| Kelly Kultala | |
| State Senate: | Kansas |
| State: | Kansas |
| District: | 5th |
| Term Start: | January 12, 2009 |
| Term End: | January 14, 2013 |
| Preceded: | Mark Gilstrap |
| Succeeded: | Steve Fitzgerald |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Daniel |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Kansas |
| Residence: | Kansas City, Kansas |
Kelly Kultala (August 16, 1958) is a Democratic former member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 5th district from 2009 to 2013. She also served as the 5th District Commissioner for the government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City from 2001 to 2005. She has served on the Piper School Board and is a current member of the Wyandotte County Library Board. She is married with three children. She is a practicing Roman Catholic.[1]
Kultala was selected by state Sen. Tom Holland to be his running mate in the 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election.[2] Unopposed in the primary,[3] Kultala was the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
In 2014 she ran against Kevin Yoder in Kansas's 3rd congressional district, losing the election 60% to 40%.
Kultala served on these legislative committees:[4]
Kultala co-sponsored a bill regarding elections and an election commissioner[5] as well as various other Senate bills.[6]