Robin Lynne Kelly was born on April 30,1956 and is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the US representative from since 2013.
12 Facts About Robin Kelly
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Robin Kelly then served as chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010.
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Robin Kelly was the 2010 Democratic nominee for state treasurer, but lost the general election.
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The daughter of a grocer, Robin Lynne Kelly was born in Harlem on April 30,1956.
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From 1992 through 2006, Robin Kelly served as a director of community affairs in Matteson.
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In 2002, Robin Kelly defeated a ten-year incumbent Illinois state representative in the Democratic primary.
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In January 2007, Robin Kelly resigned her House seat to become chief of staff to Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
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Robin Kelly was the first African-American woman to serve as chief of staff to an elected constitutional statewide officeholder.
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Robin Kelly was appointed Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's chief administrative officer in 2011.
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Robin Kelly won just six of the state's 102 counties: Cook, Alexander, Gallatin, St Clair, Calhoun, and Rock Island.
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Robin Kelly entered the field for Illinois's 2nd congressional district after Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr.
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Robin Kelly took office on April 9,2013, and was sworn in on April 11.