Peter G. Kelly | |
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Chair of the Finance Committee of the Democratic National Committee | |
In office February 27, 1981 – February 1, 1985 | |
Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee | |
In office March 1979 – February 27, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Evan Dobelle |
Succeeded by | Charles Curry |
Personal details | |
Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
Occupation | Lobbyist and political consultant |
Awards | 2015 Luminary Award |
Peter Galbraith Kelly Sr. (born 1938) is an American lobbyist and political consultant. He received the 2015 Luminary Award in The World Affairs Council of CT. [1]
After education at Georgetown University and Yale Law School. [2] Kelly founded his own law firm, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy.
He served as the Democratic National Committee treasurer (1979–1981) and finance chair (1981–1985). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He served as senior political advisor to Al Gore in 1988 and 2000, Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, and John Kerry in 2004. [8]
Kelly was a founding partner Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly (BMSK) and its successor, Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH & Associates), one of the most powerful lobbying firms in the United States, owned by public relations powerhouse Burson-Marsteller.
After retiring from BKSH, Kelly worked with The PBN Company, [8] has served as Vice Chairman of International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), as director and treasurer for the National Democratic Institute, and as managing director of Burson-Marsteller in Latin America. He is a former Chairman of IFES's Board. [9]
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Peter G. Kelly: Board of Trustees; Principal and Chairman, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy; Managing Director, Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey, A Subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller...Mr. Kelly—a graduate of Georgetown University, magna cum laude, and The Yale Law School— is a senior principal of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., a law firm with offices in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. He is a member of the bars of Connecticut, New York and the District of Columbia.
The political credentials of the partners are imposing. Charles Black, 38, was a top aide to Senator Robert Dole and the senior strategist for President Reagan's re-election campaign in 1984. Paul Manafort, 36, was the political director of the 1984 G.O.P. national convention. Roger Stone, 33, was the Eastern regional campaign director for Reagan in 1984 and is now one of Congressman Jack Kemp's chief political advisers. Peter Kelly, 48, was finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1981 to 1985. Lee Atwater, 34, was Reagan's deputy campaign manager in 1984 and is now Vice President George Bush's chief political adviser. Alone among the firm's partners, Atwater sticks to advising electoral candidates and does not lobby.
Peter G. Kelly | |
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Chair of the Finance Committee of the Democratic National Committee | |
In office February 27, 1981 – February 1, 1985 | |
Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee | |
In office March 1979 – February 27, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Evan Dobelle |
Succeeded by | Charles Curry |
Personal details | |
Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
Occupation | Lobbyist and political consultant |
Awards | 2015 Luminary Award |
Peter Galbraith Kelly Sr. (born 1938) is an American lobbyist and political consultant. He received the 2015 Luminary Award in The World Affairs Council of CT. [1]
After education at Georgetown University and Yale Law School. [2] Kelly founded his own law firm, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy.
He served as the Democratic National Committee treasurer (1979–1981) and finance chair (1981–1985). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He served as senior political advisor to Al Gore in 1988 and 2000, Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, and John Kerry in 2004. [8]
Kelly was a founding partner Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly (BMSK) and its successor, Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey (BKSH & Associates), one of the most powerful lobbying firms in the United States, owned by public relations powerhouse Burson-Marsteller.
After retiring from BKSH, Kelly worked with The PBN Company, [8] has served as Vice Chairman of International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), as director and treasurer for the National Democratic Institute, and as managing director of Burson-Marsteller in Latin America. He is a former Chairman of IFES's Board. [9]
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Peter G. Kelly: Board of Trustees; Principal and Chairman, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy; Managing Director, Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey, A Subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller...Mr. Kelly—a graduate of Georgetown University, magna cum laude, and The Yale Law School— is a senior principal of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., a law firm with offices in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. He is a member of the bars of Connecticut, New York and the District of Columbia.
The political credentials of the partners are imposing. Charles Black, 38, was a top aide to Senator Robert Dole and the senior strategist for President Reagan's re-election campaign in 1984. Paul Manafort, 36, was the political director of the 1984 G.O.P. national convention. Roger Stone, 33, was the Eastern regional campaign director for Reagan in 1984 and is now one of Congressman Jack Kemp's chief political advisers. Peter Kelly, 48, was finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1981 to 1985. Lee Atwater, 34, was Reagan's deputy campaign manager in 1984 and is now Vice President George Bush's chief political adviser. Alone among the firm's partners, Atwater sticks to advising electoral candidates and does not lobby.