Kevin J. Kelley is an American lawyer and politician in Cleveland, Ohio who served as the president of Cleveland City Council from 2014 to 2022.
[1][2] In Council, he represented Ward 13 (Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood) from 2005 to 2022.
[3] Born in Cleveland to Catholic Irish American parents, Kelley earned his BA from Marquette University, a master's degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University, and a JD degree Magna Cum Laude from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.
[4] On September 14, 2021 Kelley came second in the mayoral primary, advancing him to the general election alongside nonprofit executive Justin Bibb.
[5] Kelley lost to Bibb with 37% of the vote in the November 2 general election.