Robin Kelly
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district |
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Assumed office April 9, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jesse Jackson |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 38th district |
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In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Renée Kosel |
| Succeeded by | Al Riley |
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Robin Lynne Kelly April 30, 1956 Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nathaniel Horn |
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Bradley University Northern Illinois University |
| Religion | Nondenominational Christianity |
Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003-07. She then served as chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010. She was the 2010 Democratic nominee for State Treasurer, but was defeated in the general election. Prior to running for Congress, Kelly served as the Cook County Chief Administrative Officer.
After winning the Democratic primary, she won the 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson, Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The daughter of a grocer, Robin Lynne Kelly was born in Harlem on April 30, 1956. Hoping to become a child psychologist, she attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and she is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority through the Zeta Phi Chapter. At Bradley she obtained her B.A. in psychology (1977/1978) and her M.A. in counseling (1982). While in Peoria she directed a "crisis nursery" and worked in a hospital.
Kelly has worked in public service in Illinois for 25 years. She was Director of the Crisis Nursery at Crittenton Care and Counseling Center from 1984–87, then Associate Director of The Youth Shelter from 1987-90. From 1990-92 she was Minority Student Services Director at Bradley University. From 1992 through 2006 she served as a Director of Community Affairs in Matteson.
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