Helene Keeley Explained

Helene Keeley
Office:	Speaker pro tempore of the Delaware House of Representatives
Term Start:	January 2015
Term End:	November 12, 2018
Predecessor:	Gerald Brady
Successor:	Position abolished
State House1:	Delaware
District1:	3rd
Term Start1:	November 6, 2002
Term End1:	November 12, 2018
Predecessor1:	Arthur Scott
Successor1:	Sherry Dorsey Walker
State House2:	Delaware
District2:	5th
Term Start2:	November 6, 1996
Term End2:	November 6, 2002
Predecessor2:	Casimir Jonkiert
Successor2:	Melanie George Smith
Birth Date:	15 May 1965
Birth Place:	Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Education:	Columbia University (BA)

Helene M. Keeley (born May 15, 1965) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 1997 to 2019.^{[1] [2]} Initially planning to run for reelection in 2018, she retired to accept a position as deputy director at the Delaware Lottery Office with an annual salary of $95,000.^[3] She had previously been appointed a community relations community for the Department of Labor in 2004 with an annual salary of $46,344 in addition to her salary as a legislator, and was one of several former Democrats to receive a high-paying state job after leaving legislative office.^[4]

Electoral history

• In 1996, Keeley challenged incumbent Democrat Casimir Jonkiert in a three-way primary election for the House District 5 seat, winning by 32 votes with 860 votes total (41.1%) against Jonkiert and Hollis Gaines.^[5] She went on to win the general election with 3,326 votes (78.0%) against Republican nominee Michael Brown.^[6]
• In 1998, Keeley won the general election with 2,036 votes (79.6%) against Republican nominee Paul Falkowski.^[7]
• In 2000, Keeley won a three-way Democratic primary with 1,189 votes (64.8%) against Linda Cannon and Paul Falkowski, who had switched his registration to the Democratic Party.^[8] She was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,311 votes.^[9]
• In 2002, Keeley was redistricted to District 3 and won the general election with 2,153 votes (73.7%) against Republican nominee Calvin Brown.^[10]
• In 2004, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 1,042 votes (73.0%) in a rematch against Linda Cannon,^[11] and was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,825 votes.^[12]
• In 2006, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 600 votes (59.2%) against Robert Bovell,^[13] and was unopposed in the general election, winning 2,828 votes.^[14]
• In 2008, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 5,419 votes in the general election.^[15]
• In 2010, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 736 votes (55.5%) in a rematch against Robert Bovell.^[16] She went on to win the general election with 3,375 votes (83.1%), also against Bovell, who was nominated as the Working Families Party candidate.^[17]
• In 2012, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 6,341 votes in the general election.^[18]
• In 2014, Keeley won the general election with 2,477 (82.9%) in another rematch against Robert Bovell, who had switched his registration to the Republican Party.^[19]
• In 2016, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 6,060 votes in the general election.^[20]

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Representative Helene M. Keeley (D) . . . January 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Helene Keeley's Biography . . November 12, 2013.
3. Web site: Retiring state Rep. Helene Keeley appointed to No. 2 job at Delaware Lottery Office . Scott . Goss . The News Journal . October 23, 2018.
4. Web site: Retiring state Rep. Helene Keeley gets new job with Delaware State Lottery . Joe . Irizarry . WDEL 1150 AM . October 25, 2018.
5. Web site: State of Delaware 1996 Election Results . November 5, 1996 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . 27 . January 19, 2019.
6. Web site: State of Delaware 1996 Election Results . November 5, 1996 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . 5 . January 19, 2019.
7. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 3, 1998 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . May 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512041100/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect98/elect98_general/elect98_general_office.shtml . dead .
8. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 9, 2000 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105201825/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000pofficial.shtml . dead .
9. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2000 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112192402/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect00/2000genofficial.shtml . dead .
10. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 5, 2002 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112192209/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml . dead .
11. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 11, 2004 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013.
12. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2004 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128160148/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml . dead .
13. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 12, 2006 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 .
14. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2006 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528184435/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml . dead .
15. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 4, 2008 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528144158/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml . dead .
16. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 17, 2010 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105175436/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_Primary/html/election.shtml . dead .
17. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2010 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175242/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml . dead .
18. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2012 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 12, 2013 . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114518/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml . dead .
19. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2014 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 19, 2019 . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131212001/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml . dead .
20. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 8, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 19, 2019 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528142341/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml . dead .