| Kelly Kultala | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gilstrap |
| Succeeded by | Steve Fitzgerald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958 (age 66) Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Daniel |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Kelly Kultala (August 16, 1958) is a Democratic former member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 5th district from 2009 to 2013. She also served as the 5th District Commissioner for the government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City from 2001 to 2005. She has served on the Piper School Board and is a current member of the Wyandotte County Library Board. She is married with three children. She is a practicing Roman Catholic.
Kultala was selected by state Sen. Tom Holland to be his running mate in the 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election. Unopposed in the primary, Kultala was the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
In 2014 she ran against Kevin Yoder in Kansas's 3rd congressional district, losing the election 60% to 40%.
Previous committee assignments
Kultala served on these legislative committees:
- Local Government
- Transportation
- Ethics and Elections
- Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight
- Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
- Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
- Ways and Means
Sponsored legislation
Kultala co-sponsored a bill regarding elections and an election commissioner as well as various other Senate bills.
References
- "On My Excommunication". HuffPost. 2 July 2014.
- "TomHollandforKansas.com (official campaign site) - Kansas' next Lt. Governor". Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- KS Secretary of State Upcoming Elections Candidate Display Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile from the Kansas Legislature website Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- SB 210 Kansas Legislature
- "Kansas Legislature Bill search". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
External links
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded byMark Parkinson | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 2010 |
Succeeded byJill Docking |