| Birthname: | Janet Elizabeth Vestal |
| Janet Vestal Kelly | |
| Order: | 16th Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources |
| Governor: | Glenn Youngkin |
| Term Start: | July 8, 2024 |
| Preceded: | John Littel |
| Office2: | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| Governor2: | Bob McDonnell |
| Term Start2: | January 24, 2010 |
| Term End2: | January 17, 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Katherine Hanley |
| Successor2: | Levar Stoney |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Alamance, North Carolina |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | Liberty University (BA) |
| Signature: | Janet Vestal Kelly signature.png |
Janet Vestal Kelly (born February 16, 1976) is a former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving from 2010 through 2014 as part of the cabinet of Governor Bob McDonnell.[1] [2] She previously served as Chief Operations Officer of McDonnell's gubernatorial campaign and on his staff in the Attorney General's office.[3] During McDonnell's federal corruption trial, Kelly served as a key witness for the defense.[4] [5]
Kelly currently serves as Principal & Director of Government Relations for America's Kids Belong, as well as President of Virginia's Kids Belong, organizations devoted to uniting government, faith-based, creative, and business sectors to end the foster care & adoption crisis in the US.[6]
Kelly married Robert Keith Polarek on August 9, 1997.[7] The two later divorced, and Kelly married Ryan Patrick Kelly in 2012.