 2,798 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mary Rose Oakar | 4,353 | 49.83% | |
Democratic | Kevin Kelley | 3,662 | 41.92% | |
Democratic | Brian Hodous | 396 | 4.53% | |
Democratic | P. Kazarovich | 324 | 3.71% | |
Total votes | 8,735 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 4,193 | 76.07% | |
Nonpartisan | Robert Mastrodonato | 1,319 | 23.93% | |
Total votes | 5,512 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Kevin Kelley | 3,887 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,887 | 100.00 |
2013 Cleveland City Council Ward 13 election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [11] | General election [12] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Kevin Kelley | 819 | 65.05 | 2,425 | 63.35 |
Joe Gigante | 389 | 30.90 | 1,403 | 36.65 |
Franklin J. Meslovich | 51 | 4.05 |
2017 Cleveland City Council Ward 13 election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [13] | General election [14] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Kevin Kelley | 1,497 | 70.95 | 2,905 | 76.51 |
Michele Burk | 310 | 14.69 | 892 | 23.49 |
Rocco J. Crisafi | 303 | 14.36 |
2021 Cleveland mayoral election | ||||
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Candidate | Primary election [15] | General election [16] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Justin Bibb | 10,901 | 27.22 | 36,138 | 62.86 |
Kevin Kelley | 7,702 | 19.23 | 21,352 | 37.14 |
Dennis Kucinich | 6,595 | 16.47 | ||
Zack Reed | 4,840 | 12.08 | ||
Basheer Jones | 4,801 | 11.99 | ||
Sandra Williams | 4,472 | 11.42 | ||
Ross DiBello | 639 | 1.60 |