Steve Kelley (born January 8, 1953) is a former

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state Senator. In 2006, he received the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for Attorney General. Kelley served in the

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from 1997 to 2007; he previously served in the

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from 1993 to 1997. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the

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and the Deputy Director of the Center for Integrative Leadership. Kelley ran for Governor of Minnesota in 2006 and 2010 and Attorney General in 2006. Currently, Steve Kelley is serving as the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for the Master of Science in Security Technologies graduate program at the Technological Leadership Institute (University of Minnesota - College of Science and Engineering). While serving in the Minnesota Senate, Kelley was a proponent of a new stadium deal for the

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, and was a principal sponsor of the controversial 0.15 percent sales tax increase in

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, the proceeds of which will be used to fund approximately three-fourths of the projected cost of the new ballpark in addition to a number of transit projects in the metro area. Kelley received his

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from

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and his J.D. from the

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. In early 2007, Kelley joined the Blandin Foundation Broadband Strategy Board, which is working towards a broadband vision for Minnesota: To ensure a high quality of life and a globally competitive future for its citizens, businesses and communities, Minnesota is committed to making the necessary investment to become a world leader in the universal deployment and use of ultra high-speed next generation broadband. He is married to Sophie Kelley and has two adult children.

Electoral history

*2006 Race for state Attorney General - Democratic Primary **

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(DFL), 42% **Steve Kelley (DFL), 37% **

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(DFL), 21%

Electoral history

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