Michael Kielsky is an American attorney,

perennial candidate A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...

, and the former Chairman of the

Libertarian Party of Arizona The Arizona Libertarian Party (AZLP) is the Arizona affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP) and has been active since its foundation on October 7, 1972. The Arizona Libertarian Party conducted its first ballot access drive in 1975 t ...

. Kielsky, a Phoenix attorney, challenged the results of Arizona's controversial 2016 presidential primary. Kielsky is a leading defense attorney in cases involving photo radar.

Election history

* 2014 Libertarian candidate for Legislative District 25 losing to

Justin Olson Justin Olson (born 1979) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Olson is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 25 from January 14, 2013, until 2017. He is ...

and

Russell Bowers Russell "Rusty" Bowers (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and the current Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented the 25th legislative district since 2015. He was elec ...

. * 2012 Libertarian candidate for

Maricopa County Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,420,568, making it the state's most populous county, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. It contains about 6 ...

Attorney receiving 27.5% of the vote and losing to Bill Montgomery. * 2010 Libertarian candidate for the Special Election for Maricopa County Attorney, receiving 25.9% of the vote and losing to Bill Montgomery. * 2008 Libertarian candidate for Maricopa County Attorney, losing to Andrew Thomas. * 2004 Libertarian candidate for Arizona's 5th Congressional District losing to

J. D. Hayworth John David Hayworth Jr. (born July 12, 1958) is an American television host and former politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from Arizona's 5th Congressional District. He curr ...

. Kielsky received 6,189 votes.

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Biography

Campaign website

Libertarian Officer website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kielsky, Michael Living people Arizona Libertarians State political party chairs of Arizona Grand Canyon University alumni 1946 births