Kelly Wolf Explained

Kelly Wolf
State House1:Alaska
District1:33rd
Term Start1:January 21, 2003
Term End1:January 10, 2005
Office:Member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, District 1
Term Start:December 1, 2012
Term End:December 1, 2015
Birth Date:3 August 1961
Otherparty:Independent (2008)

Kelly J. Wolf (born August 3, 1961)[1] is an American politician from the state of Alaska. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2003 until 2005.

Biography

Wolf was born in 1961 in Longview, Washington, moving to Alaska in 1975, graduating from Kenai Central High School in 1979. He worked as a contractor and carpenter, and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 as a Republican, defeating Hal Smalley. Wolf did not run for reelection in 2004, but ran in 2008 as an independent, placing third.

Wolf was elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in 2012, and was subject to an unsuccessful recall effort in January 2015, before being defeated in his 2015 bid for reelection.[2] He also unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2014,[3] and attempted a comeback to the House in 2016.[4]

Personal life

Wolf and his wife, Elvira, have 4 children: Ryan, Joshua, Justin, and Salena.[5] [6]

Political positions

Wolf is opposed to gun control, abortion, and same-sex marriage. Elaborating on his pro-life views, he stated in his 2014 declaration of candidacy for Lieutenant Governor, "I cannot support abortion, because if did my oldest son who was born with Down’s Syndrome may not be here and to me and my family this would have been a tragedy."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative Kelly Wolf. Alaska Republican Party. June 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Kasilof man petitions to recall assembly member. Balmer, Dan. Peninsula Clarion. January 27, 2015. June 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Assembly Member Running for Lieutenant Governor. KRSM. May 16, 2014. June 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Primary Profile: Kelly Wolf. Neyman, Jenny. KBBI. August 12, 2016. June 16, 2017.
  5. Web site: Kelly Wolf's Biography. Project VoteSmart. June 16, 2017.
  6. Web site: Kelly Wolf. Alaska Legislature. June 16, 2017.
  7. Web site: Kelly J. Wolf -Republican-Lt. Governor. State of Alaska. June 16, 2017.