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    Kelly Keisling

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    Kelly Keisling
    Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
    from the 38th[1] district
    Incumbent
    Assumed office
    January 11, 2011
    Preceded byLeslie Winningham
    Personal details
    Born (1951-03-16) March 16, 1951 (age 72)
    Albany, Kentucky, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseJanet Keisling
    Children3
    ResidenceByrdstown, Tennessee
    Alma materBelmont University
    ProfessionInsurance
    Websitekellykeislingtn.com

    Kelly T. Keisling (born March 16, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 38[2] since January 2011.

    In 2023, Keisling supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[3]

    Education[edit]

    Keisling attended Belmont University.[citation needed]

    Career[edit]

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, Keisling opposed vaccine requirements.[4]

    In 2012, Keisling sent a mass email through his state email account, drawing national attention, which claimed President Barack Obama was planning a fake assassination attempt as a pretext for imposing martial law to keep the 2012 election from happening. [5]

    Elections[edit]

    • 2012 Keisling was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,575 votes,[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,190 votes (71.8%) against Democratic nominee David Harper.[7]
    • 2010 To challenge District 38 incumbent Democratic Representative Leslie Winningham, Keisling was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 5,537 votes,[8] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,965 votes (56.5%) against Representative Winningham.[9]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Rep. Kelly Keisling". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
    2. ^ "Kelly Keisling's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
    3. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
    4. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E.; Levin, Dan (2021-09-20). "In Tennessee, some worry that politics is hampering the pandemic response". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
    5. ^ "Keisling on Obama martial law rumor". Knox News.
    6. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 156. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
    7. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
    8. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
    9. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

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