Troy Kelley | |
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10th Auditor of Washington | |
In office January 16, 2013 – January 10, 2017 |
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Governor | Jay Inslee |
Preceded by | Brian Sonntag |
Succeeded by | Pat McCarthy |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Position 1, 28th legislative district |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 14, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Gigi Talcott |
Succeeded by | Steve O'Ban |
Personal details | |
Born |
Troy Xavier Kelley August 16, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Diane Kelley |
Education |
University of California, Berkeley (BA) State University of New York, Buffalo (JD, MBA) |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1994–present |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | Army National Guard |
Troy Xavier Kelley (born August 16, 1964) is a convicted felon, former Washington State Auditor, and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a lieutenant colonel JAG officer in the Washington National Guard. Kelley was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 28th Legislative District from 2007 to 2013. He was elected as Washington State Auditor in 2012 and was indicted by the United States Department of Justice for mortgage fraud and related crimes in early 2015. At the end of his first trial on April 26 2016 he was acquitted of one charge of making false statements. The jury deadlocked on the remaining counts. Eventually the trial ended in a mistrial on 14 of the 15 counts. On December 20th, 2017 he was retried and was convicted of nine felony charges in federal court including counts of possession of stolen property, making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.