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Jesse Kelly is an American politician.

2010 campaign
During the campaign, Kelly's rhetoric on Social Security and Medicare shifted: while in 2009 he supported eliminating the programs, in 2012 he promised to protect both.

On November 6, four days after election day, election returns showed Giffords had been re-elected with 138,280 votes to Kelly's 134,124. In his concession speech, Kelly said "while we fell short here in District 8, Tuesday was a resounding victory for America," while Giffords, speaking at her campaign office on November 5, Giffords congratulated Kelly "for his passion and his interest in politics".

2012 campaign
At the time of the shooting, Kelly had filed to run again for the seat in 2012.

A political action committee supporting Kelly's campaign used an image of Kelly holding a gun in an an email appeal and an advertisement.

Two days after the special election, Kelly announced he would not seek a rematch in the November 2012 general election.

Citizens United
In July 2012, Kelly joined the conservative advocacy group Citizens United as an executive.