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George J Kelly Jr.

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RepublicanU.S. HousePennsylvania16

Background

George Joseph "Mike" Kelly Jr. (born May 10, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who has been a U.S. representative since 2011, currently representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2011 to 2019, is based in Erie and stretches from the northwest corner of the state to the outer northern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Butler County. He is a member of the Republican Party.

On October 22, 2021, it was reported that a congressional ethics watchdog had recommended issuing a subpoena Kelly for an ethics violation after it was revealed that his wife had purchased stock in an Ohio-based steel company in April 2020 after Kelly had received confidential information about the company. In June 2022, Senator Ron Johnson accused Kelly of providing a slate of fake electors meant to overturn Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 election. Kelly's office has denied his role in this event.

Source: Wikipedia, "Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician)" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kelly_(Pennsylvania_politician)), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Excerpt of the article's lead section; pronunciation guides and citation markers removed.

Last updated 2026-10-06.

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FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that George J Kelly Jr. api.open.fec.gov

George J Jr Kelly is listed by the FEC as a Republican candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that George J Jr Kelly raised $1,168,433, spent $881,774, reported $1,329,347 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that George J Jr Kelly raised $886,279, spent $739,862, reported $1,189,104 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that George J Jr Kelly raised $846,094, spent $717,011, reported $1,171,771 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

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George J Kelly Jr.'s committee id is C00474189

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Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 7. Primary-source references 7. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 4.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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