Brigid Kelly

Brigid Kelly is the state representative for the 31st District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district consists of a portion of Cincinnati as well as Norwood, Amberley, Fairfax, Silverton, St. Bernard and a portion of Columbia Township in Hamilton County.

Brigid Kelly
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 31st District
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byDenise Driehaus
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCincinnati, Ohio
Alma materXavier University (B.S.)
University of Cincinnati (M.A.)

Life and career

Kelly was born and raised in Norwood, Ohio, and attended Saint Ursula Academy before graduating from Xavier University with a bachelors and the University of Cincinnati with her masters. A member of a union household, Kelly for years has organized for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.[1]

Prior to state elected office, Kelly served on the Norwood City Council.[2]

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016, Representative Denise Driehaus was ineligible to run for a fifth term due to term-limits, and instead waged a successful bid for Hamilton County Commissioner. Kelly had long been planning to succeed Driehaus, and indeed did announce her campaign for the Democratic nomination. A safely Democratic seat, the primary was crowded, with six people running. Kelly however easily won with a plurality of nearly 35%.[3]

Kelly easily won the general election against Republican Mary E. Yeager with 68% of the vote to take the seat.[4]

References
  1. Staff, WCPO. "Front-runner Brigid Kelly takes Democratic nomination for 31st State House district". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. "Is Cranley vs. Simpson heading to Columbus?". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  3. "Endorsements: Kelly, Ingram for Ohio House primaries". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  4. "Kelly, Ingram win statehouse races". Retrieved 2017-01-11.
Political offices
Preceded by
Denise Driehaus		 Ohio House of Representatives, 31st District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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