| Brian Kelsey | |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 31st District |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Stanley |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 83rd District |
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| In office January 2004 – December 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Kent |
| Succeeded by | Mark White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina Georgetown University |
| Religion | Christian |
Brian Kelsey (born December 22, 1977) is an American politician and is currently a member of the Tennessee State Senate. He was elected to represent the 31st Senatorial district, which encompasses the following parts of Shelby County: Barlett, Cordova, East Memphis, Germantown, and Hickory Hill.[1]
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Kelsey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and he earned his J.D. from Georgetown University. He is a high school graduate of Memphis University School, which he attended on scholarship.
Kelsey works as a part-time attorney. He is a member of Tennessee Bar Association and the Memphis Bar Association. He has worked in the Office of the Counsel to the President, under George W. Bush, in the U. S. Senatorial Office of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, in the U. S. Senate Committee Office of Fred Thompson, and in the U. S. Congressional Office of Ed Bryant.
Brian Kelsey was first elected as a state representative to the 104th Tennessee General Assembly (2004–2006). He served on the House Children and Family Affairs Committee; the House Commerce Committee; the House Domestic Relations Subcommittee; and the House Utilities, Banking and Small Business Subcommittee.[1] Kelsey was the former chairman of the House Civil Practice Subcommittee.
Kelsey ran for the District 31 seat vacated after the resignation of former Senator Paul Stanley. In 2010, Kelsey won re-election for a full term as the Senator from the Thirty-First District.
In the 106th General Assembly, Kelsey served on the Senate Government Operations Committee and the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.
In the 107th General Assembly, Kelsey was assigned to the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee; the Senate Judiciary Committee; and he was named Secretary of the Senate Education Committee. Kelsey was also admitted to the Joint Committee on Fiscal Review, which consists of members from both chambers who oversee the powerful Fiscal Review Office.
He supports Rick Perry for Republican primary of the presidential election of 2012.[2]
| Preceded by Joe Kent |
Tennessee Representative 83rd District 2004–2009 |
Succeeded by Mark White |
| Preceded by Paul Stanley |
Tennessee Senator 31st District 2009-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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