Gary Kelly (born June 23, 1962) is an American politician.
Kelly was born on June 23, 1962, in Cameron, Missouri, and raised on a farm near Kidder.
He graduated from Hamilton's Penney High School in 1980 and studied broadcasting and film at Central Missouri State University, and later attended Asbury Theological Seminary.
[2] Kelly was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2000, defeating District 36 incumbent Rodger Fitzwater in a Democratic Party primary,[3] then winning the general election uncontested.
Kelly won his third primary contest in 2004, against Jerry McCarter,[4] then subsequently lost the general election to Bob Nance.