Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician)

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Mike Kelly
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byKathy Dahlkemper
Constituency3rd district (2011–2019)
16th district (2019–present)
Personal details
Born
George Joseph Kelly Jr.

(1948-05-10) May 10, 1948 (age 76)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVictoria Phillips
Children4
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

George Joseph "Mike" Kelly Jr. (born May 10, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who has been a U.S. representative since 2011, currently representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district.[1] The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2011 to 2019, is based in Erie and stretches from the northwest corner of the state to the outer northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.

A member of the Republican Party, Kelly is known for his support of Donald Trump, his pro-life stance,[2] and filing a lawsuit in state court to invalidate all mail-in ballots cast in Pennsylvania during the 2020 United States presidential election.

On October 22, 2021, it was reported that a congressional ethics watchdog had recommended subpoenaing Kelly for an ethics violation after it was revealed that his wife had purchased stock in an Ohio-based steel company in April 2020 after Kelly had received confidential information about the company.[3] In June 2022, Senator Ron Johnson accused Kelly of providing a slate of fake electors meant to overturn Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 election. Kelly's office has denied his role in this event.[4]

  1. ^ Hildebrand, Nick. "Clock starts to tick for Kelly to get specific about his agenda". The Herald. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Issues | Congressman Mike Kelly". kelly.house.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Slodysko, Brian (October 22, 2021). "Pa. Rep. Kelly faces ethics scrutiny over stocks purchase". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Feds search home of former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, subpoena GOP leaders". WTAE. Retrieved June 23, 2022.