Kelly is a native Californian who has spent his entire adult life serving his community and protecting the public. For 35 years Kelly served the public as a firefighter until his retirement in 2015 as Battalion Chief.

Kelly was first elected to the Murrieta City Council in 1997 and served through 2006. Choosing to spend more time with his family, Kelly declined to run for reelection in 2006 but returned to serve the City of Murrieta again in 2016 and served as Mayor. Kelly was then elected to serve our community in 2020 as the State Assemblyman.