Steve Kelley

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Steve Kelley (born January 8, 1953) is a Minnesota state Senator currently running for state attorney general. He recently received the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement. Kelley was elected to Minnesota Senate in the fall of 1996, and previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1993-97.

During his tenure in the senate, Kelley authored legislation to defend against indentity theft, prevent companies from "phishing" for personal information online, and require hospitals to report medical errors. He was the chair of the Education Committee and a strong advocate for schools.

Kelley has been a proponent of a new stadium deal for the Minnesota Twins, and was a principal sponsor of the controversial 0.15 percent sales tax increase in Hennepin County, the proceeds of which will be used to fund approximately three-fourths of the projected cost of the new ballpark in addition to a number of transit projects in the metro area. This plan also required voter approval.

Kelley received his B.A. from Williams College and his J.D. from the Columbia Law School.

He practiced law for 20 years. During this time, Kelley represented clients who could not afford an attorney, public housing tenants, and plantiffs in business disputes.He served as a consumer advocate on numerous boards in Minnesota.

He is married and has two children.