Kelly Arnold
Kelly Arnold | |
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| 66th Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party | |
| In office January 26, 2013 – February 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amanda Adkins |
| Succeeded by | Mike Kuckelman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1978 McPherson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Tabor College, Kansas (BS) Wichita State University (MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
Kelly Arnold is an American politician serving as the Sedgwick County Clerk. He is in his third term, having first been elected in 2008.[1] From January 2013 to February 2019, Kelly served as the chairman of the Kansas Republican Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Kelly Arnold was born and raised in McPherson, Kansas. After he graduated from McPherson High School, he earned bachelor degrees in Business Management and Finance from Tabor College in Hillsboro.[2] He later graduated from Wichita State University's Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs as Certified Master County Clerk.[3]
Career
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2023) |
Arnold worked in the finance industry before his 2008 election to the office of Sedgwick County Clerk. He ran unopposed in 2012 and 2016.[4] He is responsible for private and commercial filings.[5] He is a member of the Executive Committee for South Central Kansas of the County Clerks & Election Officials.[3]
Arnold is former chairman of the board of trustees of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System[6] and the Board of Directors at Hillsboro State Bank.[5]
Political career
[edit]From January 2013 to February 2019, Arnold served as Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party (KSGOP). In February 2017, Arnold won a third term to chair the KSGOP.[7] Previously, Arnold had been state vice chairman[8] and Finance Director of the KSGOP. Prior to that he had chaired the Sedgwick County Republican Party between 2006 and 2010.[9]
Arnold served for over ten years in the Young Republican National Federation, two years of which as treasurer of the Federation and is also a co-founder of the Republican Men's Leadership Series.[2]
In 2016, Arnold was part of the Convention Rules Committee[10] and the Committee on Arrangements[11] for the 2016 Republican National Convention. Later in the year, he was also one of the state's presidential electors[12] receiving over 20,000 emails from anti-Trump activists.[13]
In June 2017, Arnold weighed a run for the office of Secretary of State of Kansas.[5] In early 2018, opted to focus on his role as party chairman and did not launch a primary campaign.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Arnold lives in Wichita, Kansas.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Results 2008 General Election Sedgwick Co KS". www.sedgwickcounty.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ a b ""About Kelly"". Kelly Arnold for County Clerk. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b "About Kelly Arnold". Kelly Arnold for Sedgwick County Clerk.
- ^ "2016 primary election results for Sedgwick County". The Wichita Eagle. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sedgwick County Clerk Kelly Arnold weighing run for secretary of state". The Wichita Eagle. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tabor grad re-elected chairman of board". Peabody Gazette-Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Republicans give Arnold third term as state party chair". The Wichita Eagle. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Kelly Arnold to run for chairman of state Republican Party". The Wichita Eagle. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "LinkedIn | Kelly Arnold". Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Never Trump movement gets little help from convention rules panel roster". Politico. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Will Trump's convention be safe?". Politico. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Anti-Trump supporters continue to harass, threaten Kansas electors". Nexstar Broadcasting. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Kansas elector on 20,000 requests to vote Clinton: 'It's not going to happen'". CBS17.com. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Carpenter, Tim. "Kelly Arnold, Kansas GOP chairman, withdraws from secretary of state primary race". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Updated: Van crashes into home, causes gas leak". The Wichita Eagle. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.