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Senator Kelly

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ103013016
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Senator Kelly may refer to:

Robert Kelly (character), fictional U.S. Senator appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics

Members of the United States Senate

James K. Kelly (1819–1903), U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1871 to 1877

Mark Kelly (born 1964), U.S. Senator from Arizona since 2020

William Kelly (Alabama politician) (1786–1834), U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1822 to 1825

United States state senate members

Bernard Kelly (American politician) (1823–?), New York State Senate

David M. Kelly (1841–disappeared 1916), Wisconsin State Senate

Dick M. Kelly (1941–2023), South Dakota State Senate

George Bradshaw Kelly (1900–1971), New York State Senate

James A. Kelly Jr. (1926–2013), Massachusetts State Senate

John F. Kelly (Michigan politician) (1949–2018), Michigan State Senate

Joseph D. Kelly (New York City) (1887–1953), New York State Senate

Kate Kelly (politician) (fl. 2000s–2010s), Idaho State Senate

Kevin C. Kelly (fl.

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