Dan Kelley

Daniel D. Kelley (born 1970) is the former Iowa State Representative from the 29th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Kelley was born in Marshalltown, Iowa and was raised and resides in Newton. He has a B.A. with honors in communication studies from the University of Iowa.

Dan Kelley
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 29th district 41st (2011–2013)
In office January 10, 2011 – January 8, 2017
Preceded by	Paul Bell
Succeeded by	Wes Breckenridge
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 54–55) Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Newton, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Profession	Realtor/Small Business Owner
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Kelley endorsed Martin O'Malley in the 2016 Presidential Election.^[1]

In 2017, Dan Kelley founded the Stand Up to Bullies Party and lost reelection in a defeat to Democrat Wes Breckenridge.^[2]

In 2022 he finished 2nd out of five candidates in the Republican primary for the 46th district.^[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2010  [4] District 41 Turnout: 15 delegates casting 6,446 votes		Democratic		Dan Kelley	Democratic	8 delegates casting 3,326 votes
				Wes Breckenridge	Democratic	7 delegates casting 3,120 votes
				Tracy Doonen	Democratic	0 delegates casting 0 votes
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010  [5] District 41 Turnout: 11,945		Democratic hold		Dan Kelley	Democratic	5,869	49.13%
				Gabriel Swersie	Republican	5,595	46.84%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012  [6] District 29		Democratic		Dan Kelley*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012  [7] District 29 Turnout: 16,399		Democratic (newly redistricted)		Dan Kelley*	Democratic	9,831	55.07%
				Gabe Swersie	Republican	5,927	36.14%