Sue Weisenbarger Kelly (born September 26, 1936) is an American
politician who served as a member of the United States House of
Representatives from 1995 to 2007, representing New York's 19th
District. She is a Republican. She was elected to fellow Republican
Hamilton Fish IV's seat after he dropped out of the 1994 race due to
prostate cancer. Kelly defeated his son, Hamilton Fish V in that race
and served until the end of 2006, when John Hall defeated her in the
2006 congressional election. Kelly served from February 1999 to April
2001 as Chair of the House Page Board, which came under fire during
the Mark Foley scandal.She was born in Lima, Ohio and raised
Presbyterian. She graduated from Denison University in 1958, and holds
a Master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College. Prior to her career as
a Congresswoman, Kelly held jobs as a small business owner, patient
advocate, rape counselor, and educator. She is married to Edward
Kelly, and they live in Katonah, New York. They have four children and
eight grandchildren.When Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr., a Republican,
decided not to seek re-election in 1994, Kelly sought and won the
nomination for the congressional seat. Kelly defeated Fish's son,
Hamilton Fish V, who ran as a Democrat, and Conservative Party
candidate, former congressman Joseph DioGuardi, who had been defeated
by her in the Republican primary but continued campaigning. In 2004,
Kelly easily won re-election with 67% of the vote in New York's 19th
Congressional district although The New York Times described Kelly's
opponents in previous races as "token opposition".Kelly highlighted a
socially moderate and fiscally conservative voting record. A 2007
survey of congressional power and effectiveness by the nonpartisan
company, Knowlegis, indicated that Rep. Kelly was among the 100 most
powerful lawmakers in the 435-member House. The survey also labelled
Kelly as the second most powerful congressperson in the New York
delegation, second only to Thomas M. Reynolds, who was chairman of the
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