Sue Kelly
Sue W. Kelly (born on September 26, 1936), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994, representing the 19th District of New York.
She was born in Lima, Ohio and raised Presbyterian. She graduated from Denison University. Prior to becoming a Congresswomen, Kelly held jobs as a small business owner, patient advocate, rape counselor, and educator. She is married to Edward Kelly, and they live in Katonah, New York. They have 4 children and 8 grandchildren.
When Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr. decided not to seek re-election in 1994, Kelly decided to run for Congress as a Republican. Kelly defeated Fish's son to win the seat in the United States House of Representatives. Kelly has a socially moderate and fiscally conservative voting record, although she did criticize Hillary Rodham Clinton as a "carpetbagger" when Hillary ran for the Senate from New York.
Politicsny.com rates her as "poor" among the New York congressional delegation, suggesting she is "famously ineffective." [1]. In 2004, Kelly easily won re-election with 67% of the vote in New York's 19th Congressional district; her Democratic opponent was not only poorly funded but managed his campaign so badly that several staffers sued him for intentional infliction of emotional distress after the election.
Kelly routinely receives support from both labor unions and environmental organizations, which bolster her credentials as a moderate Republican. Kelly is a member of The Republican Majority For Choice, Republicans for Choice, The Wish List, The Republican Main Street Partnership and Republicans For Environmental Protection. Her NARAL rating is 30%.
Fundraising numbers as of Dec. 31 show that more than half of her money comes from PACs. From a period of January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005, Kelly took $12,000 from now-indiceted former Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC group during the 2004 election cycle, second only to Representative John Kuhl (NY-29) in the NY delegation. She voted to allow Tom DeLay to continue serving as Leader even if he is indicted. [2]
A review of the closest votes in the House in 2005 found that every time, Kelly sided with the most conservative wing of her party, even as other Republicans crossed party lines. For example, in February 2006, the House voted 216 to 214 to cut domestic spending by $40 billion, primarily through cuts to programs or increased fees for the poor, elderly, and students. Sue Kelly and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) were the deciding votes.[3] She voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment to permanently ban gay marriage in all states.
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