Kelley Packer: Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|American politician from Idaho}}

{{Infobox state representativeofficeholder

'''Kelley Packer''' was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Idaho House of Representatives|Idaho State Representative]] from 2012 to 2018 representing District 28 in the B seat and was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2018 primary election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/15/us/elections/results-idaho-primary-elections.html|title=Idaho Primary Election Results|last=Almukhtar|first=Sarah|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Packer was named head of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses (IBOL) by Governor [[Brad Little (politician)|Brad Little]], a position she held until April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/former-mccammon-representative-picked-to-head-idaho-bureau-of-occupational/article_b6edf967-4331-5362-9f43-059921ab22d8.html|title=Former McCammon representative picked to head Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses|lastauthor=joconnell@journalnet.com|first=By John O’Connell|website=Idaho State Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>

Packer graduated from [[Marsh Valley High School]]<ref name="ISL">{{cite web |url=http://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=2088 |title=House Membership: Kelley Packer |publisher=[[Idaho Legislature]] |location=[[Boise, Idaho]] |access-date=October 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102081639/https://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=2088 |archive-date=November 2, 2016 }}</ref> and earned her [[Associate degree|Associate of Arts (AA)]] degree from [[American InterContinental University]].<ref name= "PVS">{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/137090 |title=Representative Kelley Packer's Biography |publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |access-date=October 10, 2013 }}</ref> She works in [[Public relations|Public Relations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kelleypacker.us/about-me/|title=Kelley Packer • About me|website=www.kelleypacker.us|language=en-US|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421092446/http://www.kelleypacker.us/about-me/|archive-date=April 21, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|2012 Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title=May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author=[[Ben Ysursa|Ysursa, Ben]] |author-link=Ben Ysursa |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Idaho]] |location=[[Boise, Idaho]] |accessdate=March 21, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |archivedate=November 19, 2012 }}</ref>

|2016 Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title=May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author=[[Lawerence Denney|Denney, Lawerence]] |author-link=Lawerence Denney |publisher=Secretary of State of Idaho |location=Boise, Idaho |accessdate=March 21, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |archivedate=December 20, 2016 }}</ref>

On April 5, 2017, Packer filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of [[Idaho]] in the [[Idaho Republican Party]] primary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Rep.KelleyPacker/posts/894789220663889|title=Representative Kelley Packer|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/845d2e20b58b430d9b2f7b8c55832bd4|title=2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor|work=AP News|access-date=2017-04-05|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 10, 2017, she announced her run at a campaign kickoff outside [[Holt Arena]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/representative-kelley-packer-announces-candidacy-for-lieutenant-governor/article_b83f2c68-1e17-11e7-be80-233609a3ddd0.html|title=Representative Kelley Packer Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor|last=Board|first=Conner|work=KPVI|access-date=2017-04-20|language=en}}</ref> She planned to make over 200 campaign stops in the campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/on-tour-packer-to-make-over-stops-in-campaign-for/article_8569754f-0055-5e85-8336-a168d6a2705b.html|title=On tour — Packer to make over 200 stops in campaign for Idaho lieutenant governor|lastauthor=jfriesen@journalnet.com|first=By Josh Friesen|work=[[Idaho State Journal]]|access-date=2017-05-01|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Republican Party members of the Idaho RepublicansHouse of Representatives]]

[[Category:21st-century Americanmembers politiciansof the Idaho Legislature]]

[[Category:2018State Idahocabinet electionssecretaries of Idaho]]