Kate Kelly (Idaho politician)
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Kate Kelly was the Democratic
Idaho State Senator
from the Ada County
-based District 18 from 2004 to 2010. In January 2009 she succeeded Sen. Clint Stennett
of Ketchum
as Idaho Senate minority leader
after Stennett's announcement that he would miss all of the 2009 legislative session while battling brain cancer
.
Kelly was previously assistant minority leader in the Idaho Senate, Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho, and a senior manager at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. As of December, 2010 she is the Director of the Office of Ecosystems, Tribal &
Public Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office in Seattle
.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Idaho State Senator
Idaho Senate
The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.-Composition of the Senate:...
from the Ada County
Ada County, Idaho
Ada County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 392,365. The county seat and largest city is Boise, which is also the state capital. Other cities in the county with over 10,000 residents include Meridian, Eagle,...
-based District 18 from 2004 to 2010. In January 2009 she succeeded Sen. Clint Stennett
Clint Stennett
W. Clinton "Clint" Stennett was a former minority leader of the Idaho State Senate. A Democrat, Stennett represents District 25, which includes Blaine, Gooding, Camas and Lincoln Counties. Stennett has been in the Idaho State Senate since 1994 and served as the Minority Leader from 1999 to 2009...
of Ketchum
Ketchum, Idaho
Ketchum is a city in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, in the central part of the state. The population was 3,003 at the 2000 census. It is in the Wood River Valley, adjacent to Sun Valley; the two communities share many resources and both sit in the same valley beneath Bald Mountain, with its...
as Idaho Senate minority leader
Minority leader
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
after Stennett's announcement that he would miss all of the 2009 legislative session while battling brain cancer
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
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Kelly was previously assistant minority leader in the Idaho Senate, Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho, and a senior manager at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. As of December, 2010 she is the Director of the Office of Ecosystems, Tribal &
Public Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office in Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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External links
- Idaho Legislature - Senator Kate Kelly official government website
- Kate Kelly official campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Kate Kelly (ID) profile
- Follow the Money - Kate Kelly