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
Keisling attended Belmont University.[2]
Career
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
- 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
- ^ "Rep. Kelly Keisling". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "Kelly Keisling's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Keisling on Obama martial law rumor". Knox News.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official page Archived 2020-02-28 at the Wayback Machine at the Tennessee General Assembly
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Kelly Keisling at Ballotpedia
- Kelly T. Keisling at OpenSecrets
- Official Campaign Website via State Representative Kelly Keisling