James M. Kelly (Maryland politician)

James M. Kelly
Delegate Maryland District 9B
In office January 11, 1995 – August 31, 2001
Succeeded by	Melissa R. Kelly
Personal details
Born	July 5, 1960 Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Republican

James M. Kelly (born July 5, 1960) is a Washington, DC, lobbyist and former a Maryland politician. He was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland.

Kelly was first elected in 1994 when he defeated Democrat Stephen W. Lafferty for the new 9B seat. Previously, there was a District 9 that was served by Gerry L. Brewster, John J. Bishop, and Martha Scanlan Klima. Klima went on to win District 9A's election. In the 1998 Republican primary election, Kelly was unchallenged. Furthermore, he was unchallenged in the general election, as well.

Kelly resigned from his position in 2001 and was replaced by his wife, Melissa J. Kelly, by Governor Parris Glendening. Kelly resigned his position as he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve in the White House as his Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs.

Kelly Attended Towson High School in Towson, Maryland. After serving time in the military, Kelly went to college, receiving his B.S. in business administration and finance from the University of Maryland in 1988.

While working in the White House, Kelly earned his Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies through the U.S. Naval War College.

As mentioned previously, Kelly enlisted in U.S. Coast Guard Reserves in 1977 and attended Officer Candidate School, graduating in 1990. He has since been promoted to lieutenant. Kelly was also a Maryland State Trooper for the Maryland State Police from 1984 until 1989.

Kelly worked as a commercial lending and troubled-loan restructuring officer from 1989 until 1994. He was a small business owner from 1995 until 1997. In 2001, Kelly hired as senior advisor to Undersecretary for Memorial Affairs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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