Othel Doyle Kelley (born July 23, 1987) is an American politician and lawyer. He served as the

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Majority Whip of the Georgia House of Representatives until July 2021 from House District 16, covering much of Bartow, Haralson, and

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Counties. Kelley was first elected to the

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in 2012 after beating a Democratic incumbent.

Indictment

Kelley was indicted December 9, 2020, following an investigation into a vehicular homicide resulting from a

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crash in

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. The driver of the vehicle involved, Ralph “Ryan” Dover III, left the scene of the accident, calling Kelley from a mile away. Kelley, who saw the vehicle, contacted the Cedartown police chief at his home phone number as opposed to calling 911, constituting a "gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation," the indictment said. The man hit by Dover died in a ditch during the hour period before emergency services were summoned. A judge dismissed a misdemeanor charge and indictment against Kelley in December 2021.

Committee assignments

Representative Kelly currently serves on the following committees: *Appropriations (Ex-Officio) *Code Revision (Member) *Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications (Member) *Health and Human Services (Member) *Higher Education (Secretary) *Judiciary (Secretary) *Ways and Means (Vice Chairman)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Trey Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Living people 21st-century American legislators 1987 births 21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians