William "Bill" Edward Kelly III was the Republican candidate for Michigan House of Representatives in the 49th district [1][2] in 2006.
In April 2007, Kelly announced his intention to run for US House of Representatives - Michigan's 5th district against Dale Kildee (D-Flint).
[4][5] Kelly dropped out in his bid for congress, deciding instead to focus on his professional career.
While attending The University of Michigan-Flint, he was a contributor to the student newspaper, The Michigan Times .
Kelly is a graduate of the Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business' Masters of Business Administration program, where he served as a representative of the Graduate Students Advisory Committee (GSAC) as well as a senator in the Western Students Association (WSA).