Full Name:
Jim Kelly
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Eloise; 1 Child: Beth
Birth Place:
Independence, KS
Home City:
Independence, KS
Graduated, Independence Community College
Graduated, Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1976-1978
Bachelor's, Business/Managerial Economics, Emporia State University, 1968-1969
Former Mayor, City of Independence
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 11, 2011-2023
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 11, 2018, 2020
Commissioner, City of Independence, 1985-1991
Former Chair, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Executive Vice President, Community National Bank & Trust, 1969-present
Member, Board of Directors, Mercy Hospital of Independence, present
Member, 2016 Special Committee on Patient Protections for Step Therapy, Kansas State House of Representatives
Member, House Standing Committee on Judiciary
Board Member, Leadership Kansas
Former Chair, Mercy Health System of Kansas Board
Former President, Montgomery County Action Council
Chair, Montgomery County Economic Development Authority
Member, Standing Committee on Aging and Long Time Care
Member, Standing Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Member, Standing Committee on Pensions and Benefits
Member/President, Unified School District 446 Board of Education, 2006-2013
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Time with his family, community involvement, reading, golf, working in the yard and watching sports
Spouse's Occupation:
Speech Pathologist