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	Representative Chris Kelly District 024 Democrat Minority Caucus Vice-Chair
Biography: Rep Chris Kelly, a Democrat, represents part of the City of Columbia (District 45). He was elected to the House in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2010 and most recently in 2012. Rep Kelly is an attorney. He previously served as Boone County Associate Circuit Judge, Chairman of the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, and as Boone County Clerk. Rep Kelly was the sponsor of legislation making it illegal to drink and drive in Missouri, creating the durable power of attorney for health care, establishing Missouri’s Abuse and Lose Law, Campaign Finance Reform, and the Missouri Federal Reimbursement Allowance Legislation. He led the legislative effort to create the Katy Trail. He is a graduate of Marist College (BA ’68) and the University of Missouri’s Law School (JD ’88). He is the recipient of the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Geyer Award and numerous other legislative awards. Rep Kelly is an avid canoeist and a life member of the American Whitewater and the Missouri Whitewater Associations. He is also a member of the Columbia Rotary Club and Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Parish. He was born on October 22, 1946. Chris and his wife Judge Nanette Laughrey live in Columbia and have two children, Hugh and Kate, and two grandchildren, Mr. Sam and Maryellen.