Joe Kelly

Joseph Paul Kelly (born May 23, 1950) is an American politician and Attorney who served as U.S Senator from the Northeast from 1995-1996 and currently serves as U.S Representative from the 3rd Congressional District.

Joe Kelly was elected as Governor of Pennsylvania in 1990. He served this position from 1991-1995, and decided to not run for re-election in aspirations of defeating the incumbent Republican Senator John Geller. He later won in a close race, and was sworn into the seat as Senator in 1995. 1 1/2 years later, he was expelled from Senator due to plagiarism. Mr. Kelly then joined the private sector as an attorney and served on President Jones legal council. Then, in 2003, Mr. Kelly was appointed to the position of Director of the FBI. He served this position until 2005 under President Garcia and President Kingston. He then left the Department of Justice to work as White House Chief of Staff under President Kingston, which he served until 2007. In 2006 Mr. Kelly decided to seek public office once again as District 3 Representative, which he came victorious to. He has served as Representative since 2007. Representative Joe Kelly also made a bid for Democratic Caucus Chair in 2013, however the winner is to be determined.