Mike Kelly
Republican Incumbent in Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District
Research Backgrounder – 2018 Last Updated September 2018
Prepared by the DCCC Research Department
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ....................................................................................... 2
Kelly Sponsored & Voted For Tax & Energy Legislation That Would Help
Enrich Him ................................................................................................ 3
Kelly Sponsored & Voted For Trade & Consumer Legislation That Would
Benefit His Car Dealerships ..................................................................... 11
Kelly Benefitted From The Perks Of Congress, And Served His Party
Over His Constituents .............................................................................. 24
Kelly Supported His Special Interest Donors Over Pennsylvanians ........ 37
Appendix I – Personal Financial Disclosures ........................................... 42
Appendix II – Travel Expenditures .......................................................... 72
Appendix III – Bill Sponsorships & Amendments ................................... 74
Appendix IV – Bill Co-Sponsorships ...................................................... 82
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Kelly Sponsored & Voted For Tax & Energy Legislation That
Would Help Enrich Him
Significant Findings
Kelly sponsored legislation as part of “Tax Reform 2.0” that would primarily benefit millionaires like
Kelly, while draining federal revenues.
Kelly voted for the Republican tax bill that gave him personally an estimated $15,000 tax cut, while
adding $1.9 trillion to national debt, threatening Social Security and Medicare.
Kelly co-sponsored a measure to expand fracking, while making millions from investments in land along
the Marcellus Shale where companies planned to frack.
Kelly Sponsored Legislation As Part Of “Tax Reform 2.0” That Would Primarily Benefit
Millionaires Like Kelly, While Draining Federal Revenues
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Would Benefit The Nation’s Wealthiest Savers By Allowing Them
To Set Aside Money In Tax-Advantaged Accounts
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Would Allow Savers To Set Aside Tax-Advantaged Money In Universal
Savings Accounts And The Withdrawals From The Accounts Would Be Tax-Free. “The second bill, the
Family Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 6757), includes changes to retirement and education accounts and creates a new
tax-deferred savings account. […] The bill also endorses Universal Savings Accounts, which would allow savers to
set aside tax-advantaged money for basically anything. The accounts, which would come without restrictions on
when (or why) the owners can make use of them, would work similarly to Roth IRAs. Up to $2,500 of after-tax
income yearly could be contributed to an account, while the withdrawals — including any investment gain or
interest — would be tax-free.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
CBPP; The Universal Savings Accounts “Would Drain Federal Revenues Substantially, Distribute Its Tax
Benefits Overwhelmingly To The Nation’s Wealthiest Households, And Not Likely Boost Private Savings
Much At All.” “The ‘Universal Savings Accounts’ (USA) proposal in a new tax bill, part of what House
Republican leaders have dubbed ‘Tax Reform 2.0,’[1] would drain federal revenues substantially, distribute its tax
benefits overwhelmingly to the nation’s wealthiest households, and not likely boost private savings much at all.[2]
[…] USAs would deliver most of their tax benefits to wealthy Americans while doing little for those in the middle
or at the bottom.[10] In large part, that’s because the wealthy are best positioned to take advantage of the main tax
benefit of USAs: they can reduce their taxes by rearranging their portfolios, shifting their savings from taxable
accounts to tax-preferred USAs. Currently, wealthy households have substantial assets in taxable accounts that they
could shift into USAs.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/19/18]
The Top 1% Of Wealthiest Households Would Have On Average $9.4 Million In Assets That Could Be
Shifted From Taxable To Tax-Advantaged Universal Savings Accounts. “The ‘Universal Savings
Accounts’ (USA) proposal in a new tax bill, part of what House Republican leaders have dubbed ‘Tax Reform
2.0,’[1] would drain federal revenues substantially, distribute its tax benefits overwhelmingly to the nation’s
wealthiest households, and not likely boost private savings much at all.[2] […] USAs would deliver most of
their tax benefits to wealthy Americans while doing little for those in the middle or at the bottom.[10] In large
part, that’s because the wealthy are best positioned to take advantage of the main tax benefit of USAs: they can
reduce their taxes by rearranging their portfolios, shifting their savings from taxable accounts to tax-preferred
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USAs. Currently, wealthy households have substantial assets in taxable accounts that they could shift into
USAs. Households in the top 1 percent of wealth have, on average, $9.4 million in assets that they could shift
into USAs,[11] according to our analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, using the
methodology of New York University economist Edward Wolff.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
9/19/18]
HEADLINE Center On Budget And Policy Priorities: ““Universal Savings Account” Proposal In New
Republican Tax Bill Is Ill-Conceived.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/19/18]
Kelly Was A Millionaire
Kelly Financial Disclosure Toplines
Year Earned Income Asset Value Unearned Income Liabilities
MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX
2017 $23,831 $10,097,134 $28,905,000 $317,044 $818,200 $1,000,001 $5,000,000
2016 $24,000 $8,935,142 $26,876,000 $352,023 $911,000 N/A N/A
2015 $24,000 $9,471,144 $27,795,000 $553,961 $2,997,700 N/A N/A
2014 $24,000 $8,729,153 $26,715,000 $460,261 $2,027,400 N/A N/A
[Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18; Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed
8/15/17; Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure
Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
CNBC: “Tax Reform 2.0” Would Cost The Government Around $627 Billion In Revenue
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Was Part Of “Tax Reform 2.0.” “The House Ways and Means Committee on
Thursday approved several bills that Republicans have dubbed Tax Reform 2.0. The legislation would make the
recently reduced tax rates for individuals permanent and would expand tax-advantaged savings accounts, including
for retirement and education. […] The second bill, the Family Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 6757), includes changes
to retirement and education accounts and creates a new tax-deferred savings account.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
CNBC: “Tax Reform 2.0” Would Cost The Government Around $627 Billion In Revenue. “The House Ways
and Means Committee on Thursday approved several bills that Republicans have dubbed Tax Reform 2.0. The
legislation would make the recently reduced tax rates for individuals permanent and would expand tax-advantaged
savings accounts, including for retirement and education. […] One of the new legislative package’s biggest sticking
points is its price tag: an estimated $627 billion over the next decade, according to a recent analysis by the Joint
Committee on Taxation. That’s on top of the $1.5 trillion the already-passed tax cuts are projected to cost over the
next decade.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
Kelly Voted For Final Passage Of The Republican Tax Scam Bill That Gave Him An
Estimated $15,000 Tax Cut
Kelly Voted For Final Passage Of The Republican Tax Scam Bill
Kelly Voted For Adopting The Conference Report Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. In December 2017, Kelly
voted for “adoption of the conference report on the bill that would revise the federal income tax system by lowering
the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent; lowering individual tax rates through 2025; limiting state and
local deductions to $10,000 through 2025; decreasing the limit on deductible mortgage debt through 2025; and
creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries. Specifically, it would repeal personal
exemptions and would roughly double the standard deduction through 2025. It would raise the child tax credit to
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$2,000 through 2025, would repeal the alternative minimum tax for corporations and provide for broader
exemptions to the tax for individuals through 2025. It would double individual exemptions to the estate tax and gift
tax through 2025, and would establish a new top tax rate for “pass-through” business income through 2025.” The
conference report was adopted 227-203. [HR 1, Vote #692, 12/19/17; CQ Floor Votes, 12/19/17]
Kelly Voted For Final Passage Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act By Concurring With A Senate Amendment. In
December 2017, Kelly voted for “Brady, R-Texas, motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the tax overhaul
that would revise the federal income tax system by: lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent;
lowering individual tax rates through 2025; limiting state and local deductions to $10,000 through 2025; decreasing
the limit on deductible mortgage debt through 2025; and creating a new system of taxing U.S. corporations with
foreign subsidiaries. Specifically, it would repeal personal exemptions and would roughly double the standard
deduction through 2025. It would raise the child tax credit to $2,000 through 2025, would repeal the alternative
minimum tax for corporations and provide for broader exemptions to the tax for individuals through 2025. It would
double individual exemptions to the estate tax and gift tax through 2025, and would establish a new top tax rate for
“pass-through” business income through 2025. It would effectively eliminate the penalty for not purchasing health
insurance under the 2010 health care overhaul law in 2019. It would also open portions of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.” The motion was passed 224-201. [HR 1, Vote #699, 12/20/17; CQ Floor
Votes, 12/20/17]
House Was Forced To Vote For A Second Time On The Final Bill After Small Changes Were Made To
Comply With Senate Budget Rules. “The House, forced to vote a second time on the $1.5 trillion tax bill,
moved swiftly to pass the final version on Wednesday, clearing the way for President Trump to sign into law
the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades. House lawmakers approved the tax bill 224 to 201 on Wednesday,
after being forced to vote on the bill again after last-minute revisions were made to it in the Senate, which
passed the measure 51 to 48 early Wednesday morning. The final House vote was essentially a formality, as the
changes, which were made to comply with Senate budget rules, did not significantly alter the overall bill.”
[New York Times, 12/20/17]
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Gave Kelly An Estimated $15,000 Tax Cut
According To A Center For American Progress Study, Kelly Would Receive An Estimated $15,100 Tax Cut
From The Pass Through Provision. “A new analysis by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF)
reveals that many Members of Congress who promoted and voted for the tax bill stand to benefit substantially from
the new passthrough tax break. Some of these Members played key roles in the development and passage of the
bill, including: Several Members of the Committees that wrote the bill (House Ways and Means and Sen ate
Finance), including Reps. Vern Buchanan (FL), Diane Black (TN), Kenny Marchant (TX), and Carlos Curbelo
(FL), Tom Reed (NY), Mike Kelly (PA), Jim Renacci (OH), Tom Rice (SC), and Sen. Rob Portman (OH). […]
Estimated Tax Cut Based on Top of Reported Income Range […] Mike Kelly $15,100” [Center for American
Progress, 4/5/18]
Mike Kelly Reported S-Corp Income From Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc. [Mike Kelly Personal Financial
Disclosure, 8/15/17]
Tax Bill Gave “Passthough Entities” Like S-Corps Special Tax Preferences; The Provision
Overwhelming Benfitted Wealthy Business Owners. “One of the costliest provisions of the bill creates a
special new tax preference for business income earned through passthrough entities, such as partnerships, S-
corporations, and limited liability companies (LLCs). This new loophole will reduce revenues by more than
$400 billion over the next decade, with the benefits flowing overwhelmingly to wealthy business owners.”
[Center for American Progress, 4/5/18]
2017: Even Before The Tax Bill, Kelly Said There Were Years When He Didn’t Pay A Penny In Taxes
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Kelly Said There Have Been Years When He “Didn’t Pay A Penny In Taxes.” “I’ve told the chairman many
times, there’s been years I have not paid a penny in taxes. It’s not because I understand the tax code. It’s because I
didn’t make any money and one of those years was in 2009 when the annual sales rate for automobiles, by the way,
went from 16 million to 9.5 million” [House Ways and Means Committee Meeting, 5/18/17]
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Benefitted The Wealthy, Corporations, And Special Interests…
New York Times: Tax Bill “Creates As Many New Preferences For Special Interests As It Gets Rid Of”
After Republican Ambitions “Fell To The Powerful Forces Of Lobbying And The Status Quo.” “The
Republican tax bill does not pass the postcard test. It leaves nearly every large tax break in place. It creates as many
new preferences for special interests as it gets rid of. It will keep corporate accountants busy for years to come. And
no taxpayer will ever see the postcard-size tax return that President Trump laid a kiss on in November as
Republican leaders launched their tax overhaul effort. This was not the grand simplification of the code that
Republicans promised when they set out to eliminate tax breaks and cut the number of tax brackets as they lowered
rates. As their bill tore through Congress, their ambitions fell to the powerful forces of lobbying and the status
quo.” [New York Times, 12/16/17]
Washington Post: Final Tax Bill Included A “Significant Tax Break For The Very Wealthy” And “A
Massive Tax Cut For Corporations.” “A new tax cut for the rich: The final plan lowers the top tax rate for top
earners. Under current law, the highest rate is 39.6 percent for married couples earning over $470,700. The GOP
bill would drop that to 37 percent and raise the threshold at which that top rate kicks in, to $500,000 for individuals
and $600,000 for married couples. This amounts to a significant tax break for the very wealthy, a departure from
repeated claims by Trump and his top officials that the bill would not benefit the rich. […] A massive tax cut for
corporations “A massive tax cut for corporations: Starting on Jan. 1, 2018, big businesses’ tax rate would fall from
35 percent to just 21 percent, the largest one-time rate cut in U.S. history for the nation’s largest companies.”
[Washington Post, 12/15/17]
…While Millions Of Americans Would Pay More In Taxes
Politifact: GOP Tax Bill Would Raise Taxes For The Middle Class After Individual Tax Cut Provisions
Expired In 2025. “Gillibrand said the Republican ‘tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes.’ That’s not true during the
first years of the new tax provisions. If not for the sunset for the tax changes for individuals, we likely would have
rated Gillibrand’s statement False or perhaps Mostly False. Middle-income taxpayers will either benefit or see no
change in their tax liability through 2025. But her claim could hold up after the bill’s individual provisions expire
that year. There’s no guarantee a future Congress will extend those parts of the bill.” [Politifact, 12/22/17]
Tax Policy Center: In 2018, 5 Percent Of Taxpayers Would Pay More In Taxes Under The GOP Tax
Bill, But Would Increase To 53 Percent Of Taxpayers In 2027. “Some taxpayers would pay more in taxes
under the proposal in 2018 and 2025 than under current law: about 5 percent of taxpayers in 2018 and 9 percent
in 2025. In 2027, however, taxes would increase for 53 percent of taxpayers compared with current law.” [Tax
Policy Center, 12/18/17]
RESOURCE: The Final Trump-GOP Tax Plan: National and 50-State Estimates for 2019 & 2027 [ITEP,
12/16/17]
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Would Increase Incentives To Move Jobs Overseas
Tax Experts Said The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Increased Incentives For Companies To Move Jobs Overseas.
“What happened to the workers in Clinton, tax experts say, will probably happen to more Americans if the
Republican tax overhaul becomes law. The legislation fails to eliminate long-standing incentives for companies to
move overseas and, in some cases, may even increase them, they say. ‘This bill is potentially more dangerous than
our current system,’ said Stephen Shay, a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School and former Treasury Department
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international tax expert in the Obama administration. ‘It creates a real incentive to shift real activity offshore.’”
[Washington Post, 12/15/17]
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Would Lead To More Expensive Health Insurance; 13 Million More
Uninsured
Final Tax Bill Eliminated Central Affordable Care Act Provision, Leading To 13 Million Fewer Americans
With Insurance. “The individual mandate is part of the Affordable Care Act, and removing it was a top priority for
Trump and congressional Republicans. The Congressional Budget Office projects the change will increase
insurance premiums and lead to 13 million fewer Americans with insurance in a decade, while also cutting
government spending by more than $300 billion over that period.” [Washington Post, 12/15/17]
GOP Tax Bill Would Cause Health Insurance Premiums To Rise, And Could Lead Insurers To Drop Out Of
Regional Markets. “The final GOP plan will repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual insurance mandate,
which would allow young and healthy people to leave the insurance pool, forcing insurers to compensate by raising
prices due to the higher costs of insuring only less-healthy people. Not only would premiums likely rise, but many
insurers could drop out of regional markets.” [Newsweek, 12/18/17]
HEADLINE: Republican Tax Plan Will Make Health Insurance More Expensive [Newsweek, 12/18/17]
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Increased The Federal Debt – Increasing Pressure To Cut Program Like
Medicare
Congressional Budget Office Found The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Would Increase The National Debt By $1.9
Trillion. “The GOP’s signature tax law is projected to increase the national debt by $1.9 trillion between 2018 and
2028, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). According to the report, the tax law
would cost the government $2.3 trillion in revenues, but economic growth would offset that figure by about $461
billion.” [The Hill, 4/9/18]
AP: “A Wide Range Of Economists And Nonpartisan Analysts Have Warned That The Bill Will Likely
Escalate Federal Debt, Intensify Pressure To Cut Spending On Social Programs And Further Widen
America’s Troubling Income Inequality.” “The tax overhaul of 2017 amounts to a high-stakes gamble by
Republicans in Congress: That slashing taxes for corporations and wealthy individuals will accelerate growth and
assure greater prosperity for Americans for years to come. The risks are considerable. A wide range of economists
and nonpartisan analysts have warned that the bill will likely escalate federal debt, intensify pressure to cut
spending on social programs and further widen America’s troubling income inequality.” [Associated Press,
12/17/17]
After Passing A Tax Bill That Added Trillions To The Deficit, Speaker Ryan Said Medicare And
Medicaid Would Need To Be “Reformed” In Order To Decrease The Deficit. “With his dream of tax
reform now realized, Ryan is hoping to make progress on two other issues he’s targeted during his two-decade
career in Washington: entitlement and welfare reform. ‘We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement
reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,’ Ryan, a former Budget Committee chairman, said in
a recent interview this month on the Ross Kaminsky radio talk show. Medicare and Medicaid are the ‘big
drivers of debt,’ Ryan said, suggesting Republicans could once again use the budget reconciliation process to
avoid a Democratic filibuster. Medicare is the ‘biggest entitlement that’s got to have reform,’ Ryan added.”
[The Hill, 12/27/17]
Kelly Co-Sponsored A Measure To Expand Fracking, While Making Millions From
Investments In Land Along The Marcellus Shale Where Companies Planned To Frack
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Kelly Was A Leading Supporter Of Fracking In The Marcellus Shale
Lower Gwynedd Patch: Kelly Was “A Leading Conservative Voice Supporting The Controversial Natural
Gas And Fracking Measures In The Keystone State.” “His district includes the Marcellus Shale Oil deposits,
and he has become a leading conservative voice supporting the controversial natural gas and fracking measures in
the Keystone State.” [Lower Gwynedd Patch, 11/5/15]
Kelly: “I Am Dedicated To Furthering Policies That Will Encourage The Development And Utilization Of
The Marcellus Shale That Is Being Developed Here In Western Pennsylvania.” “Western Pennsylvania is rich
in natural resources. It’s time we fully realize her total potential. I am dedicated to furthering policies that will
encourage the development and utilization of the Marcellus shale that is being developed here in Western
Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth is in a great position to become a leader in the development of natural gas and
coal. I believe that by working with emerging industries, like the shale industry, these new sources of energy can
provide an invaluable source of energy and provide sustainable, high-quality, high paying jobs for years to come.”
[kelly.house.gov, accessed 5/29/18]
In 2011, Kelly Made Millions From The Sale Of 317,000 Acres In The Marcellus Shale To
ExxonMobil, Who Planned To Expand Their Fracking Operations There
2011: Kelly Owned Up To $6.25 Million In Oil And Gas Companies, Including Two Companies Purchased
By ExxonMobil As It Planned To Expand Fracking In Pennsylvania. “Kelly’s defense of oil and gas subsidies
is bad enough on the merits, but it is all the more troubling given that he owns up to $6.25 million in oil and gas
companies. Kelly’s holdings include the following: — Up to $5 million in Phillips Resources Inc., an oil and gas
drilling company that is exploring major drilling expansions in the area of western Pennsylvania that Kelly
represents — Up to $1 million in TWP Gas and Oil, a natural gas company in western Pennsylvania. Both
companies were bought last week by ExxonMobil, which plans to expand its fracking operations in the Marcellus
Shale basin.” [ThinkProgress, 7/5/11]
The Two Companies Held 317,000 Acres In Gas-Rich Marcellus Shale Basin. “At the time, big energy
firms were eyeing the two companies, which had a leasehold on 317,000 acres in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale
basin, industry and shareholder reports show.” [Washington Post, 10/7/12]
Kelly And His Family Sold Their Shares Of Phillips Businesses After The Companies Were Sold To
ExxonMobil. “‘Representative Kelly and his family made the decision to sell their shares of T.W. Phillips Gas and
Oil Co. and Phillips Resources when those companies were sold to SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America
LP and Exxon Mobil Corp, respectively,’ explained spokeswoman Julia Thornton. ‘Talks to sell both companies
began in 2010, and in November 2010, SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America LP filed with the state Public
Utilities Commission to buy T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co, with the deal being completed on May 24, 2011. The
acquisition of Phillips Resources was finalized by Exxon Mobil Corp on June 2, 2011, after the months-long
transactional process.” [PoliticsPA, 7/14/11]
Phillips Resources Was A Natural Gas Company. “Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said it bought privately
held natural gas company Phillips Resources and related company TWP Inc for $1.69 billion last week, picking
up about 317,000 acres for exploration in the Marcellus shale basin.” [Reuters, 6/8/11]
Kelly Said Process Had Been Underway, But The Sale Was Announced After A Week Of Criticism That
Kelly Voted To Benefit His Personal Investments. “After a week of back-and-forth over Rep. Mike Kelly’s
personal investments in two oil companies, the Congressman’s office today made clear that Kelly had sold his
$6 million in shares of T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co. and Phillips Resources. The process to sell the shares
began before Kelly took office. The issue was brought to light last week by criticism from the Rev. Al Sharpton
during a segment on MSNBC, as well as several other groups.” [PoliticsPA, 7/14/11]
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The Businesses Had Been Founded By Kelly’s Wife’s Family Over 100 Years Prior. “I had investments in
an oil and natural gas company that was founded over 100 years ago by my wife’s family. Their success is a
testament to the blood, sweat, and tears that went into decades of hard work and sacrifice by God-fearing
people who believed that if you worked hard and kept the faith, anything could happen. Well something did
happen; they realized the American dream. That is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s why people from all over the
world, people who otherwise would never have a chance at success, come to our country in the hope of a better
tomorrow.” [PoliticsPA, 7/11/11]
According To The Washington Post, Kelly And His Wife Made Between $10 And $50 Million When Exxon
Mobil Bought The Companies. “When Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) was elected to Congress in 2010, he and his wife
owned shares in two privately held natural gas companies, Phillips Resources Inc. and TWP Inc. They were
founded by his wife’s great-great-grandfather. When Kelly filed his candidate papers, he listed his shares at a
relatively modest level — between $2,000 and $30,000. His wife’s shares were valued at between $1.5 million and
$6 million. At the time, big energy firms were eyeing the two companies, which had a leasehold on 317,000 acres
in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale basin, industry and shareholder reports show. The couple made between $10.1
million and $50.2 million when Exxon Mobil bought the companies in June 2011.” [Washington Post, 10/7/12]
After The Sale, Exxon Mobil Was Using Fracking To Break Apart The Shale. “An Exxon Mobil
subsidiary is now at the basin using hydraulic fracturing — commonly referred to as fracking — to break apart
the shale and free the gas by injecting large volumes of water, sand and other chemicals.” [Washington Post,
10/7/12]
As Of 2017, Kelly Was Also Invested In Two Other Partnerships That Owned Land Along The
Shale
2012: Kelly And His Wife Were Partners In Two Other Natural Gas Companies With Land Along The
Marcellus Shale. “Kelly and his wife, Victoria, also continue to be partners in two other natural gas companies:
Campbells Gas Partners and PC Exploration Ltd., which also have land along the Marcellus Shale, records show.
The couple earned between $37,000 and $100,000 from their holdings in 2011, Kelly’s latest disclosure statement
shows.” [Washington Post, 10/7/12]
As Of 2016, Kelly And His Wife Remained Partners In PC Exploration And Campbells Gas Partners.
[Mike Kelly Personal Financial Disclosure, 8/15/17]
As Of 2017, Kelly Reported Many Of PC Exploration’s Assets As Dissolved On June 30, 2017, And
Campbells Gas Partners Did Not Appear On His Financial Disclosure. [Mike Kelly Personal Financial
Disclosure, 6/27/18]
Kelly Opposed Efforts To Ban Fracking, And Co-Sponsored A Bill To Prevent Federal Regulations
Of Fracking
2013: Kelly Co-Sponsored A Bill To Prevent Federal Regulation Of Fracking. “Amends the Mineral Leasing
Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or
permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or
geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit
requirements for that activity. Defines ‘hydraulic fracturing’ as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a
fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby
increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.” [HR 2728, co-
sponsored 11/12/13]
Unless State Had No Laws On Fracking, The Bill Would Prevent Any Federal Authority Over Fracking. “The federal government would have no authority over hydraulic fracturing in states that have their own
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fracking laws, if legislation set to be heard by the House this week is passed into law.” [ThinkProgress,
11/19/13]
Kelly Voted To Bar The EPA From Regulating Greenhouse Gases That May Be Released During Fracking,
And Vocally Opposed EPA Efforts To Regulate Fracking. “After he was elected, Kelly joined more than a
dozen caucuses, including the Marcellus Shale Caucus, which held its organizational meeting on April 1, 2011. Six
days later, he voted for a bill to bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, which
passed the House but not the Senate. Some scientists have warned that large quantities of greenhouse gases can be
released during fracking. […] In two congressional hearings in May, he railed against the EPA for efforts to
regulate the industry and for investigating concerns about water contamination in relation to fracking. He thinks
such work is better handled at the state level.” [Washington Post, 10/7/12]
2012: Kelly Co-Sponsored A Bill To Provide Federal Tax Credits To Promote The Development Of Vehicles
Powered By Natural Gas, But Withdrew His Support Following Tea Party Opposition To The Bill. “In June,
his co-sponsorship of a natural gas bill — pushed by business magnate T. Boone Pickens — became an issue. The
legislation would have provided between $5 billion and $9 billion in federal tax credits for a variety of initiatives to
increase the number of passenger vehicles and long-haul trucks powered by natural gas. The American
Conservative Union and tea party groups launched an intensive lobbying effort to kill the bill, calling it a
‘boondoggle’ as they attacked lawmakers, including Kelly, who had campaigned on a message of fiscal
conservatism and promised to reduce government spending. Kelly withdrew his support, along with a host of other
Republican lawmakers, and the bill died.” [Washington Post, 10/7/12]
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Kelly Sponsored & Voted For Trade & Consumer Legislation
That Would Benefit His Car Dealerships
Significant Findings
Kelly ran against unfair trade agreements in 2010, but Kelly has voted for every free trade agreement
since he joined Congress.
Kelly supported the Korean Free Trade Agreement that hurt Pennsylvanians, but enriched car
dealers like himself.
Kelly even admitted he personally benefitted from the trade deal, but denied his support for the
treaty stemmed from personal gain.
Kelly’s car dealerships earned him between $669,005 and $2.1 million over his time in Congress.
Kelly co-sponsored a bill to block the CFPB from enforcing guidance to prevent discriminatory car loan
markups by auto dealers.
Kelly Was Also A Supporter Of Free Trade, Benefitting His Car Dealerships
Kelly Ran Against Unfair Trade Agreements In 2010…
During His 2010 Campaign, Kelly Attacked Unfair Trade Agreements That Disadvantage The United States,
And Noted How China Benefited From The Current Set Of Trade Deals. “So I would, you know, I look at all
this stuff and I see, you know, what it may be not the way we like it to be, it is the way it is, trade agreements,
please, let’s not have fair trade agreements that are unilateral and that only the United States has to fall, I’m not
gonna, I’m not gonna blame China for having a strategy that allows them to win because we’ve put ourselves
behind, we handicapped ourselves. So I look at this stuff pretty clear, and I have to because every two weeks I’ve
gotta pay 109 people, and if I ran my business again, the way these people run this government, I would be out of
business, but I had to do everything on my own, so you know, pretty easy, fix the spending stupid, and we all need
to keep our eye on the ball, don’t let them waterboard you with all these other issues.” [Allegheny County
Republican Primary Debate, 4/26/10]
…But Kelly Voted For Every Free Trade Agreement Since He Joined Congress, Including TPP
And The South Korean Free Trade Agreement
Kelly Supported Laws Which Allow The Free Flow Of Goods. ”Thus, I support laws that foster dynamic,
vibrant businesses and laws that allow goods and services to flow freely to our valued global trade
partners.” [Mike Kelly Congressional Website, accessed 5/2/17]
Kelly Said TPP Would “Benefit American Workers And Ensure That Our Country Is Both Shaping And
Dominating The Global Economy.” “Despite its nickname, TPA is carefully designed to give Congress a
prolonged and unprecedented oversight role in the crafting of any trade agreement that a president may seek to
negotiate. It is a critical watchdog mechanism for guaranteeing strong, job-creating agreements like TPP that will
benefit American workers and ensure that our country is both shaping and dominating the global economy.” [Time,
Rep. Mike Kelly op-ed, 6/2/15]
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Kelly Noted That Trade Agreements Like TPP Would Create An Awful Lot Of Jobs. “WEBER: For our
industry to grow and prosper, trade is absolutely essentially. I mean we -- you know, we basically do have a
mature market here in the United States. And I have a young son at home, and young herdsmen working with
me that, TPP it’s their future. It’s their future. It’s the growth of the industry and to us it will be a -- gaining
access into these markets will be critically important for the next generation. KELLY: And so it creates an
awful lot of jobs. Not -- maybe something we don’t look at but -- right off at the top, but these are incredibly
job producing products that you -- that you put out there. And what I -- I think what bothers me is, when we are
the most attractive -- attractive market in the world, why do we end up with such lousy trade agreements. I
would think if you deal from a position of strength, you’d have a little more leverage. And I think, when I look
at this, I say, what in the world are we doing? We’re getting gamed so badly, and we continue to sit back and
says, why, I wish they’d play by the rules. Well, if there’s no penalty for not playing by the rules, why they
heck would they. So I -- and I know you face it every day. And I, you know, I’ve got to tell you, right and we
have such an opportunity, but we’ve got to be stronger. If we’re a strong county, we’re a strong country and we
have to make trade agreements that really benefit not only our workers but our entire economy, and we have the
ability to do better. Why we don’t, I will never understand. Thank you Chairman.” [House Ways And Means
Committee Trade Subcommittee, 6/14/16]
Kelly Said That He Thought That TPP Was The Most Important Trade Policy In Asia. “On the TPP, I’m
really interested in this, now I know if we’re gonna get the economy back on track we’ve got to go after the
global market, there’s just no question about that, and in the district, we’ve all been talking about our districts
and how important the ability to sells things all over the world is to each of our districts individually but on the
TPP though, you’ve got a heavy, heavy load there and I’m wondering, we talk about this in this sense of
urgency because I would just say that sooner of course is better than later and as you see us approaching that,
the challenges that you’re going to have trying to get there, and I wonder because geopolitically right now I
don’t think there is more important trade policy that we can get than in that part of the world especially with the
influence of China and all the rest of the members that are talking to us, nations that are talking to you.” [House
Ways and Means Committee, 7/18/13]
2015: Kelly Voted For Trade Promotion Authority. In June 2015, Kelly voted for a “Ryan, R-Wis., motion to
concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (HR 2146) to allow public safety workers over the age of 50 to make
penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans, with an amendment that would grant Trade Promotion Authority,
under which implementing legislation for trade agreements negotiated by the administration would be considered
by Congress under expedited procedures and could not be amended.” The motion passed 218 to 208. [HR 2146,
Vote #374, 6/18/15; CQ, 6/18/15]
2015: Kelly Voted For Trade Promotion Authority. In June 2015, Kelly voted for a “Division III of the Ryan, R-
Wis., motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would provide Trade Promotion Authority for trade
agreements negotiated by the administration, under which they would be considered by Congress under expedited
procedures without amendment, and would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance programs to help displaced U.S.
workers. The portion of the Senate amendment covered by the division would authorize special ‘trade promotion
authority’ for congressional consideration of legislation to implement U.S. trade agreements, under which such
agreements would be considered in Congress under an expedited process and would be subject to simple up-or-
down votes so they could not be amended. The expedited authority would apply to trade agreements entered into
before July 1, 2018, although the bill would allow for extensions.” The motion was agreed to 219 to 211. [HR 1314,
Vote #362; CQ, 6/12/15]
Kelly Supported TPA Because “Since It Allows For Easier Congressional Consideration Of Worthy
Trade Deals Like The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).” ”The debate over whether or not to enact the
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 is entering the final stretch, and, as
common in Washington, fiction is overtaking fact. As a result, should-be supporters are unnecessarily torn. The
legislation, approved by the Senate and on its way to the House floor, will establish a key policy partnership
between the legislative and executive branches known as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Most observers
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call it ‘fast track’ since it allows for easier congressional consideration of worthy trade deals like the Trans-
Pacific Partnership (TPP).” [Time, Rep. Mike Kelly op-ed, 6/2/15]
2011: Kelly Voted For The South Korea Trade Agreement. In October 2011, Kelly voted for “Passage of the
bill that would implement a trade agreement between the United States and South Korea. The agreement would
reduce most tariffs and duties on goods traded between the two countries, reduce barriers to trade in services,
increase protections for intellectual property and reduce tariffs on U.S. autos exported to South Korea.” The bill
passed 278 – 151. [HR 3080, Vote #783, 10/12/11; CQ, 10/12/11]
2011: Kelly Voted For The Panama Trade Agreement. In October 2011, Kelly voted for “Passage of the bill that
would implement a trade agreement between the United States and Panama. The agreement would reduce most
tariffs and duties on goods traded between the two countries, reduce barriers to trade in services, increase
protections for intellectual property and require Panama to take steps to strengthen its labor and environmental
enforcement standards.” The bill passed 300 to 129. [HR 3079, Vote #182, 10/12/11; CQ, 10/12/11]
2011: Kelly Voted For A Bill To Implement The Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement. In October 2011,
Kelly voted for “Passage of the bill that would implement a trade agreement between the United States and
Colombia. The agreement would reduce most tariffs and duties on goods traded between the two countries, reduce
barriers to trade in services, increase protections for intellectual property and require Colombia to take steps to
strengthen its labor and environmental enforcement standards.” The bill passed 262 to 167. [HR 3078, Vote #781,
10/12/11, CQ, 10/12/11]
Kelly Spoke In Support Of The Korean Free Trade Agreement, Specifically Citing His Work
Selling Korean Cars
Kelly Voted For The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. In October 2011, Kelly voted for: “Passage of the bill
that would implement a trade agreement between the United States and South Korea. The agreement would reduce
most tariffs and duties on goods traded between the two countries, reduce barriers to trade in services, increase
protections for intellectual property and reduce tariffs on U.S. autos exported to South Korea.” The bill passed, 278-
151. [CQ, 10/12/11; H.R. 3080, Vote 783, 10/12/11]
HEADLINE: Rep. Kelly Press Release: “Rep. Kelly Named Co-Chair of Korea Caucus; Celebrates The
First Anniversary Of The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.” [Office Of Rep. Mike Kelly Press Release,
3/15/13]
Kelly Spoke On The House Floor In Favor Of The U.S.-Korea FTA, Emphasized His Position As A Hyundai
And KIA Dealer. “Mr. KELLY. I rise in strong support of the bill. I can speak very clearly about the relationship
that we have with Korea because, in addition to being a General Motors dealer who sells Chevrolets and Cadillacs,
I also sell Hyundais and Kias. I can tell you of the alliance that we have had, of the very strong partner we have had
in Korea for so many years. […] When we’re worried about the number of cars being sold here, let’s understand
one thing, that over 60 percent of the Korean cars sold in the United States are made by Americans. There are
60,000 jobs in the United States right now because of Hyundai and Kia’s investment between our borders.”
[Congressional Record, Vol. 157, No. 152, Pages H6832 – H6836, 10/12/11; C-SPAN, 10/12/11] (VIDEO)
Kelly Admitted To Working With South Korean Car Makers Kia And Hyundai As A Car Dealership
Owner. “Drawing from my rich experience as a small business owner working with South Korean car makers
Kia and Hyundai, I am working towards practical solutions that help American businesses and workers to
complete globally.” [Mike Kelly Congressional Website, accessed 5/2/17]
Mike Kelly Automotive Group Included Mike Kelly Hyundai And Mike Kelly KIA Dealerships. [mikekellyautomotive.com, accessed 5/29/18]
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Hyndai Was A South Korean Company. [hyundai.com, accessed 5/29/18]
KIA Was A South Korean Company. [kia.com, accessed 5/29/18]
Kelly Called The Implementation Of The Korea Free Trade Agreement A Big Accomplishment. “Thank you,
Chairman. Mr. Zumwalt, I know the implementation of the KORUS was a big accomplishment. I think it took
much too long, but we can’t do anything about what happened before. So the implementation right now, is it going
smoothly and is it improving the relationships that we needed to have with the Korean people? Because I know in
the elections, it hurt the conservative party, the fact that we couldn’t get there quicker to the agreement, and so
since the implementation now, just kind of give us a thumbnail sketch of what you see happening and the State
Department working with South Korea to make sure that we get the maximum benefit for both countries out of that
agreement.” [House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, 6/6/12]
Kelly: U.S. Korea FTA Was An “Undeniable Success” With “Growth And Productivity.” “U.S.
Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) issued the following statement today in recognition of the entry into force of the
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Earlier this week, Rep. Kelly was named a co-
chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Korea. ‘Today’s anniversary is a chance to reflect on the undeniable
success that the U.S.-Korea FTA has brought our country in terms of growth and productivity. In just a year’s time
since the agreement went into effect, American manufacturing exports to South Korea rose 1.3 percent from $34.3
billion in 2011 to $34.8 billion in 2012; service-based exports rose 8.7 percent to $18 billion; agricultural exports
such as orange and grape juice climbed as high as 130 percent, while wheat and soybeans exports rose 38 percent
and 48 percent respectively. The facts are clear: lower tariffs between us and our Korean allies have meant greater
growth for our prized industries here at home.” [Office Of Rep. Mike Kelly Press Release, 3/15/13]
The U.S.-Korea FTA Hurt Pennsylvanians…
Economic Policy Institute Headline: “U.S.-Korea Trade Deal Resulted In Growing Trade Deficits And More
Than 95,000 Lost U.S. Jobs.” “When the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) was passed just over four
years ago, President Obama said that the agreement would support 70,000 U.S. jobs. This claim was supported by a
White House fact sheet that claimed that the KORUS agreement would ‘increase exports of American goods by $10
to $11 billion…’ and that they would ‘support 70,000 American jobs from increased goods exports alone.’ Things
are not turning out as predicted. Far from supporting jobs, growing goods trade deficits with Korea have eliminated
more than 95,000 jobs between 2011 and 2015.” [Economic Policy Institute, 5/5/16]
Economic Policy Institute: U.S.-Korea Trade Deal Resulted In Growing Trade Deficits And More Than
95,000 Lost U.S. Jobs [EPI, 5/5/16]
The U.S. Trade Deficit With Korea In Pennsylvania’s Top 10 Exports Grew 66 Percent After The U.S.-
Korea FTA. “In 2012, the Obama administration announced it had fixed the problems in past trade agreements and
its new Korea deal would create more exports and more jobs. In reality, the U.S. trade deficit with Korea in the top
10 products that Pennsylvania exports to Korea – from machinery to metal manufacturing – ballooned 66 percent
in the FTA’s first four years as exports actually fell and imports rose. The overall U.S. goods trade deficit with
Korea surged $15.4 billion (99 percent). The increase in the U.S. trade deficit with Korea equates to the loss of
more than 102,500 American jobs in the first four years of the Korea FTA, counting both exports and imports,
according to the trade-jobs ratio that the Obama administration used to promise job gains from the deal.”[Public
Citizen, Accessed 5/30/17]
U.S. Exports To Korea Of Eggs And Corn – Top Pennsylvania Agriculture Products – Fell After Passage of
The U.S.-Korea FTA. “U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico of cattle – one of Pennsylvania’s top five agricultural
products – fell 59 percent in the first 22 years of NAFTA. And in the first four years of the Korea FTA,
U.S. exports to Korea of eggs and corn – two more of Pennsylvania’s top five agricultural products – fell 45 and 57
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percent, respectively, comparing annual averages of the four years before the FTA and the four years afterthe FTA
went into effect.” [Public Citizen, Accessed 5/30/17]
…But Enriched Car Dealers Like Kelly
U.S. Korea FTA Eliminated The U.S.’s 2.5% Tariff On Passenger Cars From Korea In 2016. “The United
States will eliminate its tariff of 2.5% on passenger cars, including electric and hybrid vehicles, as of 2016. South
Korea cut its passenger car tariff to 4% upon implementation of the KORUS FTA and will remove the
remaining tariff in 2016. For trucks, South Korea dropped its 10% duty upon implementation, while the U.S. tariff
of 25% will remain in place for seven years and then be phased out entirely by 2021.” [Congressional Research
Service, 9/16/14]
Economic Policy Institute: After U.S.-Korea FTA, U.S. Car Exports Increased By Less Than $1 Billion, But
U.S. Car Imports From Korea Increased By $10.6 Billion. “U.S. exports of motor vehicles and parts to Korea
increased by less than $1 billion between 2011 and 2015, but U.S. imports from Korea in this sector increased
$10.6 billion in the same period. As a result, the trade deficit in vehicles and parts increased $9.6 billion in the first
four years that KORUS was in effect. The growth of the vehicles and parts deficit was responsible for 85.0 percent
of the increase in the U.S.-Korea manufacturing trade deficit, and nearly two-thirds (63.7 percent) of the increase in
the total U.S. Korea trade deficit between 2011 and 2015. Alarmingly, the KORUS agreement has not taken full
effect and still retains some important U.S. tariffs that protect our domestic auto industry. When they expire in
2021, our trade deficit with Korea will undoubtedly worsen.” [Economic Policy Institute, 5/5/16]
After U.S.-Korea FTA, Hyundai And KIA U.S. Car Sales Rose. Between 2011 and 2016, U.S. car sales for both
Hyundai and KIA rose. This finding is detailed below:
Hyundai And Kia Car Sales In The United States
Year Sales (Vehicles)
Hyundai Kia
2016 768,057 647,598
2015 761,710 625,818
2014 725,718 580,234
2013 720,783 535,179
2012 703,007 557,599
2011 645,691 485,492
2010 538,228 366,268
2009 435,064 300,063
2008 401,742 273,397
2007 467,009 305,473
2006 455,520 294,302
2005 455,012 275,851
2016-2011 Difference: 122,366 162,106
2016-2011 Percent Change: 18.95% 33.39%
[CarSalesBase.com, Accessed 5/30/17]
Kelly Even Admitted He Personally Benefited From The Trade Deal, But Denied That It Motivated
His Support For It
After Being Elected, Kelly Noted That He Personally Benefited From The Korea Free Trade Agreement. “Mr. Kelly (50:20): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I’d like to thank the panel for being here today. I’ve been
accused of having some type of a personal interest in the KORUS moving forward and I have no problem with that.
I’m a Hyundai Kia dealer in addition to serving in Congress. So I would gladly say that I have a personal interest
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not only me, but the 60,000 Americans that are directly involved with the production in Alabama and Georgia of
those two products.” [House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, 10/26/11]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Kelly Would Personally Benefit From Free Trade Agreement With
Korea. ”Mr. Kelly’s Kia and Hyundai car dealerships stand to benefit from passage of the South Korea agreement,
which would gradually eliminate tariffs on imported Kias and Hyundais and allow more competitive pricing and
better profit margins for American dealers. Eliminating a 25 percent tariff on pickup trucks would, in effect, open
the U.S. market to South Korean trucks for the first time.” [Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 7/17/11]
Kelly Denied That His Support For The Treaty Had Anything To Do With How It Would Personally
Benefit Him. ”Mr. Kelly rejects the notion that his advocacy stems at all from his personal gain. ‘There are
people who politically would use that,’ Mr. Kelly said. “I’d say, ‘C’mon, c’mon, stop it.’ If you can’t see the
benefit of an $11 billion to $12 billion boost to our economy and you want to say, ‘Does that benefit
Mike Kelly?’ Not only Mike Kelly but everyone else in America, too. So I think it’s kind of foolish, and those
are the kinds of games that get played.’” [Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 7/17/11]
Kelly Was The President Of Several Car Dealerships That He Earned Between $669,005 And
$2,108,986 From During His Time In Congress
2011-2017: Kelly Was The President Of Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. And Mike Kelly Hyundai
2011-2017: Kelly Reported He Was The President Of Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. And Mike Kelly
Hyundai, Inc. [U.S House of Representatives 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed
6/27/18; U.S. House of Representatives 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17;
U.S. House Of Representatives 2015 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of
Representatives 2014 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15; U.S. House Of Representatives
2013 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/14; U.S. House Of Representatives 2012 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure
Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/10/12]
2014-2017: Kelly Reported He Was The President Of Mike Kelly Automotive
2014-2017: Kelly Reported He Was The President Of Mike Kelly Automotive. [U.S House of Representatives
2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 6/27/18; U.S. House of Representatives 2016 Public
Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17; U.S. House Of Representatives 2015 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of Representatives 2014 Financial Disclosure
Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15]
2011-2013: Kelly Reported He Was A General Partner Of Mike Kelly Automotive, Inc. [U.S. House Of
Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/10/12; U.S. House Of Representatives
2012 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2013 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/14]
2011-2017: Kelly Reported Making Between $669,005 And $2,108,986 From His Car Dealerships
2011-2017: Kelly Reported Making Between $669,005 And $2,108,986 From His Car Dealerships. [U.S House
of Representatives 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 6/27/18; U.S. House of
Representatives 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17; U.S. House Of
Representatives 2015 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of Representatives
2014 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15; U.S. House Of Representatives 2013 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/14; U.S. House Of Representatives 2012 Financial Disclosure
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Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike
Kelly, Filed 8/10/12]
2011-2017: Kelly Made $158,986 In Earned Income From His Car Dealerships
2011-2017: Kelly Made $158,986 In Earned Income From His Car Dealerships. [U.S House of Representatives
2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 6/27/18; U.S. House of Representatives 2016 Public
Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17; U.S. House Of Representatives 2015 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of Representatives 2014 Financial Disclosure
Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15; U.S. House Of Representatives 2013 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike
Kelly, Filed 8/12/14; U.S. House Of Representatives 2012 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed
8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/10/12]
2011-2017: Kelly Made Between $510,019 And $1,950,000 In Unearned Income From His Car Dealerships
2011-2017: Kelly Made Between $510,019 And $1,950,000 In Unearned Income From His Car Dealerships. [U.S House of Representatives 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 6/27/18; U.S. House
of Representatives 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17; U.S. House Of
Representatives 2015 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of Representatives
2014 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15; U.S. House Of Representatives 2013 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/14; U.S. House Of Representatives 2012 Financial Disclosure
Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike
Kelly, Filed 8/10/12]
Kelly Car Dealership Income
Year Salary
From
Kelly
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Asset Income Total
Kelly
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Mike
Kelly
Hyundai
Kelly
Automotive
Note
Receivable -
Mike Kelly
Hyundai
Mike Kelly
Automotive
Dealership
Note
Receivable -
Kelly
Automotive
2017 $23,831 $15,001 -
$50,000
$50,001 -
$100,000 $88,833 -
$173,831
2016 $24,000 $15,001-
$50,000
$50,001-
$100,000
$50,001 -
$100,000
$139,003 -
$274,000
2015 $24,000 $15,001 -
$50,000
$2,501 -
$5,000
$50,001 -
$100,000
$91,503 -
$179,000
2014 $24,000 $15,001 -
$50,000
$2,501 -
$5,000
$50,001 -
$100,000
$91,503 -
$179,000
2013 $15,155 $15,001 -
$50,000
$2,501 -
$5,000
$50,001 -
$100,000
$82,658 -
$170,155
2012 $24,000 $15,001 -
$50,000
$2,501 -
$5,000
$0 $41,502 -
$79,000
2011 $24,000 $100,001 -
$1,000,000
$5,001 -
$15,000
$5,001 -
$15,000
$134,003 -
$1,054,000
Total $158,986 $175,006 -
$1,250,000
$65,006 -
$135,000
$15,001 -
$50,000
$200,004 -
$400,000
$5,001 -
$15,000
$50,001 -
$100,000
Grand
Total
$669,005 - $2,108,986
[U.S House of Representatives 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 6/27/18; U.S. House
of Representatives 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, filed 8/15/17; U.S. House Of
Representatives 2015 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/16; U.S. House Of Representatives
2014 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/15; U.S. House Of Representatives 2013 Financial
Disclosure Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/12/14; U.S. House Of Representatives 2012 Financial Disclosure
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Statement, Mike Kelly, Filed 8/13/13; U.S. House Of Representatives 2011 Financial Disclosure Statement, Mike
Kelly, Filed 8/10/12]
Kelly Cosponsored A Bill To Block The CFPB From Cracking Down On Discriminatory
Mark-Ups To Auto Loans
Dealerships Can Add A Markup To Car Loans Financed Through The Dealership, Which
Historically Has Been Discriminatory Against Minorities
Car Dealers Are Allowed To Tack On Additional Interest On A Car Loan Offer When A Buyer Opts For
Car Financing Directly From The Dealership. “The agency believes it’s proven that the traditional way auto
loans get made results in black people systematically getting charged more than white people with the same credit
histories and borrower qualifications, regardless of what salesmen intend. The whole thing centers on what’s called
‘dealer markup.’ When a buyer opts for car financing directly from the dealer, the dealership sends information on
the borrower to a third party — the finance arm of their parent company, a traditional bank, or a non-bank lender
willing to extend credit to people who buy vehicles — and waits to find out what the lender plans to charge for the
loan. Before showing that offer to their customers, the dealer tacks on some amount of additional interest to the
loan offer.” [ThinkProgress, 11/17/15]
Auto Lenders Pay The Dealership The Dealer Markup In A Lump Sum. “The dealer compensation method in
question is known as dealer reserve. Dealer reserve is the retail margin that is included in the consumer’s cost, or
interest rate, on an auto loan to cover the dealership’s cost in arranging it. Lenders typically cap the reserve at 2 or 3
percentage points and pay it to the dealership in a lump sum.” [Automotive News, 11/18/15]
Historically, The Dealer Markup For Minority Buyers’ Car Loans Has Been Higher Than That For White
Buyers. “There’s nothing inherently untoward about dealer markup as a business practice. The CFPB believes that
‘that auto dealers play a valuable role in facilitating auto finance transactions, and they deserve to be compensated
fairly for the work they do,’ as agency spokesman Sam Gilford put it to the American Banker. The problem isn’t
markups, they say, but consistently higher markups for non-white auto buyers. […] But dealer markups have been
far higher for black and latino borrowers than white borrowers for decades, as the National Consumer Law Center’s
Stuart Rossman notes in U.S. News and World Report. When borrowers sued dealers back in the 1990s, they didn’t
have to use the partly-anonymized data that the CFPB is using today. They uncovered that ‘dealers were twice as
likely to add a markup to the loans of African Americans,’ Rossman writes, and that even when dealers marked up
both white and black borrowers’ loans, the markup was far higher for the minority buyer.” [ThinkProgress,
11/17/15; U.S. News & World Report, Stuart Rossman Op-Ed, 11/17/15]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issued Guidance To Prevent Discriminatory Car Loan
Markups By Dealerships
2013: CFPB Issued Guidance To Limit The Ability Of Dealerships To Adjust, On A Case-By-Case Basis,
The Compensation They Keep From Arranging A Consumer Auto Loan, Saying It Can Lead To
Discrimination. “H.R. 1737 -- the Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act -- would revoke 2013
auto lending guidance from the CFPB. The guidance suggests lenders should either impose limits on or eliminate
dealerships’ ability to adjust, on a case-by-case basis, the amount of compensation they keep for arranging a
consumer auto loan, a discretionary practice that the CFPB says can lead to discriminatory loan pricing. The bureau
oversees lenders but not dealers.” [Automotive News, 11/18/15]
Car Dealerships Got Nearly 40 Percent Of Their Gross Profit From Financing & Insurance In 2014. “The
average dealership gained more from F&I last year, even though retailers’ overall sales penetration for products
such as extended service contracts and GAP dropped a fraction of a percentage point. On average, F&I accounted
for 39.6 percent of gross profit for new- and used-vehicle departments combined in 2014, up from 38.8 percent in
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2013, according to the 2014 NADA Data released by the National Automobile Dealers Association last week.”
[Automotive News, 4/15/15]
Obama Administration Said CFPB Guidance On Indirect Auto Lending Prevented Discrimination. “A bill
that would limit the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2013 auto lending guidance passed the House of
Representatives late Wednesday by a 332-96 vote. […] The Obama administration said Monday it opposes the bill
because the CFPB guidance “helps ensure customers are not charged disproportionately higher prices for auto loans
because of their race, color, religion or other characteristics that should have no bearing on loan decisions.”
[Automotive News, 11/18/15]
ThinkProgress: CFPB Guidance Stopped System “That Routinely Charges Black And Latino Borrowers
Hundreds Of Dollars More For Car Loans Than Similarly-Qualified White Borrowers.” “A bill to allow
racially discriminatory car lending practices is up for a vote in the House this week. If it passes, it could restore a
system that routinely charges black and Latino borrowers hundreds of dollars more for car loans than similarly-
qualified white borrowers. The legislation would override the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s efforts to
combat the auto loan discrimination and prevent the CFPB from re-issuing the rule until it produces more research
on the matter.” [ThinkProgress, 11/17/15]
CFPB Guidance On Indirect Auto Lending Led To Changes At Honda Finance, Fifth Third Bancorp, And A
$98 Million Settlement From Ally Financial. “Ally paid $98 million, including $80 million in consumer
restitution funds, to settle CFPB charges of discriminatory lending but did not change its policies on dealer reserve.
Honda Finance, on the other hand, agreed in its settlement with the CFPB to change its policy and cap dealer
reserve at 1.25 percentage points for loans of 60 months or fewer and at 1 percentage point for loans greater than 60
months. No civil penalties were assessed. Honda Finance said it would establish a $24 million consumer
compensation fund. Fifth Third Bancorp reached an $18 million settlement with the CFPB and the U.S. Department
of Justice to resolve charges that it discriminated against African American and Hispanic borrowers, the CFPB said
in September. Fifth Third agreed to the same dealer reserve caps as Honda Finance.” [Automotive News, 11/18/15]
Kelly Cosponsored And Voted For Legislation To Overturn CFPB’s Guidance On Auto Lending
2016: Kelly Voted To Prohibit The CFPB From Issuing Or Enforcing Guidance On Indirect Auto Lending.
In July 2016, Kelly voted for: “Guinta, R-N.H., amendment that would prohibit the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau from using funds to enforce or administer guidance pertaining to indirect auto lending.” The amendment
was adopted in the Committee of the Whole, 260-162. [CQ, 7/7/16; H.R. 5485, Vote 383, 7/7/16]
2015: Kelly Cosponsored And Voted For Legislation To Overturn CFPB Guidance On Indirect Auto
Lending. In November 2015, Kelly voted for: “Passage of a bill that would nullify the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) guidance on indirect auto lending published on March 21, 2013. The bill would require
the CFPB to provide for a public notice and comment period, make available to the public all data and analysis used
in preparing the guidance, and consult with the boards of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Trade
Commission, and the Justice Department when proposing and issuing guidance on indirect auto financing.” The bill
passed, 332-96. Kelly cosponsored the legislation in October 2015. [CQ, 11/18/15; H.R. 1737, Vote 637, 11/18/15;
Congress.gov, H.R. 1737, Cosponsored 10/26/15]
Kelly Voted To Advance His Dealerships Commercial Prospects
Kelly: If You’re Only Representing Your Own Interests In Congress, You Shouldn’t Be In Office
Kelly: If You’re Only Representing Your Own Interests In Congress, You Shouldn’t Be In Office.
“[00:18:15] HOST: Do you take responsibility for that? Do you take responsibility for some of that yourself sir?
[00:18:21] KELLY: Well I think that all of us, all 435 of us better realize one thing. If you’re there representing
your best interests, go home, go home, this is not a career.” [NRA News, 1/2/14]
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Kelly Voted Against Providing Consumers With More Information On Used Cars For Sale
Kelly Voted Against Requiring Additional Information Regarding Vehicle History To Be Displayed On Used
Cars For Sale. In November 2015, Kelly voted against: “Schakowsky, D-Ill., amendment that would require the
Transportation secretary to make the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety databases
more publicly accessible and require certain additional information regarding vehicle history to be displayed on
used cars for sale.” The amendment was rejected in Committee of the Whole, 176-251. [CQ, 11/5/15; H.R. 22, Vote
619, 11/5/15]
Kelly Voted To Make Depreciation Write-Offs More Generous To Car Dealerships
Kelly Voted To Adjust For Inflation Depreciation Rules For Certain Passenger Cars. In July 2014, Kelly
voted for: “Passage of the bill that would make permanent the 50 percent bonus depreciation rules for businesses
that place new property in service in a tax year. It would allow businesses to deduct from their taxes 50 percent of
the adjusted basis of the value of that qualified property, in addition to amounts that they could otherwise claim
under depreciation rules. It would allow bonus depreciation against both the regular tax system and the alternative
minimum tax. It also would adjust for inflation the formula for depreciating certain passenger automobiles and
would make permanent the special rule for the allocation of bonus depreciation to a long-term contract.” The bill
passed, 258-160. [CQ, 7/11/14; H.R. 4718, Vote 404, 7/11/14]
Kelly Voted To Repeal Dodd-Frank, Give President And Congress The Power To Dramatically
Curtail The CFPB
Kelly Voted For The Partial Dodd-Frank Repeal Bill. Kelly Voted for passage of the Financial CHOICE Act of
17. [Clerk of the House, Roll Call Vote 299 On 6/8/17]
Dodd-Frank Repeal Gave Power Over CFPB To Congress And President.
Dodd-Frank Repeal Bill Gave The President The Power To Fire The Head Of The CFPB. “Hensarling’s
bill would give the president the power to fire the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a
consumer watchdog agency created under Dodd-Frank, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which
oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, at any time for any -- or no -- reason.” [CNN, 6/8/17]
Dodd-Frank Repeal Gave Congress Oversight Of The CFPB’s Budget, Allowing It To Potentially Defund
The Agency. “It also gives Congress purview over the CFPB’s budget, meaning lawmakers could defund the
agency entirely.” [CNN, 6/8/17]
Dodd-Frank Repeal Barred FDIC From Overseeing Bank Plans In Event Of Collapse.”The GOP proposal
would also bar the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from overseeing the so-called living will process, which
requires banks to write up plans on how they would safely be unwound in the event of a collapse. The FDIC and the
Fed are the two regulators responsible for overseeing this requirement under the 2010 law.” [CNN, 6/8/17]
Kelly Opposes Border Adjustment Tax, Because It Would Increase Costs For Cars
Kelly Opposes Border Adjustment Tax Because It Would Increase Costs For Cars. “[00:00:00] HOST: Some
issues have come up that Republicans are divided in Congress as to whether you pay for this or pay for some of this
and the issues of a border tax has come up. Big retailers don’t like that because they think they’re disadvantaged
with imports coming into the country and we’re sapping T’s on them and that’s gonna hurt their sales and they
won’t take that very lightly. Are you for a border tax? [00:00:22] KELLY: No, I’m not because you know I’m an
automobile guy, Monroney label which as I’ve watched for years on the side of a car shows not only the equipment
on a car and the price of a car, it also shows parts content and when you look at global parts supplies you know that
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they come from all over the world, sometimes little things built in one part of the world go to big things built in
Detroit and everything else. So, I always thought that, look at how it’s constructed, just don’t go flying off the
handles saying “if it’s not made here, I’m not buying it..” Well you know what, then if that’s the truth you’re not
gonna buy very many things anymore because it takes a whole world now with that global supply chain to build
any products. So, it’s incredible that we understand how things are made as opposed to just making statements and
then going back later and say, “oh I didn’t really understand that.” Well you know what, get your head out of that
place where it’s so hard to breathe and look at things, look at things.” [Fox Business, 3/27/17]
Kelly Opposed The Minimum Wage
Rep. Kelly Opposed Federal Minimum Wage. During a telephone town hall, Rep. Kelly said, “Minimum wage to
me is not something that I would look and say ‘If I just had a higher stated federal wage that would be the answer to
people.’ […] A federal stated minimum wage is nothing that I look and say, ‘that’s the way to go.’ Let’s get people
for the jobs that are available, let’s get them educated, and let’s give them a fighting chance by getting our economy
back on track.” [Mike Kelly Tele-Town Hall, Timestamp 01:14:26, 6/21/17] (AUDIO)
Kelly On Outsourcers: It’s Not That They’re Unpatriotic, It’s Just They’re Not Stupid
Kelly On Outsourcers: “It’s Not That They’re Unpatriotic, It’s Just They’re Not Stupid.” “04:59 MR.
MOORE: Mr. Kelly, if I could, I head earlier that his is not causing jobs to move overseas, whether you’re a
company of my size and in your first now 25 year old company, we have set up our first outside united states
manufacturing facility, or you listen to some of the larger companies who, more recently, announced a seventy-five
million dollar new tax bill. Job loss is now up 1,000 in the US, while they’re hiring more in China. I connect those
two. As we get more tax burden, we have to find ways to make up for that tax, ad one way is to move jobs offshore,
and I don’t like it. 05:41 MIKE KELLY: No, nobody does. I talked to more people who, it’s not that they’re
unpatriotic, it’s just they’re not stupid. They can’t keep their companies open by trying to work under definitions,
under rules that make no sense. I talked to our comptroller today at our dealership this morning. Our cost no, we
just got the bids back, $500,000, which is nothing in Washington’s terms, but for my little dealership, that adds to
our cost of operations that affects, which affects the cost of labor, which affects the cost of every product we sell. It
affects the way we look into the future, and I think that’s the real bad part of this thing. We don’t understand how
badly we have hurt people’s looks into the future with any type of confidence where they can survive in an area
where the government should be your friend, they should be helping you get to a prosperous thing, and you know
what, we’re just the opposite.” [House Ways and Means Committee, 3/5/12]
Kelly Questioned Whether Car Dealerships Targeted For Closure Were Chosen For Political
Reasons
“Headline: Rep. Kelly to Treasury Sec. Lew: Were Auto Dealership Closures Political?” [Mike Kelly Press
Release, 5/17/13]
While Struggling To Right-Size, GM Slashed One Sixth Of Its Dealerships. “General Motors notified 1,100
of its 6,000 dealerships Friday that it is terminating their contracts with the struggling automaker, the first step
in cutting up to 40% of its retail network.” [CNN Money, 5/15/09]
INTERNAL FLAG: Kelly Nearly Lost His Chevrolet-Cadillac Dealership To A Closure. “For Mike
Kelly, that moment came in May 2009, when General Motors, at the behest of the Obama
administration‘s Auto Task Force, announced plans to shut down more than 1,900 dealerships,
including Mike Kelly Chevrolet-Cadillac Inc., in Butler, Pa., founded by his father in 1953. Mr. Kelly
called his lawyer, went to arbitration, and eventually got that decision reversed.” [Christian Scientist
Monitor, 10/6/10]
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Kelly Sold $2.9 Million In Cars From Cash For Clunkers
Note: Kelly was not in Congress for the passage of Cash for Clunkers.
Kelly: “From A Selfish Standpoint,” Cash For Clunkers “Helped Us Sell Cars.” According to the DCCC, “In
February of 2010, Roll Call reported that Kelly was “either unsure or would not have voted for the Clunkers
program,” had he been in office despite the fact that his dealerships participated in the trade-in discount initiative.
“From a selfish standpoint, it helped us sell cars,” Kelly said. “But from a national standpoint, it begs the question:
Was this money well-spent?” [Roll Call, 2/25/10]” [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Press
Release, 5/18/10]
Kelly Reportedly Sold $2.9 Million Worth Of Cars From Cash For Clunkers. “In July and August 2009, Mike
Kelly Automotive, Mike Kelly Hyundai and Kelly Chevrolet-Cadillac sold 147 cars, or $2,980,494 worth of
inventory, through the Cash for Clunkers rebate program. The dealerships provided the customers with $600,500 in
rebates for their trade-ins. [Department of Transportation, cars.gov, accessed 3/31/10]” [Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee Press Release, 5/18/10]
Kelly Said That The UAW Pocketed The Proceeds Of The Auto Bailout
Kelly Said That The UAE Pocked The Proceeds Of The Auto Bailout.
“[00:08:43] HOST: Alright Congressman so we will definitely you know, we will follow you, we will continue to
have you on for this topic because of course here in NRA News it’s a very big important story for us, the UN Arms
Trade Treaty and like I said (inaudible) our special correspondent has been up there all the time, we cover this story
like no other and it’s good to have you on for that. That being said, if we can move on to some couple other topics
real quick. We have of course it being the end of the year, we’ve been talking but we’ve been doing some year end
lists, some good, some bad, talking about what happened in the past year. When you think of, I know your
background is in the auto industry and you know, you know more than most there on Capitol Hill, when you look at
what happened this year with GM and the American taxpayer losing 10 million dollars, 10 billion dollars sorry if I
didn’t say it correctly, alright clearly enough. The taxpayers lose 10 billion dollars on this, the CEO of GM doesn’t
think that
[00:09:38] KELLY: The United Auto Workers Union found it” [NRA News, 1/2/14]
Kelly: The Auto Bailout Ruined The Trade. “Now, we gotta be careful how you talk about these things when
people say, “well they could’ve ruined the trade.” Well how did they save the trade? I mean I’m looking at the trade
now it’s kind of ruined. We’ll talk about how many jobs were saved. No idea, you know what that’s all I gotta tell
you. The investment that the American tax, we did not get a good return on that. Now, the spin will be on it that we
kept all these people in work and we didn’t lose. The reality of it is at the end of the day, at the end of the day it was
not a good investment for the taxpayers when you look at the full, full scope. It wasn’t a good deal for General
Motors, it kept them alive. […] I’m glad that the taxpayers are no longer they got some money back, they’re never
going to get their full return, hopefully the residual value over a long period of time will look well but, for General
Motors it was very important for them to get away from the government too. I think that was a drag on a lot of the
things they were doing. I know people who would come in the showroom and say, “ you know what, probably not
going to buy a GM car now because government motors.” It think they were looking at a Ford because they didn’t
take the bailout. So, I think it had, you know, a good deal, bad deal for GM overall. I’m glad it’s done. I feel bad
that the taxpayers took a hit on it, a big hit on it.” [NRA News, 1/2/14]
Kelly Likened CAFE Standard Hike To Judas’s Betrayal Of Jesus
Mike Kelly Criticized The Obama Administration’s Hike Of CAFE Standards, Likening It To Judas’s
Betrayal Of Jesus. “[00:13:56] Oh ok, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy and now what the manufacturers are
saying is they’re going to get to this 50 miles per gallon [00:14:03] HOST: They doubled it right. They basically
doubled it. [00:14:05] KELLY: Oh yeah, yeah and it can’t be done and there’s all kind of side bars in that but you
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know what they did it guys, they did it for the 30 pieces of silver. They thought that somehow they were gonna get
free money. That’s not free money, this comes out of taxpayers pockets for crying out aloud. I’m so sick of hearing
any time it comes from the government, it does not come from the government, it comes from the, pulling the
taxpayers up by their ankles and shaking every dime and penny out of their pockets and put it where they want to
put it so they went after that and we’ve gotten rid of, this green energy thing, it’s an old story if something is market
ready, it’s market ready. If it’s not then don’t subsidize it because no matter what kind of money, look at the Chevy
Volt for crying out loud 7500 dollar tax credit from the Fed. In Pennsylvania they give it another 3500 dollars,
that’s 11 grand to sell a car that nobody can afford and it it’s about gas mileage we get cars that are getting great
gas mileage right now, they’re not electric, they’re not enough to be hybrids, they’re doing much better than they
used to so you know a little bit of this goes a long way with me, I’m still fed up with being fed this formula these
folks have and never I mean really, they have trouble pouring pee out of a boot if the instructions are on the bottom
of the heel but they’re gonna tell people how to build cars, how to mess their money, you get the point, back the H
away from me. I know how to do this, get away.”
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Kelly Benefitted From The Perks Of Congress, And Served His
Party Over His Constituents
Significant Findings
Only two of Kelly’s sponsored bills have become law – both bills were to name Veterans Affairs
facilities.
Kelly promised to hold a town hall after months of pressure, but had yet to actually do so as of October
2018.
Kelly voted with this party 96 percent of the time.
Kelly voted for the Republican’s heath care repeal and rip-off bill that gutted protections for people with
pre-existing conditions, and said coverage for pre-existing conditions were “a business proposition.”
Kelly suggested that essential health benefits were too extensive. Essential Health Benefits include
prescription drugs; maternity, newborn, and pediatric care; and mental health and substance use
treatment.
Kelly found Trump’s budget to be a “major improvement,” despite deep cuts to programs
Pennsylvanians rely on.
Kelly claimed President Obama was remaining in Washington after his presidency to run a shadow
government with the aim of derailing the Trump agenda.
Kelly said talking about racial discrimination was “divisive” & “horrible.”
Kelly Was More Responsive To South Korea Than To Western Pennsylvania
Kelly Traveled To South Korea Twice While He Served In Congress
2015: Kelly Traveled To South Korea On A Trip Funded By The Republic of Korea. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
2011: Kelly Traveled To South Korea On Taxpayer Funded Trip With The Committee On Oversight And
Government Reform. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Was The Co-Chairman Of The Congressional Caucus On Korea
Kelly Was The Co-Chairman Of The Congressional Caucus On Korea. [Kelly.House.gov, accessed 9/24/18]
Only Two Of Kelly’s Sponsored Bills Became Law; Both Bills Named Veterans Affairs Facilities
Only Two Of The Bills Kelly Sponsored Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
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2017: Kelly’s Bill “To Designate The Community Living Center Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs In
Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, As The ‘Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community
Living Center’” Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
2017: Kelly’s Bill “To Designate The Department Of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center In Center
Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, As The ‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’” Became Law. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly Promised To Hold A Town Hall After Months Of Public Pressure But Had Yet To Do So
As Of October 2018, According To Town Hall Project, Mike Kelly Has Not Held A Town Hall Since At Least
January 1, 2017. [Town Hall Project, 10/2/18]
May 2018: Kelly’s Staff Said Kelly Would Attend A Public Town Hall Meeting After The Primary If It Was
Public, Non-Partisan And Student-Run, After Public Pressure To Do So. “Kelly who has not held an in-person
town hall meeting in Erie since August 2015, said through his staff that he preferred to meet in private. After weeks
of exchanges, the students agreed to the private meeting on Tuesday, and Kelly’s staff said he would attend an in-
person public town hall that the students plan to put on after the May 15 primary, in which Kelly is running for re-
election. Kelly was unable to attend a public town hall the students held on April 24 because he was in Washington,
D.C., but a top staffer was there instead. Kelly’s staff said the next town hall, which will be open to the public, must
be non-partisan and student-run for Kelly to participate.” [GoErie.com, 5/2/18]
April 2018: Kelly’s Spokesperson Said That Kelly Would Attend A Public Town Hall If Certain Conditions
Were Met. “U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly has changed positions and agreed to attend what would be his first in-person
public town-hall meeting in Erie in nearly three years. The event has yet to be scheduled, but Kelly’s spokesman
said the congressman, if certain conditions are met, will attend the town hall at the invitation of a group of Erie
County high school students. The spokesman, Tom Qualtere, said Kelly will attend a town hall ‘as long as it is for
the students and by the students and is not at all partisan.’” [GoErie.com, 4/21/18]
Goerie.Com: “Kelly Has Changed Positions And Agreed To Attend What Would Be His First In-Person
Public Town-Hall Meeting In Erie In Nearly Three Years.” “U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly has changed positions
and agreed to attend what would be his first in-person public town-hall meeting in Erie in nearly three
years. The event has yet to be scheduled, but Kelly’s spokesman said the congressman, if certain conditions are
met, will attend the town hall at the invitation of a group of Erie County high school students. The spokesman,
Tom Qualtere, said Kelly will attend a town hall ‘as long as it is for the students and by the students and is not
at all partisan.’” [GoErie.com, 4/21/18]
HEADLINE: “Kelly Agrees To Town Hall With Erie Students.” [GoErie.com, 4/21/18]
April 2018: The Erie City Council Voted Unanimously To Urge Kelly To Hold A Public Town Hall On Gun
Violence. “Erie City Council today urged Congressman Mike Kelly to hold a public, town hall meeting on gun
violence. Just yesterday, Kelly told us he would prefer to meet privately with local students who have pushed the
idea of a public forum. Kelly says a town hall meeting can be chaotic when a group of people attempts to dominate
the session. But council today voted unanimously to urge Kelly to change his mind. Members say a town hall
meeting gives everyone a chance to speak and be heard on an important issue.” [Erie News Now, 4/4/18]
HEADLINE: Erie News Now: “City Council Urges Congressman Kelly To Hold Public Town Hall
Meeting On Gun Violence.” [Erie News Now, 4/4/18]
April 2018: Erie News Now: “Kelly Says Face-To-Face Town Halls Are No Longer An Option For Him To
Learn The Opinions Of The Public.” “Kelly says face-to-face town halls are no longer an option for him to learn
the opinions of the public. He said just 15 people showed up for his last town hall meeting. He says his preferred
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method for listening to the public is not with in-person town halls, but with telephone town halls. […] ‘So when
people say, ‘Well you’re not reaching any people.’ I say ‘Are you kidding me?’ We’ve had people from the U.K.
call us on telephone town halls. We believe the telephone town hall is the safest, most effective, and most efficient
way to do it. It costs our voters nothing to participate,’ he said.” [Erie News Now, 4/3/18]
Erie News Now: “Kelly Also Says In-Person Town Hall Meetings Can Create Chaos, Particularly When
A Group Of People Tries To Dominate The Session With Only One Issue.” “Kelly says face-to-face town
halls are no longer an option for him to learn the opinions of the public. He said just 15 people showed up for
his last town hall meeting. He says his preferred method for listening to the public is not with in-person town
halls, but with telephone town halls. […] ‘So when people say, ‘Well you’re not reaching any people.’ I say
‘Are you kidding me?’ We’ve had people from the U.K. call us on telephone town halls. We believe the
telephone town hall is the safest, most effective, and most efficient way to do it. It costs our voters nothing to
participate,’ he said. Kelly also says in-person town hall meetings can create chaos, particularly when a group
of people tries to dominate the session with only one issue.” [Erie News Now, 4/3/18]
HEADLINE: Erie News Now: “Congressman Kelly Explains Why He’s Not Fond Of Town Hall
Meetings.” [Erie News Now, 4/3/18]
Kelly Had Not Held An In-Person Town Hall Since August 2015. “Kelly who has not held an in-person town
hall meeting in Erie since August 2015, said through his staff that he preferred to meet in private. After weeks of
exchanges, the students agreed to the private meeting on Tuesday, and Kelly’s staff said he would attend an in-
person public town hall that the students plan to put on after the May 15 primary, in which Kelly is running for re-
election.” [GoErie.com, 5/2/18]
Kelly Benefitted From The Perks Of Congress
Kelly Has Received $880,000 In Taxpayer Funded Salary
Kelly has received a congressional salary of $174,000 since joining Congress in 2011. Over his four years on the
Butler City Council, Kelly received $10,000 in salary.
Over his seven years served in Congress, and four years on the Butler City Council, Perry has received a total of
$880,000 in taxpayer-funded salary.
Year Congressional Salary
2011 $174,000
2012 $174,000
2013 $174,000
2014 $174,000
2015 $174,000
2016 $174,000
2017 $174,000
TOTAL $870,000
[Congressional Research Service, 6/21/16]
Kelly’s Butler City Council Pay
Year Salary
2006 2500
2007 2500
2008 2500
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2009 2500
Total: $10,000
[Ordinance No 1594, 12/04/06; Ordinance No. 1601, 12/20/07; Ordinance No 1613, 12/18/08; Ordinance No. 1621,
11/19/09]
Kelly Voted To Raise His Own Pay
2011: Kelly Voted Against A Motion That Included Language To Block COLA For Members. In 2011, Kelly
voted against a motion to recommit that included language blocking member pay increases. According to the CRS,
“Section 5421(b)(1) of H.R. 3630, as introduced in the House, would have prohibited any adjustment for Members
of Congress prior to December 31, 2013. Section 706 of the motion to recommit also contained language freezing
Member pay.” A vote yes was a vote to block pay increases. The motion was rejected 183-244. [Congressional
Research Service, 6/20/13; HR 3630, Vote #922, 12/13/11]
NOTE: When using this research, keep in mind that Kelly has also voted on various occasions against raising His
own pay.
Kelly Would Receive $23,664 Per Year In Taxpayer Funded Pension
According to the Office of Personnel Management, a “Member of Congress or Congressional Employee (or any
combination of the two) must have at least 5 years of service as a Member of Congress and/or Congressional
Employee” to qualify for their retirement annuity.
The annual pension is calculated as “1.7% of your high-3 average salary multiplied by your years of service as a
Member of Congress or Congressional Employee which do not exceed 20, PLUS 1% of your high-3 average salary
multiplied by your years of other service.” [Office of Personnel Management, accessed 7/18/17]
For Members who joined after 1991, the annual pension is calculated as:
[The Atlantic, 10/2/15; Congressional Research Service, 11/10/16]
For any current Member eligible for their pension, their High-3 would be $174,000, making the formula:
[$174,000 x .017 x Years of Service (Max 20)] + [$174,0000 x .01 x (Years of Service Over 20)] = Annual Pension
At the end of his current term, Kelley would have served eight years in Congress and would receive $23,664
in annual taxpayer-funded pension.
Kelly’s Wealth Increased $10.56 Million While In Congress
When Kelly ran for office, his net worth was an estimated $8.05 million. In 2015, after four years in Congress,
Kelly’s net worth grew to an estimated $18.61 million – a $10.56 million increase. [Center for Responsive Politics,
accessed 2/23/18]
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[Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 2/23/18]
Kelly Spent $19,249 On Taxpayer Funded Travel To 13 Countries
Kelly Spent $19,249 On Taxpayer Funded Travel To 13 Countries. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed
9/21/18]
Year Sponsor Country Dates Amount
2017 DELEGATION TO REPUBLIC OF
GEORGIA, IRELAND
Georgia, Ireland 5/26/2017 -
5/30/2017
$1,228
2017 DELEGATION TO BELGIUM Belgium 2/18/2017 -
2/21/2017
$2,392
2016 DELEGATION TO THE NETHERLANDS The Netherlands 6/26/2016 -
6/28/2016
$2,647
2012 DELEGATION TO TURKEY, QATAR,
SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES, FRANCE
Turkey, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab
Emirates, France
1/7/2012 -
1/14/2012
$2,295
2011 COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
GOVERNMENT REFORM
South Korea, Vietnam,
Hong Kong, Philippines
4/27/2011 -
5/2/2011
$10,687
TOTAL $19,249.00
[PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Received $74,308 In Privately Funded Travel
Kelly Received $74,308 In Privately Funded Travel. As of February 2018, Kelly had gone on nine privately
funded trips, receiving a total of $74,308 in travel. [Political Moneyline, accessed 2/23/18]
Kelly’s Privately Funded Travel
Dates Sponsor(s) Location(s) Total Amount
8/6 - 8/11/17 Ripon Society, Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange Berlin, Germany $20,015
11/9 - 11/14/16 Ripon Society, Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange London, United Kingdom $13,897
11/20- 11/25/15 MECEA Republic of Korea Seoul, Korea $0
8/10 - 8/18/13 Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange, Ripon Society Dublin, Ireland $20,000
6/22 - 6/23/13 ABC News New York, NY $0
2/6/ - 2/8/13 Heritage Foundation Baltimore, MD $0
10/7 - 10/8/11 Pennsylvania Automobile Dealers Assn Southampton, Bermuda $1,020
8/20 - 8/28/11 American Israel Education Foundation Tel Aviv, Israel $19,376
1/27 - 1/29/11 Heritage Foundation Westlake Village, CA $0
Total: $74,308
[Political Moneyline, accessed 2/23/18]
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Kelly Consistently Voted With The Republican Establishment
Kelly Has Voted With His Party 96% Of The Time
Kelly Has Voted With The Republican Party 96% Of The Time. According to CQ, in 2017, Kelly has voted
with other members of the Republican Caucus 96% of the time. [CQ Vote Studies, accessed 2/23/18]
Party Unity
Year Support Oppose
2017 96% 4%
2016 97% 3%
2015 92% 7%
2014 94% 6%
2013 96% 4%
2012 91% 9%
2011 93% 7%
Lifetime Average 94% 6%
[CQ Vote Study, accessed 2/23/18]
Kelly Voted With Paul Ryan 95% Of The Time
Kelly Voted With Ryan 95% Of The Time. According to ProPublica, in the 115th Congress Kelly had voted with
Speaker Ryan 95% of the time. [ProPublica, accessed 5/17/18]
Vote Comparison
Congress Total Votes Votes Disagreeing Percent Agreement
115th 21 1 95%
114th 575 50 91%
113th 1180 72 94%
112th 1545 161 90%
Lifetime Average 3321 284 91%
[ProPublica, accessed 5/17/18]
Funded By Republican Leadership, Receiving $16,500 From Paul Ryan
Over his career, Kelly has received $16,500 in donations from Paul Ryan and his associated entities:
Donations From Paul Ryan
Date Candidate/Committee Amount
4/8/17 Ryan for Congress, Inc. $4,000
4/8/17 Prosperity Action, Inc. $5,000
12/29/11 Prosperity PAC $2,500
10/27/10 Prosperity PAC $2,500
9/30/10 Prosperity PAC $2,500
Total $16,500
[FEC, accessed 2/23/18]
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Voted To Elect Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House
2017: Voted To Make Rep. Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House. In January 2017, Kelly voted for Paul Ryan to be
Speaker of the House. Ryan was elected by a vote of 239-189. [Election to the Speaker, Vote #2, 1/3/17; CQ,
1/3/17]
2015: Voted To Make Rep. Paul Ryan Speaker Of The House. In October 2015, Kelly voted for Paul Ryan to be
Speaker of the House. Paul Ryan received 236 votes, Nancy Pelosi received 184 votes, and Daniel Webster
received 9 votes. [Election to the Speaker, Vote #581, 10/29/15]
Kelly Called The Return Of Preexisting Conditions A Business Decision
Kelly Voted For Republican Repeal & Ripoff
Kelly Voted For The American Health Care Act. In May 2017, Kelly voted for repeal and replace major parts of
the Affordable Care Act. According to the New York Times, the bill “would eliminate tax penalties for people who
go without health insurance. It would roll back state-by-state expansions of Medicaid, which covered millions of
low-income Americans. And in place of government-subsidized insurance policies offered exclusively on the
Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, the bill would offer tax credits of $2,000 to $4,000 a year, depending on age.
[…] The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the first version of the bill would trim the federal budget
deficit considerably but would also leave 24 million more Americans without health insurance after a decade.
Average insurance premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in 2018 and 2019, but after that, they would
be lower than projected under current law.” The bill passed by a vote of 217-213. [HR 1628, Vote #256, 5/4/17;
New York Times, 5/4/17]
American Health Care Act Would Gut Protections For People With Pre-Existing Conditions
Politifact Found That AHCA “Would Weaken Protections” For Those With Pre-Existing Conditions,
“Would Allow States To Give Insurers The Power To Charge People Significantly More.” “An ad by the
American Action Network says that under the American Health Care Act ‘people with pre-existing conditions are
protected.’ The only kernel of truth here is that the amendment has language that states insurers can’t limit access to
coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions. However, the ad omits that the House GOP health plan would
weaken protections for these patients. The legislation would allow states to give insurers the power to charge
people significantly more if they had a pre-existing condition. While Republicans point to the fact that those
patients could get help through high-risk pools, experts question their effectiveness. Current law does not allow
states to charge people with pre-existing conditions significantly more. We rate this claim Mostly False.”
[Politifact, 5/24/17]
Kelly Called Return Of Preexisting Conditions A Business Decision
Kelly On Pre-Existing Conditions: “Based On A Business Decision, The Greater The Risk The Greater The
Premium Is Going To Be.” During an interview on CNN, Mike Kelly said, “It’s a business model. The greater the
risk, the actuaries have to determine how great the risk is. Insurance is nothing more than a business program, as
you well know. So if your risk is greater, then your cost, the premiums are going to be there. […] I think based on a
business decision, the greater the risk the greater the premium is going to be.” [CNN, Timestamp 4:58, 5/1/17]
(VIDEO)
Kelly Said Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions “Is A Business Proposition.” During an interview on CNN,
Mike Kelly said, “Preexisting is very important to the people I represent back home. I understand that. I will fight
for those things. But at the end of the day, at the end of the day, there is a business proposition that is going to be
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put out there. Insurers are no different than any other business out there. You look at the market that you serve. You
look at the people that you serve.” [CNN, Timestamp 5:29, 5/1/17] (VIDEO)
In 2010, Kelly Defended Lifetime Caps, Noting That High Health Care Costs Were Driven By
Hospitals Being Unable To Turn Away Patients
Kelly Defended Lifetime Insurance Caps By Noting That Health Care Costs Were High Because Hospitals
Could Not Turn Away Patients. “[00:03:21] INTERVIEWER: Then the other issue is caps on health care
anyway. You get a 2 million, maybe a 1 million dollar cap on health policy and someone has a cancer bill of 4
million dollars, that’s another issue. [00:03:31] KELLY: Well you have to look at, why are costs so high? You
know, you go the hospital, I can’t turn you away. Now, who picks up the tab? Well maybe it doesn’t cost that
person a thing, but another person is picking up the tab on it, it gets rolled onto the person who can pay. So, I think
again, we’ve lost the focus on it and we’ve come up with this idea that the government knows best. No, no, it
doesn’t work that way.” [WQLN, 6/27/10]
Kelly Suggested That Essential Health Benefits Were Too Extensive
Kelly Said He Believed That The MacArthur Amendment To Gut Preexisting Conditions Would Help The
Health Care Bill Pass The House, And Suggested That Essential Health Benefits For Being Too Extensive.
“[00:03:29] HOST: But as you know we have to get past the talking point because we also have tax reform and
budget issues to deal with. This amendment, just quickly, this amendment that we’ve been talking about, the most
recent issue happening is the amendment the Meadows MacArthur Amendment, do you think that that will be
enough to get everything passed? [00:03:49] KELLY: Yeah with what, you know in addition to Mark talking with
Tom, I think there was also (inaudible) with Gary Palmer that high risk pool, that extra piece in there that maybe is
the reinsurance piece was critical also. The other thing the essential health benefits you know, there was so much
that went into it. Number one on my priority list right now is getting back to Congress and making sure there’s not
a government shutdown. That’s looming in front of us right now, that’s the biggest, that’s the biggest gorilla in the
room that we have to address, health care we’re gonna get to, we’re gonna do it in a sensible, reasonable way that
makes sense for the people that we represent and the people that we serve. That’s the only way to get it fixed.” [Fox
News, 4/27/17]
Essential Health Benefits Include Prescription Drugs; Maternity, Newborn, And Pediatric Care; And
Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment. “These essential health benefits fall into 10 categories:
Ambulatory patient services (outpatient services); Emergency services; Hospitalization; Maternity and newborn
care; Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment; Prescription
drugs; Rehabilitative and habilitative services (those that help patients acquire, maintain, or improve skills
necessary for daily functioning) and devices; Laboratory services; Preventive and wellness services and chronic
disease management; Pediatric services, including oral and vision care” [Families USA, 2/9/18]
Kelly’s Staff Called Trump’s Budget A Major Improvement Despite $2 Trillion Error And
Massive Cuts
Kelly’s Staff Called The Trump Budget A Major Improvement
Kelly Staff Said That The Congressman Believed The Trump Budget Would Be A Major Improvement Over
Past Budgets. ”U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly also was unavailable. Spokesman Tom Qualtere said the congressman is still
reviewing the details and expects to find the budget to be ‘a major improvement over the irresponsible proposals
put out by the last administration.’“ [Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 5/23/17]
Trump Budget Cuts Vital Programs
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Trump’s Budget Cuts More Than $800 Billion From Medicaid, And Hundreds Of Billions More From
Nutrition Assistance. “Over the next decade, it calls for slashing more than $800 billion from Medicaid, the
federal health program for the poor, while slicing $192 billion from nutritional assistance and $272 billion over all
from welfare programs.” [New York Times, 5/22/17]
Trump’s Budget Cuts $72 Billion From Social Security’s Disability Benefit. “The plan would cut by more than
$72 billion the disability benefits upon which millions of Americans rely.” [New York Times, 5/22/17]
Trump’s Budget Would Eliminate Programs To Subsidize College Costs For People Who Go Into Service
Jobs. “It would eliminate loan programs that subsidize college education for the poor and those who take jobs in
government or nonprofit organizations.” [New York Times, 5/22/17]
Trump Budget Contains $2 Trillion Accounting Error
Trump Budget Makes $2 Trillion Accounting Error By Double Counting The Cuts Made. “President Donald
Trump’s newly unveiled budget contains a massive accounting error that uses the same money twice for two
different purposes. Based on its supersized projections of 3 percent GDP, the president’s budget forecasts about $2
trillion in extra federal revenue growth over the next 10 years, which it then uses to pay for Trump’s ‘biggest tax
cut in history.’” [NBC News, 5/24/17]
Larry Summers Called It The Most Egregious Error He Had Seen In The 40 Years He Had Been Tracking
Presidential Budgets. “Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers put it another way, writing in his blog, ‘It
appears to be the most egregious accounting error in a presidential budget in the nearly 40 years I have been
tracking them.’” [NBC News, 5/24/17]
Kelly Voted For Key Republican Priorities In The 115th Congress
Kelly Voted For FY18 Senate Republican Budget That Set The Stage For Tax Reform
Kelly Voted For Agreeing To The Senate Republican’s Version Of The FY18 Budget. In October 2017, Kelly
voted for “Black, R-Tenn., motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution that would
provide for $3.1 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2018, not including off-budget accounts. It would allow
the cap on defense spending to be raised to $640 billion for fiscal 2018, without the need for offsets. It would
require the Senate Finance Committee to report legislation under the budget reconciliation process that would
increase the deficit by no more than $1.5 trillion over the period of fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2027. It would also
instruct the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to report legislation under the budget reconciliation
process that would reduce the deficit by $1 billion over the period of fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2027. The
concurrent resolution would authorize the establishment of various reserve funds, including a deficit-neutral reserve
fund related to repealing or replacing the 2010 health care overhaul law, and a revenue-neutral reserve fund related
to modifying the federal tax system.” The budget passed 216-212. [H Con Res 71, Vote #589, 10/26/17; CQ Floor
Votes, 10/26/17]
Washington Times: “The Goal Of The Budget Was To Set Up What’s Known As The ‘Reconciliation’
Process” For Tax Reform. “Already months overdue the fiscal year began Oct. 1 the budget calls for about $1
trillion in discretionary spending this year, and envisions deficits of $641 billion. But even Republicans said
those numbers were probably irrelevant, and it will take a bipartisan deal later this year to set actual spending
levels for 2018. Instead, the goal of the budget was to set up what’s known as the ‘reconciliation’ process,
which allows big financial measures to pass the Senate by majority vote, without having to overcome a
filibuster.” [Washington Times, 10/20/17]
HEADLINE: House approves Senate-passed budget plan, paving way for tax reform [CBS News,
10/26/17]
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Senate Budget Cut $473 Billion From Medicare And More Than $1 Trillion From Medicaid Over 10
Years. “Under Capitol Hill’s byzantine budget rules, the nonbinding budget resolution is supposed to lay out a
long-term fiscal framework for the government. This year’s measure calls for $473 billion in cuts from
Medicare over 10 years and more than $1 trillion from Medicaid. All told, Senate Republicans would cut
spending by more than $5 trillion over a decade, though they don’t attempt to spell out where the cuts would
come from.” [Associated Press, 10/19/17]
Senate Budget Eliminated House Republican’s Requirement That Tax Legislation Be Revenue Neutral.
“The path to a compromise earlier looked contentious. The House’s budget writers, led by fiscal hawk Rep.
Diane Black of Tennessee, drew out a legislative map that would require any tax bill to be deficit-neutral and to
be coupled with billions in mandatory cuts. Members of the Senate budget panel, by contrast, have given
themselves much more flexibility. The Senate’s budget allows the GOP’s tax plan to add up to $1.5 trillion to
the deficit over 10 years, which proponents say will allow for more aggressive tax cuts.” [NPR, 10/20/17]
Senate Budget Promoted Reducing The State And Local Tax Deduction. “The Chairman of the Committee
on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills,
joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
changes in Federal tax laws, which may include reducing federal deductions, such as the state and local tax
deduction which disproportionally favors high-income individuals, to ensure relief for middle- income
taxpayers, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would
not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.” [H Con Res 71,
Text As Engrossed In The Senate, 10/19/17]
Kelly Voted For FY18 House Republican Budget That Cut Medicare And Medicaid
Kelly Voted For FY18 Republican House Budget. In October 2017, Kelly voted for “adoption of the concurrent
resolution that would provide for $3.2 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2018, not including off-budget
accounts. It would assume $1.22 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal 2018. It would assume the repeal of the
2010 health care overhaul law. It also would propose reducing spending on mandatory programs such as Medicare
and Medicaid and changing programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as food
stamps). It would call for restructuring Medicare into a “premium support” system beginning in 2024. I would also
require the House Ways and Means Committee to report out legislation under the budget reconciliation process that
would provide for a revenue-neutral, comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code and would include instructions
to 11 House committees to trigger the budget reconciliation process to cut mandatory spending. The concurrent
resolution would assume that, over 10 years, base (non-Overseas Contingency Operations) discretionary defense
spending would be increased by a total of $929 billion over the Budget Control Act caps and non-defense spending
be reduced by $1.3 trillion.” The budget pass 219-206. [H Con Res 71, Vote #557, 10/5/17; CQ Floor Votes,
10/5/17]
AP: House Budget “Reprises A Controversial Plan To Turn Medicare Into A Voucher-Like Program.”
“The House on Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while
paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year. The 2018 House GOP budget reprises a
controversial plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like program for future retirees as well as the party’s efforts
to repeal the “Obamacare” health law. Republicans controlling Congress have no plans to actually implement
those cuts while they pursue their tax overhaul.” [Associated Press, 10/5/17]
CBPP: FY18 Budget As Passed By House Budget Committee “Would Cut Medicare Spending By
$487 Billion Over The 2018-27 Period, Largely By Shifting More Health Care Costs To
Beneficiaries.” “The 2018 budget resolution that the House Budget Committee approved this week would
end Medicare’s guarantee of health coverage by converting the program to a premium support system.
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Overall, it would cut Medicare spending by $487 billion over the 2018-27 period, largely by shifting more
health care costs to beneficiaries. President Trump’s budget, by contrast, would spare Medicare from cuts.”
[CBPP, 7/21/17]
House Budget Called For $5 Trillion In Spending Cuts, Including Slashing Medicaid By $1 Trillion. “The
plan, passed by a nearly party-line 219-206 vote, calls for more than $5 trillion in spending cuts over the
coming decade, promising to slash Medicaid by about $1 trillion over the next 10 years, repeal the ‘Obamacare’
health law, and force huge cuts to domestic programs funded each year by Congress.” [Associated Press,
10/5/17]
AP: “Republicans Are Not Actually Planning To Impose Any Of Those Cuts… Those GOP Proposals
For Spending Cuts Are Limited To Nonbinding Promises.” “But Republicans are not actually planning to
impose any of those cuts with follow-up legislation that would be required under Washington’s Byzantine
budget rules. Instead, those GOP proposals for spending cuts are limited to nonbinding promises, and even a
token 10-year, $200 billion spending cut package demanded by tea party House Republicans appears likely to
be scrapped in upcoming talks with the Senate.” [Associated Press, 10/5/17]
Washington Post: House Budget “Set The Stage For An Ambitious Tax-Overhaul Bill They Are
Planning To Pass Without Democratic Help.” “House Republicans passed crucial budget legislation
Thursday, setting aside months of intraparty squabbles to set the stage for an ambitious tax-overhaul bill they
are planning to pass without Democratic help. The House budget resolution includes major spending cuts
demanded by the party’s conservative wing, but the party’s focus is now on passing a tax bill that could add as
much as $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit. Special procedures set out in the legislation would ultimately allow
Republicans to pass the bill over a potential Democratic filibuster in the Senate.” [Washington Post, 10/5/17]
Kelly Accused Obama Of Remaining In Washington To Run A Shadow Government
Kelly Claimed President Obama Was Remaining In Washington After His Presidency To Run A
Shadow Government With The Aim Of Derailing The Trump Agenda
Kelly Claimed President Obama Was Remaining In Washington After His Presidency To Run A Shadow
Government With The Aim Of Derailing The Trump Agenda. ”A Pennsylvania congressman has accused
former President Barack Obama of staying in Washington solely to run a ‘shadow government’ to undermine the
GOP agenda. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly made the claim to fellow Republicans at an event Saturday north of
Pittsburgh. A video clip posted to YouTube shows Kelly saying that Obama remained in Washington for ‘one
purpose only ... to run the shadow government that is going to totally upset the new agenda.’“ [AP, 3/10/17]
Kelly Said Talking About Racial Discrimination Was “Divisive” & “Horrible”
Washington Examiner: Kelly And Maxine Waters “Engaged In A Fiery Back-And-Forth” On The
House Floor When Debating Legislation To Roll Back Protections Against Discrimination From
Car Dealers
Washington Examiner: Kelly And Maxine Waters “Engaged In A Fiery Back-And-Forth” On The House
Floor When Debating Legislation To Roll Back Protections Against Discrimination From Car Dealers. “Rep.
Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said that Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was being unnecessarily divisive when she claimed
automakers discriminate against nonwhites when giving out car loans. Kelly, an auto dealer himself, said during a
Saturday segment on Fox News that Waters’ study that she cited was severely flawed. He and Waters engaged in a
fiery back-and-forth on Friday on the House floor on the topic. ’To say that somehow we prey on non-white people
is incredibly divisive and it is not who we are as a country,’ Kelly said on Fox News. ‘This cancer that is breaking
us down as a people you can’t talk that way.’ […] The House was debating whether to roll back an Obama-era rule
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that protected consumers from discrimination from dealers.” [Washington Examiner, 5/12/18]
HEADLINE: Newsweek: “Pro-Trump Congressman Suggests Talking About Racism Is Un-American.”
[Newsweek, 5/15/18]
HEADLINE: Fox News: “Rep. Kelly On Clash With Maxine Waters: She’s Trying To ‘Divide Us’ With
Her Rhetoric.” [Fox News, 5/14/18]
HEADLINE: Washington Examiner: “Mike Kelly Fires Back Over House Floor Clash With Maxine
Waters.” [Washington Examiner, 5/12/18]
HEADLINE: Erie News Now: “Kelly Addresses Heated Exchange With Congresswoman Maxine
Waters.” [Erie News Now, 5/11/18]
Kelly Said Waters Was Being Divisive When She Said Automakers Discriminated Against People
Of Color When Giving Out Car Loans & Called Her Accusation “Horrible”
Kelly Said Waters Was Being Divisive When She Said Automakers Discriminated Against People Of Color
When Giving Out Car Loans. “Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said that Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was being
unnecessarily divisive when she claimed automakers discriminate against nonwhites when giving out car
loans. Kelly, an auto dealer himself, said during a Saturday segment on Fox News that Waters’ study that she cited
was severely flawed. He and Waters engaged in a fiery back-and-forth on Friday on the House floor on the
topic. ’To say that somehow we prey on non-white people is incredibly divisive and it is not who we are as a
country,’ Kelly said on Fox News. ‘This cancer that is breaking us down as a people you can’t talk that way.’ […]
‘As a person that works in the automobile industry you cannot sit there and listen to that kind of talk and not rise up
and say that is flawed, that is false and that is untrue,’ he said.” [Washington Examiner, 5/12/18]
Kelly: “As A Person That Works In The Automobile Industry You Cannot Sit There And Listen To That
Kind Of Talk And Not Rise Up And Say That Is Flawed, That Is False And That Is Untrue.” “Rep. Mike
Kelly, R-Pa., said that Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was being unnecessarily divisive when she claimed
automakers discriminate against nonwhites when giving out car loans. Kelly, an auto dealer himself, said
during a Saturday segment on Fox News that Waters’ study that she cited was severely flawed. He and Waters
engaged in a fiery back-and-forth on Friday on the House floor on the topic. ’To say that somehow we prey on
non-white people is incredibly divisive and it is not who we are as a country,’ Kelly said on Fox News. ‘This
cancer that is breaking us down as a people you can’t talk that way.’ […] ‘As a person that works in the
automobile industry you cannot sit there and listen to that kind of talk and not rise up and say that is flawed,
that is false and that is untrue,’ he said.” [Washington Examiner, 5/12/18]
Kelly: “If We Can’t Get Away From This Divisive Type Of Talk, We Cannot Come Together As A
Nation. That’s Horrible. It’s Totally Unacceptable.” “The two lawmakers battled on the House floor last
week while debating if the automotive industry discriminates against women and people of color. ’Stop talking
about discrimination and start talking more about the nation,’ Kelly said. ‘We’re coming together as a people in
spite of what you say,’ Kelly said. […] ‘If people think it’s OK to sit back and not say anything when you know
it’s not true, when you know it’s an outright lie, when you know it’s an outright attempt to divide us and say
nothing, that is not being a stand-up American,’ Kelly said. ‘You have got to stand up for all Americans.’ He
said that for Waters’ entire political career, everything has always come back to discrimination. ’If we can’t get
away from this divisive type of talk, we cannot come together as a nation. That’s horrible. It’s totally
unacceptable.’” [Fox News, 5/14/18]
Kelly: “I Had 30 Minutes Of Democrats Coming Down And Talking About How Bad Automobile People
Are Because They Discriminate …I Said That’s Not America. We Don’t Talk About Those Things.” “‘I
had 30 minutes of Democrats coming down and talking about how bad automobile people are because they
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discriminate against nonwhite buyers,’ said Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly. ‘I said that’s not
America. We don’t talk about those things.’ […] Kelly, who owns a dealership, blasted the remarks and said
leaders should instead focus on other issues than racial disparity. He also said the suggestion was insulting to
car dealers. ’We are trying to make sure that we’re making America great, every day in every way,’ the
congressman said.” [Newsweek, 5/15/18]
Kelly: “We Are Trying To Make Sure That We’re Making America Great … And The Best Way To Do
That Is To Stop Talking About Discrimination And Start Talking About The Nation.” “‘I had 30 minutes
of Democrats coming down and talking about how bad automobile people are because they discriminate against
nonwhite buyers,’ said Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly. ‘I said that’s not America. We don’t talk
about those things.’ […] Kelly, who owns a dealership, blasted the remarks and said leaders should instead
focus on other issues than racial disparity. He also said the suggestion was insulting to car dealers. ’We are
trying to make sure that we’re making America great, every day in every way,’ the congressman said. ‘And the
best way to do that is to stop talking about discrimination and start talking about the nation.’ During his
Tuesday appearance, which was first reported by ThinkProgress, the congressman also credited President
Donald Trump with trying to heal the country’s racial divide and accused Democrats of sowing racial
tensions.” [Newsweek, 5/15/18]
The Ellwood City Ledger Criticized Kelly For Arguing That Talking About Discrimination Was
Un-American And Referred To His Remarks As “Ahistoric, Privileged Bluster”
Ellwood City Ledger: “Kelly’s Greater Failure Of Judgment And Insight Came When He Asserted That
Given The Nation’s Strengthening Economy, It Is Somehow Un-American To Talk About Discrimination.” “First, it would have been more prudent for Kelly to listen respectfully to perspectives other than his own. The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance that House Republicans voted to kill was put in place in 2013, the
year the bureau and the Department of Justice ordered a lender to pay $80 million in damages to settle claims it
overcharged 235,000 minority borrowers. Murky ‘dealer mark-ups’ might not have been Kelly’s experience in
Butler, but we doubt the lender would have paid if the claims were baseless. Kelly’s greater failure of judgment
and insight came when he asserted that given the nation’s strengthening economy, it is somehow un-American to
talk about discrimination. Kelly said that as a nation we are one. We agree. But the nation also has yet to make
good on its implicit promise for all.” [Ellwood City Ledger, Editorial Board, 5/21/18]
Ellwood City Ledger: “Adult Conversations, Hard Work And Smart Policy — Not Ahistoric, Privileged
Bluster — Are What Erie Needs To Move Forward.” “First, it would have been more prudent for Kelly to
listen respectfully to perspectives other than his own. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance that
House Republicans voted to kill was put in place in 2013, the year the bureau and the Department of Justice
ordered a lender to pay $80 million in damages to settle claims it overcharged 235,000 minority borrowers.
Murky ‘dealer mark-ups’ might not have been Kelly’s experience in Butler, but we doubt the lender would
have paid if the claims were baseless. Kelly’s greater failure of judgment and insight came when he asserted
that given the nation’s strengthening economy, it is somehow un-American to talk about discrimination. Kelly
said that as a nation we are one. We agree. But the nation also has yet to make good on its implicit promise for
all. […] Adult conversations, hard work and smart policy — not ahistoric, privileged bluster — are what Erie
needs to move forward.” [Ellwood City Ledger, Editorial Board, 5/21/18]
HEADLINE: Ellwood City Ledger: “Our View: Kelly Misses The Mark On Racial Divide.” [Ellwood
City Ledger, Editorial Board, 5/21/18]
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Kelly Supported His Special Interest Donors Over Pennsylvanians
Significant Findings
Kelly received $396,760 from insurance companies over his career.
Kelly voted for eliminating limits on consumer internet privacy after accepting almost $35,000 from the
telecommunications industry and their lobbyists.
Kelly received $242,000 from pharmaceutical interests, and voted to give pharmaceutical companies a
$42 billion tax cut, but did nothing about the high price of prescription drugs.
Kelly received campaign contributions from companies that lobbied on his bills.
Kelly Took Money From Special Interests, And Supported Bills That Helped Them
Kelly Voted For Eliminating Limits On Consumer Internet Privacy After Accepting Almost
$35,000 From The Telecommunications Industry And Their Lobbyists
Kelly Voted For A Resolution To Eliminate Limits On What ISPs Could Do With Customer Information,
Including Browsing Habits, Usage History, Location Data, And Social Security Numbers. In March 2017,
Kelly voted for a resolution “that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely
to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance. In a
party-line vote, House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast of
protections approved just last year that had sought to limit what companies could do with information such as
customer browsing habits, app usage history, location data and Social Security numbers. The rules also had
required providers to strengthen safeguards for customer data against hackers and thieves.” The resolution passed
215-205. [S J Res 34, Vote #202, 3/28/17; Washington Post, 3/28/17]
Washington Post: ISPs “Will Be Able To Monitor Their Customers’ Behavior Online And, Without
Their Permission, Use Their Personal And Financial Information To Sell Highly Targeted Ads.” “If
Trump signs the legislation as expected, providers will be able to monitor their customers’ behavior online and,
without their permission, use their personal and financial information to sell highly targeted ads — making
them rivals to Google and Facebook in the $83 billion online advertising market. The providers could also sell
their users’ information directly to marketers, financial firms and other companies that mine personal data —
all of whom could use the data without consumers’ consent. In addition, the Federal Communications
Commission, which initially drafted the protections, would be forbidden from issuing similar rules in the
future.” [Washington Post, 3/28/17]
Washington Post: The House just voted to wipe away the FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections
[Washington Post, 3/28/17]
2016 Election: Kelly Received $34,700 From The Telecommunications Industry. According to the Verge,
during his most recent election, Kelly received $34,700 from telecommunications industry and its employees. [The
Verge, 3/29/16]
2017: Kelly Received $1,000 From The Internet And Television Association PAC (NCTA PAC). [FEC.gov,
8/9/17]
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NCTA Was The Primary Trade Group Lobbying On Behalf Of The Telecommunications Industry.
“Lobbying by the primary trade group of the telecommunications industry jumped 71 percent in the last three
months of 2017, when the Federal Communications Commission readied to vote on a controversial yet
successful end to net neutrality. The Internet and Television Association (NCTA) spent about $4.3 million in
fourth quarter lobbying, up from $2.5 million in the previous quarter, according to disclosure reports.”
[OpenSecrets, 1/23/18]
Kelly Received $242,000 From Pharmaceutical Interests, And Voted To Give Pharmaceutical
Companies A $42 Billion Tax Cut, But Did Nothing About The High Price Of Prescription Drugs
Career: Kelly Received $464,760 From Insurance Companies. According to Center for Responsive Politics,
over the course of his congressional career, Kelly received $464,760 from insurance companies and their
employees. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 10/2/18]
Kelly Voted For Final Passage Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. [HR 1, Vote #699, 12/20/17; CQ Floor Votes,
12/20/17]
Politico: Repatriation Provision In Tax Bill Was A “Major Victory For Pharma Manufacturers.” “The
bill, H.R. 1 (115), lowers the corporate tax rate and would offer a one-time reduction on profits U.S.-based
multinational companies earn and keep abroad. The repatriation provision is seen as a major victory for pharma
manufacturers who store boatloads of cash in countries where tax rates are lower.” [Politico, 12/4/17]
Pharmaceutical Companies Were “One Of The Biggest Beneficiaries” Of The Provision, And Were Seen
As Likely To Return Money To Their Shareholders, Rather Than Invest In Research And Innovation. “U.S. drugmakers will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the repatriation portion of the bill. They’ve been
sitting on billions of dollars in overseas earnings and can now bring home that cash at a reduced rate. While the
tax bill has been promoted by Republicans as a job creator, the reality is that drug companies are more likely to
return the money to shareholders, or use it to make acquisitions.” [Bloomberg, 12/20/17]
Tax Bill Was Estimated To Save Top Five Pharmaceutical Companies $42.7 Billion. “The tax proposal
supported by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans would give five top pharmaceutical
corporations a $42.7 billion tax break.” [Public Citizen and ITEP, 11/20/17]
Kelly Voted For The American Health Care Act. [HR 1628, Vote #256, 5/4/17; New York Times, 5/4/17]
NBC News: “There’s Nothing In” The American Health Care Act That Addressed High Prescription
Drug Costs. “Americans are angry about high drug prices and there’s no question that Americans are charged
far more for prescription drugs than people in other countries are. President Donald Trump has said he wants to
do something to lower drug costs and Congress has held a series of hearings in which they’ve scolded drug
company executives. Drug costs now account for about 17 percent of total U.S. healthcare spending. But
there’s nothing in either the ACA or the new bill about drug costs.” [NBC News, 5/11/17]
Kelly Received $$464,760 From Insurance Interests, And Voted For Republican’s Health Care
Repeal Bill
Career: Kelly Received $464,760 From Insurance Companies. According to Center for Responsive Politics,
over the course of his congressional career, Kelly received $464,760 from insurance companies and their
employees. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 10/2/18]
Kelly Voted For The American Health Care Act. In May 2017, Kelly voted for repeal and replace major parts of
the Affordable Care Act. According to the New York Times, the bill “would eliminate tax penalties for people who
go without health insurance. It would roll back state-by-state expansions of Medicaid, which covered millions of
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 39
low-income Americans. And in place of government-subsidized insurance policies offered exclusively on the
Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, the bill would offer tax credits of $2,000 to $4,000 a year, depending on age.
[…] The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the first version of the bill would trim the federal budget
deficit considerably but would also leave 24 million more Americans without health insurance after a decade.
Average insurance premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in 2018 and 2019, but after that, they would
be lower than projected under current law.” The bill passed by a vote of 217-213. [HR 1628, Vote #256, 5/4/17;
New York Times, 5/4/17]
Kelly Received $382,802 From Banks And Securities And Investments Interests, And Voted To
Repeal Wall Street Reform
Career: Kelly Received $382,802 Banks And Securities And Investments Interests. According to the Center for
Responsive Politics, over the course of his congressional career, Kelly received $176,648 from commercial banks
and $206,154 securities & investment interests and their employees. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed
10/2/18]
Kelly Voted For The CHOICE Act To “Overhaul Financial Industry Regulations And Repeal Many
Provisions Of The 2010 Dodd-Frank Law.” In June 2017, Kelly voted for “passage of the bill that would
overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. It would convert
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an executive agency funded by annual appropriations and would
modify operations at the Federal Reserve and at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It would repeal the
prohibition on banking entities engaging in proprietary trading and would modify regulations governing the amount
of capital that banks are required to maintain. It would also nullify the Labor Department’s April 2016 “fiduciary”
rule regarding standards for individuals who provide retirement investment advice to act in the best interests of their
clients.” The bill passed 233-186. [HR 10, Vote #299, 6/8/17; CQ Floor Votes, 6/8/17]
HEADLINE: House passes Choice Act that would gut Dodd-Frank banking reforms [CNBC, 6/8/17]
New York Times: CHOICE Act “To Erase A Number Of Core Financial Regulations,” Including Limits
On Risk Taking Enacted After The Financial Crash, And “Would Weaken The Powers Of The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” “The House approved legislation on Thursday to erase a number of
core financial regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, as Republicans moved a step closer to
delivering on their promises to eliminate rules that they claim have strangled small businesses and stagnated the
economy. […] The Choice Act would exempt some financial institutions that meet capital and liquidity
requirements from many of Dodd-Frank’s restrictions that limit risk taking. It would also replace Dodd-Frank’s
method of dealing with large and failing financial institutions, known as the orderly liquidation authority —
which critics say reinforces the idea that some banks are too big to fail — with a new bankruptcy code
provision. In addition, the legislation would weaken the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.”
[New York Times, 6/8/17]
Funded By Special Interests
Top Overall Industries
Kelly Top Contributions To Campaign Committee By Industry
Industry Total
Insurance $464,760
Automotive $303,175
Oil & Gas $303,162
Health Professionals $273,967
Retired $254,137
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Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $247,440
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $242,000
Leadership PACs $234,791
Real Estate $227,045
Securities & Investment $206,154
[Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 10/2/18]
Top Overall Sectors
Kelly Top Contributions To Campaign Committee By Sector
Sector Total Individuals PACS
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $1,325,427 $306,713 $1,018,714
Misc Business $918,433 $250,072 $668,361
Health $707,353 $139,373 $567,980
Energy & Natural Resources $612,812 $120,600 $492,212
Transportation $553,253 $260,740 $292,513
Ideological/Single-Issue $459,710 $69,200 $390,510
Other $373,356 $338,856 $34,500
Lawyers & Lobbyists $365,889 $262,689 $103,200
Communications/Electronics $308,150 $110,750 $197,400
Construction $271,862 $112,762 $159,100
[Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 10/2/18]
Kelly Received Campaign Contributions From Companies That Lobbied His Bills
2017-2018: Kelly Received $2,000 From The Security Industry & Financial Market Association
PAC And Was The Only Sponsor Of Legislation They Lobbied
2018: The Security Industry & Financial Market Association Lobbied On H.R. 4189 The IRA Preservation
Act Of 2017. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/25/18]
Kelly Was The Only Sponsor Of H.R. 4189 The IRA Preservation Act Of 2017; There Were No Co-
Sponsors Of The IRA Preservation Act Of 2017. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/25/18]
2017-2018: The Security Industry & Financial Market Association Political Action Committee Contributed
$2,000 To Kelly’s Campaign. [FEC, Candidate and Committee viewer, accessed 9/25/18]
2017-2018: Kelly Received $5,000 From Companies That Lobbied On Legislation Kelly Sponsored
2017-2018: Northrop Grumman Lobbied On H.R. 3068 The Invent And Manufacture In America Act &
Contributed $3,000 To Kelly’s Campaign
2017: Northrop Grumman Lobbied On H.R. 3068 The Invent And Manufacture In America Act. [Center for
Responsive Politics, accessed 9/25/18]
Kelly Sponsored H.R. 3068 The Invent And Manufacture In America Act. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/25/18]
There Was Only One Other Original Cosponsor Of The Legislation. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/25/18]
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 41
2017-2018: The Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC Contributed $3,000 To Kelly’s
Campaign. [FEC, Candidate and Committee viewer, accessed 9/25/18]
2017-2018: The Specialty Equipment Market Association Lobbied On H.R. 3068 The Invent And
Manufacture In America Act & Contributed $2,000 To Kelly’s Campaign
2017: Specialty Equipment Market Association Lobbied On H.R. 3068 The Invent And Manufacture In
America Act. [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/25/18]
Kelly Sponsored H.R. 3068 The Invent And Manufacture In America Act. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/25/18]
There Was Only One Other Original Cosponsor Of The Legislation. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/25/18]
2017-2018: The Specialty Equipment Market Association PAC Contributed $2,000 To Kelly’s Campaign. [FEC, Candidate and Committee viewer, accessed 9/25/18]
2017: Premier Inc. Lobbied On Legislation That Kelly Sponsored And Contributed To Kelly’s
Campaign
2017: Premier Inc. Lobbied On H.R.2562 Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act. [Center
for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/25/18]
Kelly Sponsored H.R.2562 Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act; There Were No Co-
Sponsors Of The Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/25/18]
2017-2018: The Premier Inc, Employees’ Civic Action Fund Contributed $2,500 To Kelly’s Campaign. [FEC,
Candidate and Committee viewer, accessed 9/25/18]
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Appendix I – Personal Financial Disclosures
2017 – Federal Personal Financial Disclosure
Net Worth
2017: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $5,097,134 And $27,905,000
2017: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $5,097,134 And $27,905,000. [Kelly 2017 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Earned Income
2017: Kelly Reported $23,831 In Earned Income
2017: Kelly Reported $23,831 In Earned Income From Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. [Kelly 2017 Public
Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
2017 Kelly Earned Income
Source Type Amount
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Spouse Salary N/A
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Salary $23,831
[Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Assets & Unearned Income
2017: Kelly Reported Between $317,044 And $818,200 In Unearned Income
2017: Kelly Reported Between $317,044 And $818,200 In Unearned Income. [Kelly 2017 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
2017 Kelly Assets & “Unearned” Income
SP/
DC/
JT
Asset Year-End Value Type Of
Income
Amount Of Income Tx. >
$1,000 Min Max Min Max
- Kelly Automotive, Automotive
Dealership, Butler, PA
$50,001 $100,000 Business
Income
$15,001 $50,000 -
SP Note Receivable - Claddagh
Propoerties LP - real estate
- - - - - -
- Pittsaburgh Road, Butler County, PA $1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
SP Note Receivable - Kelly Automotive,
Butler, PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
- Land 12.67 acres, Route 8, Butler
County, PA
$250,001 $500,000 None None None -
JT PNC Bank Accounts $250,001 $500,000 Interest $1 $200 -
- Pata FCO bank account $1,001 $15,000 Interest $1 $200 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1985,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1989,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 43
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2000,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2001,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2002,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2006,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
None None Partnership
Income
None None S
- PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2009,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2010,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP NTS 2013 Erwin LP, Indiana, PA,
Oil & Gas
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
- 401(k) Investment as follows: - - - - - -
- American Funds Europacific gr R3 $1,001 $15,000 Deferred
Income account
None None -
- Hartford Small Company R3 None None Deferred
Income account
$1 $200 S
- Invesco mid cap core equity fund None None Deferred
Income account
$1 $200 S
- American Funds American Mutual
Fund R3
None None Deferred
Income account
$1 $200 S
- American Funds Invest Co of
America R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred
Income account
None None
- American Funds Balanced Portfolio None None Deferred
Income account
$1 $200 S
- Franklin Total Return None None Deferred
Income account
$1 $200 S
- American Funds Washington Mutual
R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred
Income account
None None P
- American Funds Bond Fund of
America R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred
Income account
None None P
- American Funds 2025 Target Date
Fund R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred
Income account
None None P
SP IRA as follows: - - - - - -
SP Powershards Exch Treaded Fd TSTII $15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income account
None None -
SP Vanguard Bd Index Fd Inc $15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income account
None None -
- Athene Annuity and Life (variable
annuity) - S&P 500 @
- - - - - -
- Annual PTP Cap Activity $250,001 $500,000 Interest $15,001 $50,000 -
- General Motors Stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP 401(k) Profit sharing plan - - - - - -
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SP American funds 2015 target date
fund R3 (formerly balanced portfolio
R3)
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income account
None None -
SP American funds 2021 target date
fund R3
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income account
None None -
- Bonds - - - - - -
SP Anchorage Ak Elec Utility Reve Sr
Lien -SE Rev 4% due 12/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Arlington City VA Ser A Go Bonds -
5% due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Boston Ma series to go call 2/1/22 $100,001 $250,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Broward cnty fl port faca rev bond
5% due 9/1/24
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP California st go call 12/10/17 $100,001 $250,000 None None None P
SP Chicago IL O-Hare International
Bond -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Colorado health facs auth rev 5% due
2/1/19
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 S
SP Connecticut state health & educ bond
5% due 7/1/24
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Georgia St Ser C Bonds -5% due
10/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Illinois St Go Bonds -5% due 7/1/19 None None Interest $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Illinois St Go Bond 2/1/25 None None Interest $1 $200 P,S
SP Illinois st fin auth revenue $100,001 $250,000 None None None P
SP Loudon cnty va ser A bonds $100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Maryland St 2nd S Go Call -5% due
8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan Mun Auth Rev Clean
Water Bonds -5% due 10/1/17
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 S(mature
d
SP Minnesota St Public Facs Auth Se
Bond -5% due 3/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Minnesota St St Var Purp Ser A G -
5% due 8/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Missouri St Hways & Trans Commn
Bonds -5% due 2/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Nevada St Unemployment Compens
Rev Call -5% due 6/1/18
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 S
SP North Carolina St Esten Muni P Ref
Bonds -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Ser A Go -5% due
6/1/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP New Jersey at turnpike auth ser a rev $50,001 $100,000 Interest $201 $1,000 P
SP Ohio St Common Sch G Bonds - 5%
due 9/15/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Piedmont sc muni pwr agy elecr ser b
rev
$100,001 $250,000 None None None P
SP San Antonio tx elect -gas $100,001 $250,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Tampa Bay Wtr Fl A Regl Wtr Ref
Bonds -5% due 10/1/18
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 S
SP Utah St Sar A Go Bonds -5% due
7/1/20
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Washington Md Surburban San Dist -
4% due 6/1/17
None None Interest $1,001 $2,500 S
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SP Wisconsin st hlth & education ascen $100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
- STOCKS - - - - - -
SP Abott laboratories None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Abbvie Inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Accenture PLC Class A (can) None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Aetna Inc New (set) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S(partial)
SP Agllent technologies $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Alphabet Inc/c-a-cl a (googl)
(Formerly Google)
$15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP Altria Group Inc (mo) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP American water works co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 -
SP Amgen Inc (amgn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Analog devices inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Applied materials inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S(partial)
SP Apple Inc (appl) $50,001 $100,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 P,S(partia
l)
SP Bank new york mellon corp common $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Berry Global Group (formerly Berry
Plastics group)
$15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP Biogen Inc $15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP Bioveratn Inc None None None None None S
SP Boeing co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Borg warner inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Burlington stores inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP CBS corp class b $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Cintas Corp (ctas) None None None & Capital
gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Cisco Systems Inc (csco) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Citigroup $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Citizens financial group $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Comcast Corporation CL A (cmcsa) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Conocophillips $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Constellation Brands inc (stz) cl a $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP CSX corp None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 P,S
SP Cummins Inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Devon energy corp None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Dicks sporting goods None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Disney Walt co (dis) None None Dividend $5,001 $15,000 S
SP Dow Chemical co (dow) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 E
SP Dow Dupont Inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 E
SP Dr Pepper snapple Group Inc (dps) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Edwards Lifesciences Corp (ew) None None Capital gains $2,501 $5,000 S
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SP Equifax None None None & Capital
gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP ExxonMobil Corp (xom) None None Dividend $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Facebook $15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP General Dynamics Corp (dps) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP General electric co (ge) None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Haliburton Inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P,S(partia
l)
SP HD supply holdings None None None None None P,S
SP Home Depot (hd) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Honeywell Intl Inc (Hon) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Illinois tool works inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Ingersoll rand plc None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Intel corp $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Johnson & Johnson (jnj) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S(partial)
SP JP Morgan Chase & Co (jpm) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Kraft heinz co None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Lam Research Corp (rcx) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S(partial)
SP Lauder estee cos inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP McDonalds corp $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Microsoft Corp (msft) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Mohawk inds inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Morgan Stanley $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Nike Inc Class B (nke) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Northern trust corp None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Northrop Grumman Corp (noc) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Nucor corp None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP O’Reilly Automotive Inc (orly) None None Capital gains $201 $1,000 S
SP Parker Hannifin Corp $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP pepsico inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Pfizer Inc (pfe) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P,S(partia
l)
SP PNC money market fund #405 $15,001 $50,000 Interest $1 $200 -
SP Price T Rowe Group Inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Prologis inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Raytheon co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Royal Caribean cruises ltd $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Royal dutch shell inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP S & P global inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Schlumbergerger Ltd (slb) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Sherwin Williams co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
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SP Simon property group None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Stanley black & decker $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP State street corp $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 -
SP Stryker corp $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Suntrust banks inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP T-mobile us inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP TE connectivity ltd $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Texas Instruments (txn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (tmo) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Total S A (tot) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Transcanada corp $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Tyson foods inc cl A $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP United health group $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP United rentals $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Valero energy corp None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Vantiv inc cl A None None Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Verizon communications inc (vz) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Visa inc (v) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP Vulcan materials co None None None None None S
SP WEC energy group inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Wells fargo & company (wfc) None None Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Wyndham Worldwide Corp (wyn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
- MUTUAL FUNDS - - - - - -
SP AQR Managed Futures Strategy
(aqmix) Fund Class I
None None Dividend $2,501 $5,000 S
SP AQR Equity Market Neutral - - - - - P
SP Artisans Fds Inc (artix) international
fund #661 Inv Class
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock strategic municipal OP $500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$15,001 $50,000 -
SP Carlyle group LP $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP Diamond Hill Long Short Fund
(dhlex) Ci I
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1 $200 -
SP Dodge & Cox International (dodfx)
Stock Fund #1048
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Disney Walt co (dis) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Driehaus Active Income Fund
(Icmax) fund #640
None None Dividend $2,501 $5,000 S
SP Eaton vance global macro absolut $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Goldman Sachs Absolute (glrtx)
Return Tracker Fund Cl I Fund
#3279
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1 $200 -
SP Harbor International Fund (hainx)
Class Ins Fd #2011
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 -
SP Myovant sciences ltd $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
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SP PNC money market fund #405 $500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP Spdr nuveen barclays short term
municipal bond ETF
$500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP T Rowe Price Growth Stock (prgfx)
FD#40
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP T Rowe Price Value Fd Inc (trvix)
Fd#107
$500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP Vanguard Growth (vug) ETF $500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Vanguard Mid Cap Growth Index
(vot) ETF
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Vanguard Mid Cap Value Index
(voe)
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Vanguard Mid Cap (vo) ETF $100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Vanguard Small Cap (vb) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Vanguard Small Cap Growth (vbk)
ETF
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Vanguard Small Cap Value (bvr)
ETF
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Vanguard Value (vtv) ETF $500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
TOTAL $10,097,134 $28,905,000 $317,044 $818,200
[Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Liabilities
2017 Kelly Liabilities
Owner Creditor Date
Incurred Type
Amount Of
Liability
SP PNC Bank 12-Aug Mortgage on Clardagh
properties
$1,000,001-
$5,000,000
[Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Transactions & Legislation
2017: Kelly Voted To Nullify A Rule Requiring Internet Providers To Obtain Permission From Customers
Before Selling Their Personal Information And Then Bought Stock In T-Mobile A Month Later
March 28, 2017: Kelly Voted For Nullifying A Rule Requiring Internet Providers To Obtain Permission
From Customers Before Using Or Selling Their Sensitive Information. In March 2017, Kelly voted for
“passage of the joint resolution that would disapprove and nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that
requires broadband internet service providers to obtain affirmative permission from customers to use or share their
sensitive information, such as web browsing history, geolocation information, content of communications and
Social Security numbers; to take reasonable measures to secure customer information; and to notify customers, the
commission and law enforcement when a data breach occurs that could result in harm.” The resolution passed (thus
cleared for the president) by a vote of 215-205. A “yea” was a vote in support of the president’s position. [SJRes
34, Vote #202, 3/28/17; CQ, 3/28/17]
March 28, 2017: Kelly Voted For Consideration Of Nullification Of A Rule Requiring Internet Providers
To Obtain Permission From Customers Before Using Or Selling Their Information. In March 2017, Kelly
voted for “adoption of the rule (H Res 230) that would provide for House floor consideration of the joint
resolution that would disapprove and nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires
broadband internet service providers to obtain affirmative permission from customers to use or share their
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sensitive information.” The rule was adopted by a vote of 231-189. [H.Res 230, Vote #200, 3/28/17; CQ,
3/28/17]
April 28, 2017: Kelly Bought T-Mobile Stock. On April 28, 2017, Kelly bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in
T-Mobile stock. [Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
NOTE: Kelly sold between $1,001 and $15,000 of Verizon Communications stock on April 28, 2017.
2017: Kelly Voted To “Overhaul Financial Industry Regulations And Repeal Many Provisions Of The 2010
Dodd-Frank Law” And Then Bought Stock In Citigroup Around A Month Later
June 8, 2017: Kelly Voted For The CHOICE Act To “Overhaul Financial Industry Regulations And Repeal
Many Provisions Of The 2010 Dodd-Frank Law.” In June 2017, Kelly voted for “passage of the bill that would
overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. It would convert
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an executive agency funded by annual appropriations and would
modify operations at the Federal Reserve and at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It would repeal the
prohibition on banking entities engaging in proprietary trading and would modify regulations governing the amount
of capital that banks are required to maintain. It would also nullify the Labor Department’s April 2016 “fiduciary”
rule regarding standards for individuals who provide retirement investment advice to act in the best interests of their
clients.” The bill passed 233-186. [HR 10, Vote #299, 6/8/17; CQ Floor Votes, 6/8/17]
HEADLINE: House passes Choice Act that would gut Dodd-Frank banking reforms [CNBC, 6/8/17]
New York Times: CHOICE Act “To Erase A Number Of Core Financial Regulations,” Including Limits
On Risk Taking Enacted After The Financial Crash, And “Would Weaken The Powers Of The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” “The House approved legislation on Thursday to erase a number of
core financial regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, as Republicans moved a step closer to
delivering on their promises to eliminate rules that they claim have strangled small businesses and stagnated the
economy. […] The Choice Act would exempt some financial institutions that meet capital and liquidity
requirements from many of Dodd-Frank’s restrictions that limit risk taking. It would also replace Dodd-Frank’s
method of dealing with large and failing financial institutions, known as the orderly liquidation authority —
which critics say reinforces the idea that some banks are too big to fail — with a new bankruptcy code
provision. In addition, the legislation would weaken the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.”
[New York Times, 6/8/17]
July 28, 2017: Kelly Bought Citigroup Stock. On July 28, 2017, Kelly bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in
Citigroup stock. [Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Positions
2017 Kelly Positions
Position Name Of Organization
President Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc
President Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc
President Mike Kelly Automotive
Board Member Emertis The Mardian Museum
Board Member Emertis Hyundai Hope On Wheels
[Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
Agreements
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 50
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements. [Kelly 2017 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 6/27/18]
2016 – Federal Personal Financial Disclosure
Net Worth
2016: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $8,935,142 And $26,876,000
2016: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $8,935,142 And $26,876,000. [Kelly 2016 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
Earned Income
2016: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income
2016: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income From Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. [Kelly 2016 Public
Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
2016 Kelly Earned Income
Source Type Amount
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Spouse Salary N/A
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Salary $24,000
[Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
Assets & Unearned Income
2016: Kelly Reported Between $352,023 And $911,000 In Unearned Income
2016: Kelly Reported Between $352,023 And $911,000 In Unearned Income. [Kelly 2016 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
2016 Kelly Assets & “Unearned” Income
SP/
DC/
JT
Asset
Year-End Value
Type Of Income
Amount Of Income Tx. >
$1,000 Min Max Min Max
- Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac,
Automotive Dealership, Butler,
PA
$50,001 $100,000 Business Income $15,001 $50,000 -
- Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc.
Automotive Dealership, Butler,
PA
$50,001 $100,000 S Corporation
Dividend and Interest
$50,001 $100,000 -
JT Note Receivable - Claddagh
Propoerty LP - real estate
- - - - - -
- Pittsaburgh Road, Butler County,
PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
- Note Receivable - Mike Kelly
Hyundai, Butler, PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
- Land 12.67 acres, Route 8, Butler
County, PA
$250,001 $500,000 None None None -
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SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1985,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1989,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2000,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2001,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2002,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2006,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2009,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2010,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership Income None None -
sp nts 2012 Blue Jay LP, Indiana,
PA Oil & Gas
None None Partnership Income None None S
SP NTS 2013 Erwin LP, Indiana,
PA, Oil & Gas
$15,001 $50,000 Partnership Income None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $200 Partnership Income None None -
- Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $200 Partnership Income None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2004 $1 $200 Partnership Income None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2003 $1 $200 Partnership Income None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2002 $1 $200 Partnership Income None None -
- 401(k) Investment as follows: - - - - - -
- Vanguard LT inv Grade fund None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- Ivy Asset Strategy Fund None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- Vanguard Windsor II Fund None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- T Rowe Price Large Cap Growth None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- Goldman Sachs Growth
Opportunities Fund
None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Class Y
None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- Dodge & Cox international stock
fund
None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- ivy Global Natural resources fund None None Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None S
- American Funds Europacific gr
R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- Hartford Small Company R3 $1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
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- Invesco mid cap core equity fund $1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- American Funds American
Mutual Fund R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- American Funds Invest Co of
America R3
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- American Funds Balanced
Portfolio
$1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- Franklin Total Return $1,001 $15,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None P
- Mary H. Phillips Residuary Trust $500,001 $1,000,000 Trust Income $15,001 $50,000 -
SP IRA as follows: - - - - - -
SP Powershards Exch Treaded Fd
TSTII
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None -
SP Vanguard Bd Index Fd Inc $15,001 $50,000 Deferred Income
Account, tax deferred
None None -
- Athene Annuity and Life
(variable annuity) - S&P 500 @
- - - - - -
- Annual PTP Cap Activity $250,001 $500,000 Interest $15,001 $50,000 -
- General Motors Stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP 401(k) Profit sharing plan - - - - - -
SP American funds balanced
portfolio R3
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred Income
account
None None P
SP American funds target date fund
R3
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred Income
account
None None P
- Bonds - - - - - -
SP Anchorage Ak Elec Utility Reve
Sr Lien -SE Rev 4% due 12/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Arlington City VA Ser A Go
Bonds - 5% due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds $50,001 $100,000 Interest $201 $1,000 -
SP Broward cnty fl port faca rev
bond 5% due 9/1/24
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 P
SP Chicago IL O-Hare International
Bond -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Citizens property insurance co
bonds -5% due 6/1/19
None None Interest & Capital
gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP Colorado health facs auth rev 5%
due 2/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Connecticut state health & educ
bond 5% due 7/1/24
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Georgia St Ser C Bonds -5% due
10/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Illinois St Go Bonds -5% due
7/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Loudon cnty va ser A bonds $100,001 $250,000 Interest None None P
SP Maryland St 2nd S Go Call -5%
due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Maryland St Dept of
Transportation 3
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 PS
SP Michigan Mun Auth Rev Clean
Water Bonds -5% due 10/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan St Environmental Prog
Bonds -5% due 5/1/17
None None None $2,501 $5,000 S
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SP Michigan State Trunk Line Fd
Ref Fsa -5.25% due 11/1/16
None None Interest $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Minnesota St Public Facs Auth Se
Bond -5% due 3/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Minnesota St St Var Purp Ser A
G -5% due 8/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Missouri St Hways & Trans
Commn Bonds -5% due 2/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Nevada St Unemployment
Compens Rev Call -5% due
6/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Esten Muni P
Ref Bonds -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Ser A Go -5%
due 6/1/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Ohio St Common Sch G Bonds -
5% due 9/15/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Tampa Bay Wtr Fl A Regl Wtr
Ref Bonds -5% due 10/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Utah St Sar A Go Bonds -5% due
7/1/20
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Washington Md Surburban San
Dist -4% due 6/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Wisconsin st hlth & education
ascen
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 P
- STOCKS - - - - - -
SP Abott laboratories $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Accenture PLC Class A (can) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Aetna Inc New (set) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Alaska Air Group Inc (alk) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Alphabet Inc/c-a-cl a (googl)
(Formerly Google)
$15,001 $50,000 None None None S(partial)
SP Altria Group Inc (mo) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend & Capital
Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP American Electric Power Inc
(aep)
None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Applied materials inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Ameriprise Financial Inc (amp) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP American Waterworks Co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Amgen Inc (amgn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Apple Inc (appl) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Bank new york mellon corp
common
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Berry Plastics Group $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Biogen Inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Boeing co None None None None None S
SP Burlington stores inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP CBS corp class b $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Celanese Corp-Series A (ce) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Check Point Software Tech None None None None None S
SP Cigna Corp (ci) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Cintas Corp (ctas) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
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SP Cisco Systems Inc (csco) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Citizens financial group $15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP Comcast Corporation CL A
(cmcsa)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Constellation Brands inc (stz) cl a $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP CVS Health corporation (cvs) None None Dividend & Capital
gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Devon energy corp $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Dicks sporting goods $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Disney Walt co (dis) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Dollar General Corp None None None None None S
SP Dow Chemical co (dow) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 PS(partial
)
SP D R Horton Inc (dhi) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Dr Pepper snapple Group Inc
(dps)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Edwards Lifesciences Corp (ew) $1,001 $15,000 None None None S(partial)
SP Equifax inc $1,001 $15,000 - $1 $200 P
SP ExxonMobil Corp (xom) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Facebook $15,001 $50,000 - - - P
SP Footlocker (fl) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Ford Motor Company (f) None None Dividend $1 $200 PS
SP General Dynamics Corp (dps) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP General electric co (ge) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Gilead sciences Inc (gild) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Home Depot (hd) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Honeywell Intl Inc (Hon) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Hormel Foods Corp None None Dividend $1 $200 PS
SP Illinois tool works inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Ingersoll rand plc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Intel corp $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Invesco Ltd (ivz) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Johnson & Johnson (jnj) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 PS(partial
)
SP JP Morgan Chase & Co (jpm) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Kraft heinz co $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Kroger Co (kr) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP L Brands Inc (lb) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Lam Research Corp (rcx) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Lincoln National Corp (Lnc) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Lockheed Martin Corp (lmt) Noe None Dividend & Capital
Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Microsoft Corp (msft) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Mohawk inds inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Mondelez International (mdlz) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Morgan Stanley $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Nike Inc Class B (nke) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
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SP Northern trust corp $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Northrop Grumman Corp (noc) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP O’Reilly Automotive Inc (orly) $1,001 $15,000 None None None -
SP pepsico inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Pfizer Inc (pfe) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Prologis inc $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP PPG Industries Inc None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Public Storage REIT (psa) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Principal Financial Group (pfg) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Raytheon co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP S & P global inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Schlumbergerger Ltd (slb) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Simon property group $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Skyworks Solutions Inc (Swks) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Snap On Inc (sna) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Stanley black & decker None None None None None S
SP State street corp $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Suntrust banks inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP TE connectivity ltd None None None None None S
SP Texas Instruments (txn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP The Travelers Cos inc (trv) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
(tmo)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Total S A (tot) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 PS(partial
)
SP Tractor Supply Co (tsco) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Tyson foods inc cl A $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP United health group $1,001 $15,000 - - - P
SP Universal Health Services inc
(uhs)
None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Valero energy corp $1,001 $15,000 - - - P
SP Vantiv inc cl A $1,001 $15,000 - - - P
SP Verizon communications inc (vz) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Visa inc (v) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Vulcan materials co $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP WEC energy group inc $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Wells fargo & company (wfc) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Wyndham Worldwide Corp
(wyn)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
- MUTUAL FUNDS - - - - - -
SP AQR Managed Futures Strategy
(aqmix) Fund Class I
$100,001 $500,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Artisans Fds Inc (artix)
international fund #661 Inv Class
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock Fds (machvx) Equity
Dividend Institutional Class Fund
383
None None Capital gains $5,001 $15,000 S
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 56
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds temp
fund institutional #24
$250,001 $500,000 dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock Strategic Municipal
OP
$500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend & Capital
Gains
$5,001 $15,000 P
SP Carlyle group LP $15,001 $50,000 - - - P
SP Cbre Clarion Long Short Fund
(clsix) fund #8651
None None Interest $5,001 $15,000 S
SP Diamond Hill Long Short Fund
(dhlex) Ci I
$100,001 $250,000 Capital gains $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Dodge & Cox International
(dodfx) Stock Fund #1048
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Driehaus Active Income Fund
(Icmax) fund #640
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Eaton vance global macro absolut $250,001 $500,000 None None None P
SP Goldman Sachs Absolute (glrtx)
Return Tracker Fund Cl I Fund
#3279
$100,001 $250,000 Capital gains $201 $1,000 -
SP Harbor International Fund (hainx)
Class Ins Fd #2011
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP IsharesBarclays Tips Bond ETF None None None None None S
SP Ishares Iboxx$ Investment Grade
Corp Bond ETF
None None None None None S
SP Myovant sciences ltd $15,001 $50,000 - - - P
SP Pimco 0-5 Year High Yield
Corporate Bond Fund
None None None None None S
SP PMC money market fund #405 $250,001 $500,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Spdr nuveen barclays short term
municipal bond ETF
$500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP T Rowe Price Growth Stock
(prgfx) FD#40
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend & Capital
gains
$15,001 $50,000 -
SP T Rowe Price Value Fd Inc
(trvix) Fd#107
$500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend & Capital
gains
$15,001 $50,000 -
TOTAL $8,935,142 $26,876,000 $352,023 $911,000
[Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
Liabilities
Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities
Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities. [Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
Positions
2016 Kelly Positions
Position Name Of Organization
President Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc
President Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc
President Mike Kelly Automotive
Board Member Emertis The Mardian Museum
Board Member Emertis Hyundai Hope On Wheels
[Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 57
Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements. [Kelly 2016 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/15/17]
2015 – Federal Personal Financial Disclosure
Net Worth
2015: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $9,471,144 And $27,795,000
2015: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $9,471,144 And $27,795,000. [Kelly 2015 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
Earned Income
2015: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income
2015: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income From Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. [Kelly 2015 Public
Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
2015 Kelly Earned Income
Source Type Amount
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Spouse Salary N/A
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Salary $24,000
[Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
Assets & Unearned Income
2015: Kelly Reported Between $553,961 And $2,997,700 In Unearned Income
2015: Kelly Reported Between $553,961 And $2,997,700 In Unearned Income. [Kelly 2015 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
2015 Kelly Assets & “Unearned” Income
SP/
DC
/JT
Asset Year-End Value Type Of
Income
Amount Of Income Tx. >
$1,000 Min Max Min Max
- Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac,
Automotive Dealership,
Butler, PA
$50,001 $100,000 Business
Income
$15,001 $50,000 -
- Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc.
Automotive Dealership,
Butler, PA
$1,001 $15,000 S Corporation
Dividend and
Interest
$2,501 $5,000 -
JT Note Receivable - Claddagh
Propoerty LP - real estate
- - - - - -
- Pittsaburgh Road, Butler
County, PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $100,001 $1,000,000 -
- Note Receivable - Mike Kelly
Hyundai, Butler, PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
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- Land 12.67 acres, Route 8,
Butler County, PA
$15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1985,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1989,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2000,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2001,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2002,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2006,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2009,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2010,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$2,501 $5,000 -
sp nts 2012 Blue Jay LP, Indiana,
PA Oil & Gas
$15,001 $50,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP NTS 2013 Erwin LP, Indiana,
PA, Oil & Gas
$15,001 $50,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$1 $200 -
- Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$1 $200 -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2004 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2003 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2002 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
- 401(k) Investment as follows: - - - - - -
- Vanguard LT inv Grade fund $50,001 $100,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Ivy Asset Strategy Fund $1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Vanguard Windsor II Fund $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
- T Rowe Price Large Cap
Growth
$15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Goldman Sachs Growth
Opportunities Fund
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income
Account, tax
deferred
None None -
- Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Class Y
$1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Dodge & Cox international
stock fund
$100,001 $250,000 Tax deferred None None -
- ivy Global Natural resources
fund
$1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
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- Mary H. Phillips Residuary
Trust
$500,001 $1,000,000 Trust Income $15,001 $50,000 -
SP IRA as follows: - - - - - -
SP Powershards Exch Treaded Fd
TSTII
$15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
SP Vanguard Bd Index Fd Inc $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Athene Annuity and Life
(variable annuity) - S&P 500
@
- - - - - -
- Annual PTP Cap Activity $250,001 $500,000 Interest $15,001 $50,000 -
- General Motors Stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Anchorage Ak Elec Utility
Reve Sr Lien -SE Rev 4% due
12/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Arlington City VA Ser A Go
Bonds - 5% due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds $50,001 $100,000 Interest $100,001 $1,000,000 -
SP California St Economic Ref
Ser A Bonds -5% due 7/1/16
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP Chicago IL O-Hare
International Bond -5% due
1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 P
SP Citizens property insurance co
bonds -5% due 6/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Georgia St Ser C Bonds -5%
due 10/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Illinois St Go Bonds -5% due
7/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $201 $1,000 P
SP Illinois St Sales Tax rev Agm
Call -5% due 6/15/19
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Maryland St 2nd S Go Call -
5% due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan Mun Auth Rev
Clean Water Bonds -5% due
10/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan St Environmental
Prog Bonds -5% due 5/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan State Trunk Line Fd
Ref Fsa -5.25% due 11/1/16
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Minnesota St Public Facs
Auth Se Bond -5% due 3/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Minnesota St St Var Purp Ser
A G -5% due 8/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Missouri St Hways & Trans
Commn Bonds -5% due
2/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Nevada St Unemployment
Compens Rev Call -5% due
6/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Esten Muni
P Ref Bonds -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Ser A Go -
5% due 6/1/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 P
SP Ohio St Common Sch G
Bonds - 5% due 9/15/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
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SP Ohio State Wtr ref Dev Auth
Wtr Ref in Bonds -5% due
12/1/18
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP PrinceGeorges Cnty MD Ref
Com Bonds -5% due 9/15/15
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Tampa Bay Wtr Fl A Regl
Wtr Ref Bonds -5% due
10/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Utah St Sar A Go Bonds -5%
due 7/1/20
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 P
SP Washington Md Surburban
San Dist -4% due 6/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Accenture PLC Class A (can) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Ace Limited (ace) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Aetna Inc New (set) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP Alaska Air Group Inc (alk) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Allstate Corp (all) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Alphabet Inc/c-a-cl a (googl)
(Formerly Google)
$15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP Altria Group Inc (mo) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP American Electric Power Inc
(aep)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Prince Georges Cnty MD Ref
Cons Bonds -5% due 9/15/15
None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Ameriprise Financial Inc
(amp)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Amgen Inc (amgn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Apple Inc (appl) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Atossa Genetics inc None None None None None P,S
SP Becton Dickinson & co (bdx) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Berkshire Hathaway inc None None None None None P,S
SP Boeing co (be) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Celanese Corp-Series A (ce) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Check Point Software Tech $1,001 $15,000 None None None -
SP Cigna Corp (ci) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP Cintas Corp (ctas) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Cisco Systems Inc (csco) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Comcast Corporation CL A
(cmcsa)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Concophillips (cop) None None Dividend $201 $1,000 S
SP Constellation Brands inc (stz)
cl a
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP CVS Health corporation (cvs) $50,001 $100,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Delta Air Lines inc (del) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Discover Financial w/I (dfs) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Disney Walt co (dis) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Dow Chemical co (dow) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP D R Horton Inc (dhi) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Dr Pepper snapple Group Inc
(dps)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
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SP Eastman Chem Co (emn) None None None None None S
SP Edwards Lifesciences Corp
(ew)
$15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP EOG Res inc (edg) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP ExxonMobil Corp (xom) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Footlocker (fl) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP General Dynamics Corp (gd) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP General electric co (ge) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Gilead sciences Inc (gild) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P,S
(partial)
SP Goldman Sachs Group inc None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP Hanesbrands Inc -W/I (hbi) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) None None Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Home Depot (hd) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Honeywell Intl Inc (Hon) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Invesco Ltd (ivz) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Johnson & Johnson (jnj) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP JP Morgan Chase & Co (jpm) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Kroger Co (kr) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP L Brands Inc (lb) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Lam Research Corp (rcx) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Lincoln National Corp (Lnc) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Lockheed Martin Corp (lmt) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Lyondellbasell industries N.V.
(lyb)
None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Magna International (MGA) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP McKesson Corporation (mck) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Micron Technology inc (mu) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Microsoft Corp (msft) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Mondelez International (mdlz) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Nike Inc Class B (nke) $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Northrop Grumman Corp
(noc)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP NXP Semiconductors (nxpl) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP O’Reilly Automotive Inc
(orly)
$1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Packaging Corp Pkg (pkg) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Pfizer Inc (pfe) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Polaris Inds inc (pil) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP PPG Industries Inc $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Public Storage REIT (psa) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Principal Financial Group
(pfg)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Proctor & Gamble Co (pg) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Qualcomm (qcom) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,00 P,S
SP Regions Financial Corp (RF) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
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SP Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
(rcl)
None None Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Schlumbergerger Ltd (slb) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Signet Jewlers LTD None None None None None P,S
SP Skyworks Solutions Inc
(Swks)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partial)
SP Snap On Inc (sna) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $5,000 P,S
(partial)
SP Southwest Airlines Co (luv) None None Dividends &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Stanley black & decker $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP St Jude Medical Inc (stj) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP TE connectivity ltd $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Texas Instruments (txn) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP The Travelers Cos inc (trv) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
(tmo)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Total S A (tot) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Tractor Supply Co (tsco) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Union Pacific Corp (unp) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP United Rentals Inc (un) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Universal Health Services inc
(uhs)
$1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Verizon communications inc
(vz)
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Voya Final Inc Com None None None None None P,S
SP Visa inc (v) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Wells fargo & company (wfc) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Wisconsin Energy Corp (wec) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S(partial)
SP Wyndham Worldwide Corp
(wyn)
$1,001 $15,000 Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 S(partial),
P
SP 3M Company None None Dividend $1 $200 S,P
- MUTUAL FUNDS - - - - - -
SP AQR Managed Futures
Strategy (aqmix) Fund Class I
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP Artisans Fds Inc (artix)
international fund #661 Inv
Class
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock Fds (bhyix) High
Yield Bd Portfolio Fd 318
Institutional Class
None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP Blackrock Fds (machvx)
Equity Dividend Institutional
Class Fund 383
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds
temp fund institutional #24
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Cbre Clarion Long Short Fund
(clsix) fund #8651
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$15,001 $50,000 -
SP Diamond Hill Long Short
Fund (dhlex) Ci I
$100,001 $250,000 Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Dodge & Cox International
(dodfx) Stock Fund #1048
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Driehaus Active Income Fund
(Icmax) fund #640
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 63
SP Goldman Sachs Absolute
(glrtx) Return Tracker Fund Cl
I Fund #3279
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 -
SP Harbor International Fund
(hainx) Class Ins Fd #2011
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP Ishares Iboxx$ Investment
Grade Corp Bond ETF
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 S(partial)
SP Ishares JP Morgan Usd (emb)
Emerging Markets Bond ETF
None None Dividend $5,001 $15,000 S
SP Ishares MSCI Emerging
Markets (eem) ETF
None None Dividend $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Ishares Barclays Tips Bond
(TIP) ETF
$250,001 $500,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 S(partial)
SP Pimco 0-5 Year High Yield
Corporate Bond Fund
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 S(partial)
SP PNC small cap fund (ppcix)
class 1 fund #426
None None None None None S
SP Spdr nuveen barclays short
term municipal bond ETF
$500,001 $1,000,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP T Rowe Price Growth Stock
(prgfx) FD#40
$250,001 $500,000 Capital gains $15,001 $50,000 -
SP T Rowe Price New Horizons
Fd Inc (pmhx) Fd #42
None None None None None S
SP T Rowe Price Value Fd Inc
(trvix) Fd#107
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$15,001 $50,000 -
SP Vanguard Growth (vug) ETF $500,001 $1,000,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Vanguard mid cap growth
index (vot) ETF
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Vanguard mid cap value index
(voe)
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Vanguard mid cap (vo) ETF $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 P
SP vanguard small cap (vb) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Vanguard small cap growth
(vbk) ETF
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP vanguard small cap value
(bvr) ETF
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP vanguard value (vv) ETF $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
TOTAL $9,471,144 $27,795,000 TOTAL $553,961 $2,997,700
[Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
Liabilities
Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities
Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities. [Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
Positions
2015 Kelly Positions
Position Name Of Organization
President Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc
President Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc
President Mike Kelly Automotive
Board Member Emertis The Mardian Museum
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 64
Board Member Emertis Hyundai Hope On Wheels
[Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements. [Kelly 2015 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/16]
2014 – Federal Personal Financial Disclosure
Net Worth
2014: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $8,729,153 And $26,715,000
2014: Kelly Had An Estimated Net Worth Between $8,729,153 And $26,715,000. [Kelly 2014 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
Earned Income
2014: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income
2014: Kelly Reported $24,000 In Earned Income From Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. [Kelly 2014 Public
Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report Amendment, filed
9/10/15]
2014 Kelly Earned Income
Source Type Amount
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Spouse Salary N/A
Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc. Butler, PA Salary $24,000
[Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report
Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
Assets & Unearned Income
2014: Kelly Reported Between $460,261 And $2,027,400 In Unearned Income
2014: Kelly Reported Between $460,261 And $2,027,400 In Unearned Income. [Kelly 2014 Public Financial
Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
2014 Kelly Assets & “Unearned” Income
SP/D
C/JT Asset
Year-End Value Type Of
Income
Amount Of Income Tx. >
$1,000 Min Max Min Max
- Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Automotive
Dealership, Butler, PA
$50,001 $100,000 Business
Income
$15,001 $50,000 -
- Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc. Automotive
Dealership, Butler, PA
$1,001 $15,000 S Corporation
Dividend and
Interest
$2,501 $5,000 -
JT Note Receivable - Claddagh Propoerty
LP - real estate
- - - - - -
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- Pittsaburgh Road, Butler County, PA $1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $100,001 $1,000,000 -
- Note Receivable - Mike Kelly
Hyundai, Butler, PA
$1,000,001 $5,000,000 Interest $50,001 $100,000 -
- Land 12.67 acres, Route 8, Butler
County, PA
$15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1985,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 1989,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2000,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2001,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2002,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2006,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2007,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2008,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2009,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP PC Exploration LTD Ptr 2010,
Warrendale, PA
$1,001 $15,000 Partnership
Income
$2,501 $5,000 -
sp nts 2012 Blue Jay LP, Indiana, PA Oil
& Gas
$15,001 $50,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP NTS 2013 Erwin LP, Indiana, PA, Oil
& Gas
$15,001 $50,000 Partnership
Income
None None -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$1 $200 -
- Campbells Gas Partners 2005 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$1 $200 -
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2004 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 Note 1
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2003 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 Note 1
SP Campbells Gas Partners 2002 $1 $1,000 Partnership
Income
$201 $1,000 Note 1
- 401(k) Investment as follows: - - - - - -
- Vanguard LT inv Grade fund $50,001 $100,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Ivy Asset Strategy Fund $1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Vanguard Windsor II Fund $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
- T Rowe Price Large Cap Growth $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities
Fund
$15,001 $50,000 Deferred
Income
Account, tax
deferred
None None -
- Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class Y $1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Dodge & Cox international stock fund $100,001 $250,000 Tax deferred None None -
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- ivy Global Natural resources fund $1,001 $15,000 Tax deferred None None -
- Mary H. Phillips Residuary Trust $500,001 $1,000,000 Trust Income $15,001 $50,000 -
SP IRA as follows: - - - - - -
SP Powershards Exch Treaded Fd TSTII $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None P
SP Vanguard Bd Index Fd Inc $15,001 $50,000 Tax deferred None None P
- Athene Annuity and Life (variable
annuity) - S&P 500 @
- - - - - -
- Annual PTP Cap Activity $250,001 $500,000 Interest $15,001 $50,000 P
- General Motors Stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
- BONDS - - - - - -
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds $50,001 $100,000 Interest $1 $200 -
SP Anchorage Ak Elec Utility Reve Sr
Lien -SE Rev 4% due 12/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 None None None P
SP Arlington City VA Ser A Go Bonds -
5% due 8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 P
SP Blackrock Fds High Yield Bond Port $100,001 $250,000 Interest $1 $200 P
SP California St Economic Ref Ser A
Bonds -5% due 7/1/16
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP California St General Obligation
Bonds -5% due 11/1/18
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
SP Citizens property insurance co bonds -
5% due 6/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Colorado St Hlth Facs Auth Rev
bonds-5% due 2/1/15
None None Interest $2,501 $5,000 S
SP Florida st brd cap outlay ser bonds-5%
due 1/1/15
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Georgia St Ser C Bonds -5% due
10/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 - $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Illinois St Go Bonds -5% due 4/1/20 None None - $1,001 $2,500 P,S
SP Illinois St Sales Tax rev Agm Call -
5% due 6/15/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Maryland St 2nd S Go Call -5% due
8/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan Mun Auth Rev Clean Water
Bonds -5% due 10/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan St Environmental Prog
Bonds -5% due 5/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Michigan State Trunk Line Fd Ref Fsa
-5.25% due 11/1/16
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Minnesota St Public Facs Auth Se
Bond -5% due 3/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 P
SP Minnesota St St Var Purp Ser A G -
5% due 8/1/19
$50,001 $100,000 Interest $1,001 $2,500 P
SP Missouri St Hways & Trans Commn
Bonds -5% due 2/1/19
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Nevada St Unemployment Compens
Rev Call -5% due 6/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP North Carolina St Esten Muni P Ref
Bonds -5% due 1/1/21
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Ohio State Common Sch G Bonds -
5% due 9/15/22
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Ohio State Wtr ref Dev Auth Wtr Ref
in Bonds -5% due 12/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
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SP PrinceGeorges Cnty MD Ref Com
Bonds -5% due 9/15/15
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Tampa Bay Wtr Fl A Regl Wtr Ref
Bonds -5% due 10/1/18
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Washington Md Surburban San Dist -
4% due 6/1/17
$100,001 $250,000 Interest $5,001 $15,000 P
SP Washington St Ser C.G.O Ambac
bonds -5% due 1/1/15
None None Interest &
Capital gains
$5,001 $15,000 S
- STOCKS - - - - - -
SP Ebay Inc Stock None None Capital gains $2,501 $5,000 S
SP Blackrock liquidityFFunds $1,001 $15,000 Interest $201 $1,000 -
SP Ace Limited (ace) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Aetna Inc New (set) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Allergan inc stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Allstate Corp (all) $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Atossa Genetics inc (ATOS) None None None None None S
SP Altria Group Inc (mo) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Amgen Inc (amgn) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP American Express Co stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Apple Inc (appl) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP B/E Aeropspace Inc sstock None None Capital gains $2,501 $5,000 S
SP Becton Dickinson & co (bdx) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Best Buy Stock None None None None None S
SP Boeing co (be) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd stock None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP CBS Stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Celgene Corp Stock None None Capital gains $201 $1,000 S
SP Chevron Corporation Stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Cigna Corp (ci) $15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP Check Point Software Tech $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP ChubbCorp stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Cisco Systems Inc (csco) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Citigroup inc stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Coca-Cola co stock None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP Comcast Corporation CL A (cmcsa) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Concophillips (cop) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Constellation Brands inc (stz) cl a $15,001 $50,000 None None None P
SP Crown Holdings inc stock None None None None None P,S
SP CVS Health corporation (cvs) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP Delta Air Lines inc (del) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 S(partia
l)
SP Discover Financial w/I (dfs) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Disney Walt co (dis) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
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SP Dr Pepper snapple Group Inc (dps) $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Eastman Chem Co (emn) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP EOG Res inc (edg) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P,S(part
ial)
SP ExxonMobil Corp (xom) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Fifth Third Bancorp stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1 $200 S
SP Footlocker (fl) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Franklin resources inc stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP General electric co (ge) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Gilead sciences Inc (gild) $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Goldman Sachs Group inc None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Google inc-CL A stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S(partia
l)
SP Halliburton Co stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1 $200 S
SP Hanesbrands Inc stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 P
SP HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) $1,001 $15,000 - - - P
SP Helmerich & Payne inc stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 S
SP Invesco ltd stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Home Depot (hd) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Jazz pharmaceuticals PLC stock None None Capital gains $1,001 $2,500 S
SP Kroger Co (kr) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Johnson & Johnson $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP L Brands Inc (lb) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP JP Morgan Chase & Co stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Las Vegas sands corp stock None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Lincoln National Corp (Lnc) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Lockheed Martin Corp (lmt) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Lyondellbasell industries N.V. (lyb) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Magna International (MGA) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Manpower Group inc stock None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP Methanex Copr stock None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP McKesson Corporation (mck) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Micron Technology stock $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP Microsoft Corp (msft) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 P,S(part
ial)
SP Nike Inc Class B (nke) None None Dividend $1 $200 S
SP Noble energy stock None None None None None -
SP Norfolk southern stock None None None None None -
SP NXP Semiconductors (nxpl) $1,001 $15,000 None None None -
SP Nu Skin Enterprises inc stock None None None None None S
SP Omni Care Inc stock None None None None None S
MIKE KELLY (PA-16) Backgrounder | 69
SP Oracle Corp (orcl) None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Packaging Corp Pkg (pkg) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Polaris Inds inc (pil) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Principal Financial Group stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP PPG Industries Inc None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Proctor & Gamble Co (pg) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S(partia
l)
SP PVH Corp stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 S
SP Qualcomm (qcom) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Quanta Svcs inc stock None None None None None P,S
SP Regions Financial Corp stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Schlumbergerger Ltd (slb) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Shire PLC stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$15,001 $50,000 S
SP Skyworks Solutions Inc (Swks) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Snap On Inc (sna) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Southwest Airlines Co stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP St Jude Medical Inc (stj) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Suncor Energy inc stock None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
SP Suntrust banks inc stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$201 $1,000 P,S
SP TE connectivity ltd $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP The Hershey Company stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 S(partia
l)
SP The Travelers Cos inc (trv) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 P
SP Union Pacific Corp (unp) $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP United Rentals Inc stock $1,001 $15,000 None None None P
SP United Technologies Corp stock None None Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 S
SP Verizon communications inc stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Visa inc class a stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Wells fargo & company (wfc) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Wisconsin Energy Corp stock $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Wyndham Worldwide Corp stock $1,001 $15,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 P
SP Yahoo inc stock None None Capital gains $201 $1,000 S
SP Zimmer Holdings Inc stock None None Dividend $1 $200 P,S
- MUTUAL FUNDS - - - - - -
SP AQR Managed Futures Strategy
(aqmix) Fund Class I
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP Artisans Fds Inc international fund
#661
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Barclays Bank PLC Ipath Bloomberg
Commodity Index ETN (xx)
- - - - - -
- (formerly I-Path Dow Jones-UBS
Commodity Index Tot Ret)
None None None None None S
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SP Blackrock EFS High Yield Bond
Portfolio
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$2,501 $5,000 P
SP Blackrock Fds (machvx) Eq Div
Institutional Class Fd 383
$50,001 $100,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1,001 $2,500 -
SP Blackrock Liquidity funds temp fund
institutional shrs #24
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend $1 $200 -
SP Cbre Clarion Long Short Fund (clsix)
fund #8651
$100,001 $250,000 None None None P
SP Diamond Hill Long Short Fund
(dhlex) Ci I
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Dodge & Cox International (dodfx)
Stock Fund #1048
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Driehaus Active Income Fund (Icmax)
fund #640
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Goldman Sachs Absolute (glrtx)
Return Tracker Fund Cl I Fund #3279
$100,001 $250,000 Capital gains $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Harbor Int’tl Fund (HAINX) Class Ins
Fd
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Ishares Iboxx$ Investment Grade Corp
Bond ETF
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend $15,001 $50,000 -
SP Ishares JP Morgan Usd Emrg Mkts
Bond ETF
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend $15,001 $50,000 -
SP Ishares MSCI Emerging Markets
(eem) ETF
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP Ishares Barclays Tips Bond (TIP) ETF $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Pimco 0-5 Year High Yield (HYS)
Corporate Bond Fund ETF
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$5,001 $15,000 -
SP PNC small cap fund (ppcix) class 1
fund #426
$15,001 $50,000 Dividend &
Capital Gains
$1 $200 -
SP SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF None None Dividend $15,001 $50,000 S
SP Spdr nGold Trust ETF None None - - - S
SP T Rowe Price Growth Stock (prgfx)
FD#40
$100,001 $250,000 None None None -
SP T Rowe Price New Horizons Fd Inc
(pmhx) Fd #42
$15,001 $50,000 None None None -
SP T Rowe Price Value Fd Inc (trvix)
Fd#107
$250,001 $500,000 Dividend &
Capital gains
$2,501 $5,000 -
SP Vanguard Growth (vug) ETF $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Vanguard mid cap growth index (vot)
ETF
$100,001 $250,000 Dividend $1,001 $2,500 -
SP Vanguard mid cap value index (voe) $100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000 -
SP vanguard small cap (vb) $15,001 $50,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP Vanguard small cap growth (vbk) ETF $50,001 $100,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP vanguard small cap value (bvr) ETF $50,001 $100,000 Dividend $201 $1,000 -
SP vanguard value (vv) ETF $250,001 $500,000 Dividend $5,001 $15,000 -
SP Vanguard mid-cap ETF $100,001 $250,000 Dividend $2,501 $5,000
Total: $8,729,153 $26,715,000 Total: $460,261 $2,027,400
[Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report
Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
Liabilities
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Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities
Kelly Did Not Report Any Liabilities. [Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014
Public Financial Disclosure Report Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
Positions
2014 Kelly Positions
Position Name Of Organization
President Kelly Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc
President Mike Kelly Hyundai, Inc
President Mike Kelly Automotive
Board Member Emertis The Mardian Museum
Board Member Emertis Hyundai Hope On Wheels
[Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 8/12/15; Kelly 2014 Public Financial Disclosure Report
Amendment, filed 9/10/15]
Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements
Kelly Did Not Report Any Agreements.
NOTE: Further research on Kelly’s financial disclosure reports filed between 2010 and 2014 is necessary.
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Appendix II – Travel Expenditures
Official Foreign Travel Expenditures
Kelly Spent $19,249 On Taxpayer Funded Foreign Travel
Kelly Spent $19,249 On Taxpayer Funded Travel To 13 Countries
Kelly Spent $19,249 On Taxpayer Funded Travel To 13 Countries. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed
9/21/18]
2011: Kelly Traveled To South Korea On Taxpayer Funding
2011: Kelly Traveled To South Korea On Taxpayer Funding. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Taxpayer Funded Foreign Travel
Dates Destination Total Cost
5/26/2017 - 5/30/2017 Georgia, Ireland $1,228
2/18/2017 - 2/21/2017 Belgium $2,392
6/26/2016 - 6/28/2016 The Netherlands $2,647
1/7/2012 - 1/14/2012 Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, France $2,295
4/27/2011 - 5/2/2011 South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Philippines $10,687
TOTAL $19,249
[PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Private Travel Expenditures
Kelly Received $74,308 Worth Of Special Interests Funded Travel And Travelled To 6 Countries
Kelly Received $74,308 Worth Of Special Interest Funded Travel
Kelly Received $74,308 Worth Of Special Interest Funded Travel. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Travelled To 6 Countries From Special Interest Funds
Kelly Travelled To 6 Countries From Special Interest Funds. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
2015: Kelly Traveled To South Korea
2015: Kelly Traveled To South Korea. [PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
Kelly Privately Funded Travel
Date Destination Sponsor Total
Cost
8/6/2017 - 8/11/2017 Berlin, Germany Ripon Society, Franklin Center for Global Policy
Exchange
$20,015
11/9/2016 - 11/14/2016 London, United
Kingdom
Ripon Society, Franklin Center for Global Policy
Exchange
$13,897
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11/20/2015 -
11/25/2015
Seoul, Korea MECEA Republic of Korea $0
8/10/2013 - 8/18/2013 Dublin, Ireland Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange, Ripon
Society
$20,000
6/22/2013 - 6/23/2013 New York, NY ABC News $0
2/6/2013 - 2/8/2013 Baltimore, MD Heritage Foundation $0
10/7/2011 - 10/8/2011 Southampton, Bermuda Pennsylvania Automobile Dealers Assn $1,020
8/20/2011 - 8/28/2011 Tel Aviv, Israel American Israel Education Foundation $19,376
1/27/2011 - 1/29/2011 Westlake Village, CA Heritage Foundation $0
Total $74,308
[PoliticalMoneyLine.com, accessed 9/21/18]
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Appendix III – Bill Sponsorships & Amendments
Toplines
Kelly Sponsorship Toplines
Congress # of Sponsorships # Became Law
115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 32 2
114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 31 0
113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 15 0
112th Congress (2011 - 2012) 10 0
TOTAL 88 2
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
NOTE: Table updated as of 9/18/2018.
Kelly Career Sponsorships By Subject
Subject # Of Bills Sponsored # Became Law
Taxation 31 0
Health 11 0
International Affairs 5 0
Science, Technology, Communications 5 0
Government Operations and Politics 4 0
Labor and Employment 4 0
Armed Forces and National Security 3 2
Social Welfare 3 0
Environmental Protection 2 0
Transportation and Public Works 2 0
Commerce 1 0
Economics and Public Finance 1 0
Education 1 0
Foreign Trade and International Finance 1 0
Immigration 1 0
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
NOTE: Table updated as of 9/18/2018.
Only Two Of Kelly’s Sponsored Bills Became Law; Both Bills Named Veterans Affairs Facilities
Only Two Of The Bills Kelly Sponsored Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
2017: Kelly’s Bill “To Designate The Community Living Center Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs In
Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, As The ‘Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community
Living Center’” Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
2017: Kelly’s Bill “To Designate The Department Of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center In Center
Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, As The ‘Abie Abraham VA Clinic’” Became Law. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
115th Congress
NOTE: Updated as of 9/18/2018.
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Kelly Sponsored 32 Bills And Amendments, 2 Of Which Became Law
Kelly 115th Congress Sponsorships
Date Bill # Title
Last
Action Last Action/ Effective Date 9/10/2018 H.R. 6757 Family Savings Act of 2018 9/13/2018 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature
of a Substitute by the Yeas and
Nays: 21 - 14.
9/6/2018 H.R. 6718 Health Coverage Reporting
Paperwork Reduction Act
9/6/2018 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
7/3/2018 H.R. 6305 Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of
2018
7/19/2018 Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 653.
6/15/2018 H.R. 6128 HSA Employer Flexibility Act 6/15/2018 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
6/14/2018 H.R. 6104 Generating American Income and
Infrastructure Now Act
6/15/2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public
Buildings and Emergency
Management.
6/6/2018 H.Amdt.
679
An amendment numbered 19 printed
in Part A of House Report 115-711
to state that in regards to WRDA
funding determinations, the Corps of
Engineers may consider operation
and maintenance of the locks on
Allegheny River for purposes of
recreational boat traffic levels and
related economic benefits.
6/6/2018 On agreeing to the Kelly (PA)
amendment (A019) Agreed to by
voice vote.
5/7/2018 H.R. 5684 Protecting Seniors From Opioid
Abuse Act
6/12/2018 Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 576.
4/10/2018 H.R. 5443 To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to require electronic
filing of the annual returns of exempt
organizations and provide for
making such returns available for
public inspection.
4/18/2018 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res.
831, H.R. 5443 is laid on the table.
3/14/2018 H.R. 5282 Retirement Enhancement and
Savings Act of 2018
3/14/2018 Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the
Committee on Education and the
Workforce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
3/1/2018 H.R. 5138 Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of
2018
3/1/2018 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
2/8/2018 H.R. 4993 Vaccine Access Improvement Act of
2018
2/8/2018 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
2/6/2018 H.R. 4952 Improving Seniors Access to Quality
Benefits Act
7/25/2018 Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
10/31/2017 H.R. 4189 IRA Preservation Act of 2017 10/31/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
9/12/2017 H.R. 3354 An amendment numbered 156
printed in House Report 115-297 to
support funding of the Infant
9/12/2017 On agreeing to the Kelly (PA)
amendment (A138) Agreed to by
voice vote.
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Adoption Awareness Training
Program to train pregnancy and
health counselors regarding how to
offer adoption as an option to
women with unplanned pregnancies.
7/28/2017 H.R. 3596 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act
of 2017
7/28/2017 Referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, and in
addition to the Committees on Rules,
and the Budget, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
7/28/2017 H.R. 3595 Strong Families Act 7/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
6/27/2017 H.R. 3068 Invent and Manufacture in America
Act
6/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
6/15/2017 H.R. 2916 Charities Helping Americans
Regularly Throughout the Year Act
of 2017
6/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
5/24/2017 H.R. 2618 Working Families Relief Act 5/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
5/19/2017 H.R. 2562 Making Pharmaceutical Markets
More Competitive Act
5/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
5/4/2017 H.R. 2373 To amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act with respect to the
accreditation of osteopathic
residency training programs for
purposes of graduate medical
education payments under the
Medicare program.
5/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
5/3/2017 H.R. 2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts
Act of 2017
5/3/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
4/27/2017 H.R. 2210 To designate the community living
center of the Department of Veterans
Affairs in Butler Township, Butler
County, Pennsylvania, as the
“Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA
Community Living Center”.
8/16/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-47.
4/5/2017 H.R. 1908 Investing In America: Unlocking the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act
4/6/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and Environment.
4/4/2017 H.R. 1881 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion
Act of 2017
4/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Human Resources.
3/15/2017 H.R. 1543 Support Small Business R & D Act
of 2017
3/15/2017 Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the
Committee on Small Business, for a
period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
2/16/2017 H.R. 1158 Historic Tax Credit Improvement
Act of 2017
2/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
2/7/2017 H.R. 960 To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-
2/7/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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exempt financing of certain
government-owned buildings.
2/7/2017 H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality
Payment Relief Act of 2017
2/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
2/1/2017 H.R. 792 Steel Industry Preservation Act 2/1/2017 Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
1/23/2017 H.R. 609 To designate the Department of
Veterans Affairs health care center
in Center Township, Butler County,
Pennsylvania, as the “Abie Abraham
VA Clinic”.
3/13/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-9.
1/3/2017 H.R. 173 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax
Repeal Act of 2017
1/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly Sponsored Legislation As Part Of “Tax Reform 2.0” That Would Benefit Millionaires And
Cost The Government Around $627 Billion
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Would Benefit The Nation’s Wealthiest Savers By Allowing Them To Set
Aside Money In Tax-Advantaged Accounts
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Would Allow Savers To Set Aside Tax-Advantaged Money In Universal
Savings Accounts And The Withdrawals From The Accounts Would Be Tax-Free. “The second bill, the
Family Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 6757), includes changes to retirement and education accounts and creates a new
tax-deferred savings account. […] The bill also endorses Universal Savings Accounts, which would allow savers to
set aside tax-advantaged money for basically anything. The accounts, which would come without restrictions on
when (or why) the owners can make use of them, would work similarly to Roth IRAs. Up to $2,500 of after-tax
income yearly could be contributed to an account, while the withdrawals — including any investment gain or
interest — would be tax-free.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
The Universal Savings Accounts Would Benefit The Wealthiest Households By Allowing Them To Set Aside
Currently Taxable Income Into Tax-Advantaged Accounts. “The ‘Universal Savings Accounts’ (USA) proposal
in a new tax bill, part of what House Republican leaders have dubbed ‘Tax Reform 2.0,’[1] would drain federal
revenues substantially, distribute its tax benefits overwhelmingly to the nation’s wealthiest households, and not
likely boost private savings much at all.[2] […] USAs would deliver most of their tax benefits to wealthy
Americans while doing little for those in the middle or at the bottom.[10] In large part, that’s because the wealthy
are best positioned to take advantage of the main tax benefit of USAs: they can reduce their taxes by rearranging
their portfolios, shifting their savings from taxable accounts to tax-preferred USAs. Currently, wealthy households
have substantial assets in taxable accounts that they could shift into USAs.” [Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, 9/19/18]
The Top 1% Of Wealthiest Households Would Have On Average $9.4 Million In Assets That Could Be
Shifted From Taxable To Tax-Advantaged Universal Savings Accounts. “The ‘Universal Savings
Accounts’ (USA) proposal in a new tax bill, part of what House Republican leaders have dubbed ‘Tax Reform
2.0,’[1] would drain federal revenues substantially, distribute its tax benefits overwhelmingly to the nation’s
wealthiest households, and not likely boost private savings much at all.[2] […] USAs would deliver most of
their tax benefits to wealthy Americans while doing little for those in the middle or at the bottom.[10] In large
part, that’s because the wealthy are best positioned to take advantage of the main tax benefit of USAs: they can
reduce their taxes by rearranging their portfolios, shifting their savings from taxable accounts to tax-preferred
USAs. Currently, wealthy households have substantial assets in taxable accounts that they could shift into
USAs. Households in the top 1 percent of wealth have, on average, $9.4 million in assets that they could shift
into USAs,[11] according to our analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, using the
methodology of New York University economist Edward Wolff.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
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9/19/18]
HEADLINE Center On Budget And Policy Priorities: ““Universal Savings Account” Proposal In New
Republican Tax Bill Is Ill-Conceived.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/19/18]
CNBC: “Tax Reform 2.0” Would Cost The Government Around $627 Billion In Revenue
The Family Savings Act Of 2018 Was Part Of “Tax Reform 2.0.” “The House Ways and Means Committee on
Thursday approved several bills that Republicans have dubbed Tax Reform 2.0. The legislation would make the
recently reduced tax rates for individuals permanent and would expand tax-advantaged savings accounts, including
for retirement and education. […] The second bill, the Family Savings Act of 2018 (H.R. 6757), includes changes
to retirement and education accounts and creates a new tax-deferred savings account.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
CNBC: “Tax Reform 2.0” Would Cost The Government Around $627 Billion In Revenue. “The House Ways
and Means Committee on Thursday approved several bills that Republicans have dubbed Tax Reform 2.0. The
legislation would make the recently reduced tax rates for individuals permanent and would expand tax-advantaged
savings accounts, including for retirement and education. […] One of the new legislative package’s biggest sticking
points is its price tag: an estimated $627 billion over the next decade, according to a recent analysis by the Joint
Committee on Taxation. That’s on top of the $1.5 trillion the already-passed tax cuts are projected to cost over the
next decade.” [CNBC, 9/13/18]
114th Congress
Kelly Sponsored 31 Pieces Of Legislation, 0 Of Which Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 31 Pieces Of Legislation, 0 Of Which Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Sponsored Legislation By Subject
114th Sponsorships By Subject
Subject # Of Bills Sponsored # Became Law
Taxation 13 0
Health 6 0
Science, Technology, Communications 3 0
Armed Forces and National Security 1 0
Education 1 0
Environmental Protection 1 0
Government Operations and Politics 1 0
International Affairs 1 0
Labor and Employment 1 0
Social Welfare 1 0
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly Sponsored Legislation With Floor Consideration Or More
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law In The 114th Congress. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/18/18]
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Kelly Sponsored 3 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House
Kelly Sponsored 3 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House In The 114th Congress. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly 114th Congress Sponsorships With Floor Consideration Or More
Date Bill # Title Last Action
Last
Action/
Effective
Date
5/24/2016 H.R. 5317 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
health care center in Center Township, Butler
County, Pennsylvania, as the “Abie Abraham VA
Clinic”.
Received in the Senate and
Read twice and referred to
the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
6/22/2016
5/21/2015 H.R. 2505 Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act
of 2015
Received in the Senate and
Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
6/18/2015
2/24/2015 H.R. 1026 Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act Received in the Senate and
Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
4/16/2015
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
113th Congress
Kelly Sponsored 15 Pieces Of Legislation, 0 Of Which Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 15 Pieces Of Legislation In The 113th Congress, 0 Of Which Became Law. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Sponsored Legislation By Subject
113th Sponsorships By Subject
Subject # Of Bills Sponsored # Became Law
Taxation 3 0
Government Operations and Politics 2 0
Science, Technology, Communications 2 0
Environmental Protection 1 0
Immigration 1 0
International Affairs 1 0
Labor and Employment 1 0
Social Welfare 1 0
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly Sponsored Legislation With Floor Consideration Or More
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law In The 113th Congress. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/18/18]
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Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House In The 113th Congress. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly 113th Congress Sponsorships With Floor Consideration Or More
Date Bill # Title Last Action
Last
Action/
Effective
Date
6/28/2013 H.R.2579 Government Employee Accountability Act Pursuant to the provisions
of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2579
is laid on the table.
8/01/2013
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
112th Congress
Kelly Sponsored 10 Pieces Of Legislation, 0 Of Which Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 10 Pieces Of Legislation In The 112th Congress, XX Of Which Became Law. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Sponsored Legislation By Subject
112th Sponsorships By Subject
Subject # Of Bills Sponsored # Became Law
International Affairs 3 0
Taxation 2 0
Foreign Trade and International Finance 1 0
Government Operations and Politics 1 0
Labor and Employment 1 0
Transportation and Public Works 1 0
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly Sponsored Legislation With Floor Consideration Or More
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law
Kelly Sponsored 0 Pieces Of Legislation That Became Law In The 112th Congress. [Congress.gov, accessed
9/18/18]
Kelly Sponsored 2 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House
Kelly Sponsored 2 Pieces Of Legislation That Passed The House In The 112th Congress. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/18/18]
Kelly 112th Congress Sponsorships With Floor Consideration Or More
Date Bill # Title Last Action
Last
Action/
Effective
Date
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12/17/2012 H.Res. 834 Urging the governments of Europe and the
European Union to designate Hizballah as a
terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and
urging the President to provide information about
Hizballah to the European allies of the United
States and to support the Government of Bulgaria
in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack
in Burgas.
Motion to reconsider laid
on the table Agreed to
without objection.
1/1/2013
6/21/2012 H.R. 6016 Government Employee Accountability Act Received in the Senate and
Read twice and referred to
the Committee on
Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
12/20/2012
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
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Appendix IV – Bill Co-Sponsorships
Career
Kelly Co-Sponsored 1,165 Pieces Of Legislation; 61 Or 5.2 Percent Became Law
As Of September 2018, Kelly Co-sponsored 1,165 Pieces Of Legislation; 61 Or 5.2 Percent Of Became Law. [Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Toplines
Kelly Co-Sponsorship Toplines
# of Co-sponsorships # Became Law Percentage Became Law
115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 285 12 4.2%
114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 377 17 4.5%
113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 300 16 5.3%
112th Congress (2011 - 2012) 203 16 7.9%
TOTAL 1,165 61 5.2%
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18]
Subject
Kelly Career Co-Sponsorships By Subject
Subject
# Of Bills Co-
Sponsored
# Became
Law
Percentage Became
Law
Health 243 3 1%
Taxation 153 4 3%
International Affairs 77 4 5%
Government Operations and Politics 61 7 1%
Armed Forces and National Security 59 7 1%
Crime and Law Enforcement 58 2 3%
Environmental Protection 46 1 2%
Education 41 0 0%
Finance and Financial Sector 35 9 3%
Social Welfare 32 1 3%
Labor and Employment 28 1 4%
Public Lands and Natural Resources 28 1 4%
Energy 23 0 0%
Transportation and Public Works 21 4 2%
Foreign Trade and International
Finance 20 2 10%
Immigration 17 0 0%
Families 16 1 6%
Economics and Public Finance 15 1 7%
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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority
Issues 14 1 7%
Commerce 13 0 0%
Congress 13 0 0%
Sports and Recreation 9 1 11%
Agriculture and Food 8 0 0%
Arts, Culture, Religion 6 0 0%
Emergency Management 6 2 33%
Science, Technology, Communications 6 0 0%
Animals 5 0 0%
Law 5 0 0%
Water Resources Development 4 0 0%
Housing and Community Development 2 0 0%
Native Americans 1 0 0%
Social Sciences and History 1 0 0%
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/18/18] NOTE: Table updated as of September 18, 2018.
Kelly Co-Sponsored 104 Bills With Fewer Than 10 Other Members
Kelly Co-Sponsorships With Fewer Than 10 Other Members
Date
Intro.
Bill # Title Sponsor # of Co-
sponsors
7/26/2018 H.R. 6560 ChiPACC Act of 2018 Rep. DeGette, Diana
[D-CO-1]
4
7/25/2018 H.R. 6507 Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act Rep. Thompson,
Glenn [R-PA-5]
4
7/19/2018 H.R. 6440 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and
Trade in Schools Act
Rep. Knight, Stephen
[R-CA-25]
3
6/1/2018 H.R. 5990 Protecting Our Kids Act Rep. Barletta, Lou
[R-PA-11]
5
5/18/2018 H.R. 5881 PAID Act Rep. Bilirakis, Gus
M. [R-FL-12]
3
5/15/2018 H.R. 5788 STOP Act of 2018 Rep. Bishop, Mike
[R-MI-8]
6
5/11/2018 H.R. 5773 Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 Rep. Roskam, Peter
J. [R-IL-6]
7
5/9/2018 H.Res. 884 Expressing appreciation of the goals of American Craft
Beer Week and commending the small and independent
craft brewers of the United States.
Rep. DeFazio, Peter
A. [D-OR-4]
3
3/21/2018 H.R. 5375 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to
Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy for
the Internal Revenue Service.
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
2
1/11/2018 H.R. 4772 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for clarification under the Medicare program about
minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics.
Rep. Bishop, Mike
[R-MI-8]
6
12/20/201
7
H.R. 4701 CARES Act of 2017 Rep. Renacci, James
B. [R-OH-16]
4
12/12/201
7
H.R. 4616 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer
mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation
Rep. Nunes, Devin
[R-CA-22]
4
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of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health
coverage.
12/11/201
7
H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of
2017
Rep. McMorris
Rodgers, Cathy [R-
WA-5]
8
11/28/201
7
H.R. 4458 To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a
settlement or award under such Act in connection with a
claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a
Member of Congress, and for other purposes.
Rep. Marino, Tom
[R-PA-10]
3
10/3/2017 H.R. 3920 To establish a Medicare demonstration program on the use
of third-party interest-free payment arrangements to
reduce Medicare hospital part A bad debt claims.
Rep. Walorski, Jackie
[R-IN-2]
1
9/7/2017 H.R. 3700 Investing in 21st Century Schools Act Rep. Kind, Ron [D-
WI-3]
1
7/25/2017 H.R. 3386 Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
2
7/19/2017 H.R. 3315 Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017 Rep. Renacci, James
B. [R-OH-16]
2
6/29/2017 H.R. 3161 BTU Act of 2017 Rep. Welch, Peter
[D-VT-At Large]
5
6/22/2017 H.R. 3006 School Food Modernization Act Rep. Barletta, Lou
[R-PA-11]
9
6/8/2017 H.R. 2866 Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents
Act
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd
[R-PA-16]
7
6/6/2017 H.R. 2792 Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017 Rep. Noem, Kristi L.
[R-SD-At Large]
3
5/25/2017 H.R. 2742 Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster
Care Act
Rep. Walorski, Jackie
[R-IN-2]
7
5/2/2017 H.R. 2297 PARTNER Act Rep. Meehan, Patrick
[R-PA-7]
4
4/28/2017 H.R. 2249 HAND UP Act Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
6
4/6/2017 H.R. 2031 Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment
Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act
Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
6
4/6/2017 H.R. 1991 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency
Responders Act
Rep. Barletta, Lou
[R-PA-11]
8
3/23/2017 H.Res. 223 Calling on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to cease
its retaliatory measures against the Republic of Korea in
response to the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High
Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to U.S. Forces Korea
(USFK), and for other purposes.
Rep. Yoho, Ted S.
[R-FL-3]
5
2/16/2017 H.R. 1175 Health Savings Act of 2017 Rep. Paulsen, Erik
[R-MN-3]
8
2/16/2017 H.R. 1119 SENSE Act Rep. Rothfus, Keith
J. [R-PA-12]
6
2/15/2017 H.R. 1100 Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Rep. Zeldin, Lee M.
[R-NY-1]
6
12/8/2016 H.Res. 954 Congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016
Major League Baseball World Series.
Rep. Quigley, Mike
[D-IL-5]
7
7/13/2016 H.R. 5772 BENES Act of 2016 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-
CA-36]
5
6/28/2016 H.R. 5588 Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2016 Rep. Abraham, Ralph
Lee [R-LA-5]
1
2/11/2016 H.R. 4544 Energy Sovereignty Act Rep. Perry, Scott [R-
PA-4]
3
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2/4/2016 H.R. 4472 Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster
Care Act
Rep. Young, Todd C.
[R-IN-9]
7
2/4/2016 H.R. 4463 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth
H. [D-CT-5]
8
1/13/2016 H.Con.Res
. 108
Affirming the importance of religious freedom as a
fundamental human right that is essential to a free society
and is protected for all Americans by the text of the
Constitution, and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the
enactment of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Rep. Forbes, J.
Randy [R-VA-4]
6
11/5/2015 H.R. 3939 EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats
Act of 2015
Rep. Griffith, H.
Morgan [R-VA-9]
5
10/22/201
5
H.R. 3797 SENSE Act Rep. Rothfus, Keith
J. [R-PA-12]
6
10/7/2015 H.R. 3703 Investing in 21st Century Schools Act Rep. Kind, Ron [D-
WI-3]
1
10/1/2015 H.Res. 459 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide.
Rep. Rohrabacher,
Dana [R-CA-48]
9
9/28/2015 H.R. 3623 Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With
Student Loans Act
Rep. Marchant,
Kenny [R-TX-24]
5
7/21/2015 H.R. 3120 Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 Rep. Miller, Candice
S. [R-MI-10]
8
5/21/2015 H.R. 2504 Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 Rep. Noem, Kristi L.
[R-SD-At Large]
5
5/15/2015 H.R. 2359 Disability Fraud Reduction and Unethical Deception
(FRAUD) Prevention Act
Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
4
4/30/2015 H.R. 2179 PARTNER Act Rep. Meehan, Patrick
[R-PA-7]
4
4/30/2015 H.R. 2136 Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
4
4/22/2015 H.R. 1936 Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
7
4/15/2015 H.R. 1795 Promoting Opportunity through Informed Choice Act Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
8
3/26/2015 H.R. 1663 Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act Rep. Murphy, Tim
[R-PA-18]
3
3/25/2015 H.R. 1631 Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical
Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act
Rep. Langevin,
James R. [D-RI-2]
5
3/24/2015 H.R. 1589 To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the
Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the
northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973.
Rep. Noem, Kristi L.
[R-SD-At Large]
1
3/19/2015 H.R. 1522 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and improve the Indian coal production tax credit.
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K.
[R-MT-At Large]
7
3/19/2015 H.R. 1474 Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 Rep. Marchant,
Kenny [R-TX-24]
3
3/16/2015 H.R. 1371 Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015 Rep. Barletta, Lou
[R-PA-11]
7
2/26/2015 H.R. 1104 Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act Rep. Roskam, Peter
J. [R-IL-6]
6
2/20/2015 H.R. 1017 Veterans Information Security Improvement Act Rep. Walorski, Jackie
[R-IN-2]
9
2/2/2015 H.R. 644 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
7
1/26/2015 H.R. 534 HAND UP Act Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
6
1/22/2015 H.R. 510 Defense of Property Rights Act Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
8
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1/22/2015 H.R. 473 Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs
Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-
FL-1]
7
1/14/2015 H.R. 373 Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act Rep. Heck, Joseph J.
[R-NV-3]
8
12/8/2014 H.R. 5806 Supporting America’s Charities Act Rep. Camp, Dave [R-
MI-4]
4
12/4/2014 H.R. 5792 To establish a special rule for determining normal
retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans.
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-
WI-3]
3
11/12/201
4
H.R. 5682 To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Rep. Cassidy, Bill
[R-LA-6]
3
9/9/2014 H.R. 5420 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the
release of information regarding the status of certain
investigations.
Rep. Boustany,
Charles W., Jr. [R-
LA-3]
1
9/9/2014 H.R. 5419 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain
organizations.
Rep. Boustany,
Charles W., Jr. [R-
LA-3]
1
9/9/2014 H.R. 5418 To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal
Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to
conduct official business.
Rep. Boustany,
Charles W., Jr. [R-
LA-3]
1
7/31/2014 H.R. 5382 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
aircraft management services from the ticket tax.
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J.
[R-OH-12]
9
7/31/2014 H.R. 5347 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
qualified zone academy bonds for 2 years and to reduce
the private business contribution requirement with respect
to such bonds, and for other purposes.
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-
WI-3]
1
7/30/2014 H.R. 5260 Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014 Rep. Johnson, Sam
[R-TX-3]
7
7/15/2014 H.R. 5113 Protecting Seniors’ Medicare Choices from Obamacare
Act of 2014
Rep. Coffman, Mike
[R-CO-6]
8
6/23/2014 H.R. 4935 Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn
[R-KS-2]
3
6/12/2014 H.R. 4855 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an exception from the passive loss rules for investments in
high technology research small business pass-thru entities.
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-
PA-6]
5
5/30/2014 H.R. 4785 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and improve the Indian coal production tax credit.
Rep. Daines, Steve
[R-MT-At Large]
4
5/22/2014 H.R. 4719 America Gives More Act of 2014 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
9
5/21/2014 H.R. 4696 Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2014 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-
PA-6]
4
5/8/2014 H.R. 4619 Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2014 Rep. Schock, Aaron
[R-IL-18]
9
5/8/2014 H.R. 4617 School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
6
5/1/2014 H.R. 4543 PACE Pilot Act of 2014 Rep. Smith,
Christopher H. [R-
NJ-4]
9
3/21/2014 H.R. 4278 Ukraine Support Act Rep. Royce, Edward
R. [R-CA-39]
8
3/14/2014 H.R. 4252 Mutual Bank Choice and Continuity Act of 2014 Rep. Rothfus, Keith
J. [R-PA-12]
9
3/11/2014 H.R. 4206 HAND UP Act Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
5
3/6/2014 H.R. 4160 Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 Rep. Ellmers, Renee
L. [R-NC-2]
6
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1/15/2014 H.R. 3885 GROWTH Act Rep. Dent, Charles
W. [R-PA-15]
6
10/11/201
3
H.R. 3285 To make technical corrections to the Pay Our Military Act
to include midshipmen at the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, who are appointed as midshipmen in the
Navy Reserve.
Rep. Grimm, Michael
G. [R-NY-11]
8
9/19/2013 H.R. 3151 Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act Rep. Reed, Tom [R-
NY-23]
4
7/31/2013 H.R. 2879 Stop Government Abuse Act Rep. Jenkins, Lynn
[R-KS-2]
2
7/24/2013 H.R. 2806 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act Rep. Marchant,
Kenny [R-TX-24]
6
7/11/2013 H.R. 2658 ACE Act Rep. Thompson,
Glenn [R-PA-5]
6
6/18/2013 H.R. 2418 Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2013 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-
AR-2]
4
6/13/2013 H.R. 2360 To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area,
the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and the
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area.
Rep. Fitzpatrick,
Michael G. [R-PA-8]
8
5/17/2013 H.R. 2046 Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-
OH-7]
8
5/9/2013 H.R. 1926 State Trade Coordination Act Rep. Chabot, Steve
[R-OH-1]
8
4/26/2013 H.R. 1792 Infectious Disease Reporting Act Rep. Coffman, Mike
[R-CO-6]
4
4/9/2013 H.R. 1409 Export Promotion Reform Act Rep. Engel, Eliot L.
[D-NY-16]
6
2/28/2013 H.R. 886 America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-
PA-6]
2
8/2/2012 H.R. 6289 Making College Affordable Act of 2012 Rep. Gardner, Cory
[R-CO-4]
9
7/12/2012 H.R. 6115 Give Families Better Tools to Save for Education Act of
2012
Rep. Buerkle, Ann
Marie [R-NY-25]
1
6/29/2012 H.R. 6070 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study to determine the impact on the United
States of the policy announced by the Secretary of
Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, concerning the
exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to
individuals who came to the United States illegally as
children, and for other purposes.
Rep. Barletta, Lou
[R-PA-11]
9
6/8/2012 H.R. 5932 Expand Opportunity for Education Savings Act of 2012 Rep. Buerkle, Ann
Marie [R-NY-25]
5
5/30/2012 H.R. 5859 To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States
Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.
Rep. Harper, Gregg
[R-MS-3]
5
4/25/2012 H.R. 4631 GSA Act of 2012 Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-
IL-8]
8
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/8/18]
Kelly Co-Sponsored 137 Bills With Democratic Sponsors
As Of September 2018, Kelly Cosponsored 137 Bills (12%) Sponsored By A Democrat. [Congress.gov,
accessed 9/8/18]
Kelly Co-Sponsorships With Democratic Sponsor
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# of Co-sponsorships # With Dem Sponsor % With Dem Sponsor
115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 285 43 15%
114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 377 44 12%
113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 300 32 11%
112th Congress (2011 - 2012) 203 18 9%
TOTAL 1,165 137 12%
[Congress.gov, accessed 9/8/18]
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