James Kee

James Kee (April 15, 1917 - March 11, 1989) was a U.S. Democratic politician.

He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was the son of John Kee, a U.S. Representative from West Virginia who served from 1933 until his death in 1951, and Elizabeth Kee, who succeeded her husband in Congress and served from 1951 until 1965. James Kee served as his mother's administrative assistant from 1953 to 1965. When his mother decided not to run for re-election in 1964, he decided to seek his mother's seat in the United States House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to four terms in the United States House of Representatives serving the Fifth Congressional District of West Virginia in the 89^th through the 92^nd U.S. Congress from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1973. After West Virginia lost a seat in the House of Representatives as a result of the 1970 U.S. Census, he failed to win renomination to the House in 1972. He was a resident of Fayetteville, West Virginia until his death in Montgomery, West Virginia.

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Preceded by Elizabeth Kee	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 5th congressional district 1965-1973	Succeeded by district eliminated

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