Timeline

Mike Kelly

25 dated events on the record · 17 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2010–2026

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2026-04-30 Transactions SECONDARY Quiver Quantitative estimates Kelly's net worth at $16.2 million as of April 30, 2026 — the 79th highest in Congress. Approximately $1.5 million invested in publicly traded assets. He owns the Mike Kelly Automotive…
2026-04-30 Votes INFERENTIAL Voted yea on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — Ending the 76-Day DHS Partial Shutdown) on 2026-04-30: Kelly voted four times to fund DHS and end the shutdown. His statement cited…
2026-04-30 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: Kelly voted Yea (224-200) touting the Farm Bill as a 'win across the board' for Pennsylvania farmers. He…
2025-07-25 Transactions PRIMARY In July 2025, the House Ethics Committee found Kelly violated the House Code of Conduct and showed 'lack of candor' during a multiyear investigation into his wife Victoria's purchase of Cleveland-Cliffs stock. The…
2025-07-18 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025 — On Passage) on 2025-07-18: Kelly voted to rescind previously appropriated spending, consistent with his fiscal hawk branding. The AFL-CIO scored this as 'Wrong' for…
2025-07-03 Votes PRIMARY [vote] On May 22, 2025, Kelly voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on first passage, and again on July 3, 2025 on final concurrence. The CBO found the bill would add approximately $3-4…
2025-07-03 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment and Final Passage) on 2025-07-03: Kelly's Yea vote on the OBBB (218-214) represents the ultimate test of his 15-year identity as…
2025-05-05 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] In a May 5, 2025 constituent newsletter, Kelly wrote about the 'need to reduce deficit spending' and praised steps by the Trump administration to cut spending. He previously had a 'national debt clock' on…
2025-04-27 Transactions PRIMARY [statement] On April 27, 2025, Kelly published an op-ed in the Erie Times-News praising DOGE and Trump tariffs, calling the $36 trillion national debt 'the truth' Americans 'can't handle' and celebrating $155 billion…
2025-04-10 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: Kelly was a co-sponsor and voted Yea (220-208) to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. He…
2025-01-22 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-22: Kelly voted with all Republicans to mandate ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes. He attended Trump's signing…
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY Top contributing organizations (2009-2024): Armstrong Group of Companies ($105,750), National Assn of Realtors ($97,500), American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($83,700), Blue Cross/Blue Shield ($81,500), National Auto…
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY Career (2009-2024): Raised $13,356,132; Spent $12,213,689; Cash on hand $1,042,687; Debts $90,000. Top career industry: Insurance ($935,360). Top career contributor: Armstrong Group of Companies ($105,750).
2024-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY Top contributing industries (2009-2024): Insurance ($935,360), Health Professionals ($697,148), Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($577,479), Automotive ($541,210), Oil & Gas ($524,988).
2024-05-02 Votes SECONDARY Kelly's family car dealership received a $314,000 federal grant from the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for solar panels, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — a bill Kelly voted against as…
2024-05-02 Votes PRIMARY [disclosure] In 2024, Kelly's family car dealership (Mike Kelly Automotive Group) in Uniontown, PA accepted a $315,000 federal grant from the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program to install solar panels — funded by…
2024-04-20 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)) on 2024-04-20: Kelly broke with the majority of House Republicans (101 voted Nay vs. 112 Yea) to pass $60.8 billion in…
2023-08-11 Transactions PRIMARY [statement] Kelly publicly opposed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as 'loaded with bad policy and wasteful spending,' citing its $357 billion in climate provisions. He specifically criticized EV tax credits and…
2022-08-24 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] In August 2022, Kelly tweeted: 'Asking plumbers and carpenters to pay off the loans of Wall Street advisors and lawyers isn't just unfair. It's also bad policy,' criticizing Biden's student loan forgiveness…
2022-07-25 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] Kelly's chief of staff Matt Stroia was among those receiving emails about the false elector scheme in December 2020. On January 5, 2021, Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro and campaign staffer G. Michael Brown…
2021-09-29 Other facts SECONDARY In September 2021, Kelly was one of four GOP House members found to have submitted tardy STOCK Act trade disclosures — his disclosure was filed more than seven weeks after the federal deadline.
2021-01-06 Votes PRIMARY [vote] Kelly filed lawsuits following the 2020 presidential election to have Pennsylvania's mail-in ballots thrown out and the state law allowing no-excuse mail-in voting declared unconstitutional. He voted against…
2020-04-01 Transactions PRIMARY [disclosure] Kelly's Mike Kelly Automotive Group received $987,237 in forgivable PPP loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The White House official account responded directly to Kelly's tweet opposing student loan…
2019-10-20 Stated positions PRIMARY [platform] Since 2011, Kelly cultivated a reputation as a fiscal conservative. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled him in 2019 as a 'spending hawk' who 'sees budgets in uncompromising terms: You should not spend money…
2010-04-30 Other facts SECONDARY Mike Kelly filed filing with the SEC on 2010-04-30. Accession number: N/A.