12 Facts About Kelly Skidmore

Kelly Skidmore was born on December 20,1962 and is a politician who serves as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.

Kelly Skidmore represented the 90th District, from 2006 to 2008.

Kelly Skidmore worked as a legislative aide to then-State Senator Ron Klein from 1996 to 2005, and then served as the vice-president of Advocacy and Public Policy for the Florida Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.

Kelly Skidmore is married to Ray Skidmore and they have a daughter.

Kelly Skidmore ran to succeed Slosberg in the 90th District, which included Deerfield Beach and Delray Beach in western Broward County and Palm Beach County.

Kelly Skidmore faced Len Turesky, Sheldon Klasfield, and Harvey Arnold in the Democratic primary, and was endorsed by the AFL-CIO and by former United States Attorney General Janet Reno.

Kelly Skidmore won the Democratic primary unopposed, and advanced to the general election, where she faced Republican State Representative Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff and independent candidate Miranda Rosenberg.

Kelly Skidmore campaigned on her support for liberal social policies, including her opposition to additional restrictions on abortion and her support for ending the state's gay adoption ban.

The Florida Democratic Party invested heavily on behalf of Kelly Skidmore's campaign, aiming to win the seat to prevent Senate Republicans from winning a two-thirds majority in the chamber.

Kelly Skidmore faced Slosberg's daughter, attorney Emily Slosberg, in the Democratic primary.

Kelly Skidmore campaigned on her legislative experience, which included working on a bipartisan effort to regulate pain clinics in South Florida.

Kelly Skidmore emphasized the practical reality that Democrats were at a "severe minority" in the Florida House, but nonetheless argued that she would help fight against Republican efforts to restrict access to abortion.