'''Jesse N. Kelly''', born July 20, 1981, is a conservative running as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representives in the 8th District of Arizona in the 2010 election.
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'''Jesse N. Kelly''', born July 20, 1981, is a conservative running as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representives in the 8th District of Arizona in the 2010 election. If nominated he would face incumbent Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat. The district encompasses Tucson; Giffords won the district with 54% in 2006 and 55% in 2006. Kelly has never run for office before.
==Career==
==Career==
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He served 4 years in the marine Corps; he led a squad of Marines while deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kelly served 4 years in the Marine Corps; he led a squad of Marines while deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kelly worked in the family construction business in Tucson, AZ. Managing multi-million dollar infrastructure projects for state and local governments, his duties include: estimating, scheduling, budget analysis, and human resource management.
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Kelly works in the family construction business in Tucson. Managing multi-million dollar infrastructure projects for state and local governments, his duties include: estimating, scheduling, budget analysis, and human resource management.
He is married with a son; the family attends Alive Christian Fellowship Church of Tucson.
He is married with a son; the family attends Alive Christian Fellowship Church of Tucson.