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”’Kelly Kultala”’ (August 16, 1958) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] former member of the [[Kansas Senate]], representing the [[Kansas’s 5th Senate district|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/kelly-kultala/on-my-excommunication_b_5548995.html|title = On My Excommunication| website=[[HuffPost]] |date = 2 July 2014}}</ref> |
”’Kelly Kultala”’ (August 16, 1958) is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] former member of the [[Kansas Senate]], representing the [[Kansas’s 5th Senate district|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/kelly-kultala/on-my-excommunication_b_5548995.html|title = On My Excommunication| website=[[HuffPost]] |date = 2 July 2014}}</ref> |
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Kultala was selected by state Sen. [[Tom Holland (Kansas politician)|Tom Holland]] to be his running mate in the [[Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 Kansas gubernatorial election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com/page/kansas-next-lt-governor—kelly-kultala |title=TomHollandforKansas.com (official campaign site) – Kansas’ next Lt. Governor |access-date=2010-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719122945/http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com/page/kansas-next-lt-governor—kelly-kultala |archive-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Unopposed in the primary,<ref>[http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.asp KS Secretary of State Upcoming Elections Candidate Display] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316195608/http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.asp |date=2008-03-16 }}</ref> Kultala was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Party’s nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas]]. |
Kultala was selected by state Sen. [[Tom Holland (Kansas politician)|Tom Holland]] to be his running mate in the [[Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 Kansas gubernatorial election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com/page/kansas-next-lt-governor—kelly-kultala |title=TomHollandforKansas.com (official campaign site) – Kansas’ next Lt. Governor |access-date=2010-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719122945/http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com/page/kansas-next-lt-governor—kelly-kultala |archive-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Unopposed in the primary,<ref>[http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.asp KS Secretary of State Upcoming Elections Candidate Display] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316195608/http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.asp |date=2008-03-16 }}</ref> Kultala was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Party’s nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas]]. |
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American politician
Kelly Kultala (born 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.[1]
Kultala was selected by state Sen. Tom Holland to be his running mate in the 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election.[2] Unopposed in the primary,[3] 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
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Kultala served on these legislative committees:[4]
- 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
Kultala co-sponsored a bill regarding elections and an election commissioner[5] as well as various other Senate bills.[6]
