About
Representative Chris Kelly is in his second term in the Missouri House of Representatives, after having previously served from 1983-1994.
2012
Legislative committees on which serving:
- Budget Committee
- Interim Committee on Budget Transparency
- Chair – House Appropriations Committee for Public Safety and Corrections
- Judiciary Committee
- Agri-Business Committee
- Special Standing Committee on Election Contests
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
- Interim Committee on Criminal Justice
- Special Standing Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability
2011
Legislative committees on which serving:
- House Budget Committee
- Chair – House Appropriations Committee for Public Safety and Corrections
- Budget Transparency Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
- Special Standing Committee on Election Contests
2010
Legislative committees on which served:
- Budget
- Elections
- Ethics
- Judiciary
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements & Leases Oversight
- Joint Committee on MO Health Net
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Federal Stimulus & Stabilization Funds
- Special Standing Committee on Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture
2009
Legislative committees on which served:
- Budget (ranking member)
- Elections
- Ethics
- Special Standing Committee on Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture
- Joint Committee on Missouri HealthNet
2008
Elected as Missouri State Representative in the 24th Legislative District
Major Legislative Accomplishments–– 2008-2011
- Sponsored the creation of the Missouri Psychiatric Center
- Responsible for the organ donor check-off program on tax forms
- Led the effort to build the overpass at Columbia Regional Airport
- Handled the Amy Hester Student Protection Act in the House
- Sponsored the Veterans Home Funding Bill
- Helped to lead the way in rewriting state Domestic Violence law
- Sponsored the budget appropriation for Caring for Missouri
Recent Legislative Awards:
- 2011 Geyer Public Service Award from the Missouri Alumni Association
- 2011 Alliance of Alumni Associations and Extension Presidential Citation Award
- 2011 House of Representatives Legislative Award from the Missouri American Legion
- 2010 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Legislator of the Year Award
2000-2006
Associate Court Judge, 13th Judicial District – Boone County
1994-2000
Chairman, Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission
1983-1994
Missouri House of Representatives:
- Budget Chair, 1991-1994
- Budget Vice Chair 1985-1991
- Committee Member: Legislative Research, Budget Control, Revenue and Economics, Elections, Insurance, Joint Committee on Desegregation (Chair), Joint Committee on the 1993 Flood (Chair)
Major Legislative Accomplishments:
- Led the effort in the Missouri House to establish the Katy Trail
- Brought MO Employers Mutual Insurance to Columbia
- Sponsored Federal Reimbursement Allowance Legislation that brought billions of federal healthcare dollars to Missouri
- Sponsored durable power of attorney for healthcare
- Championed campaign finance reform
1977-1982
Boone County Clerk
1972-1977
Central Missouri Counties’ Human Development Corporation
- Associate Director (1975-1977)
- Cole County Director (1972-1975)
Education
- B.A. Marist College (1968)
- J.D. University of Missouri (1988)
Personal
- Married for 41 years, two children, one grandson
- Member, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
- Member, ACLU
- Lifetime Member, Missouri Whitewater Association
