Kelly Keisling

Education

• Graduate, Pickett County High School
• Attended Belmont University

Family

• Married, wife Janet
• Two Daughters, Jamie Edwards, Karissa Jones
• One Son, John
• Seven Grandchildren
• Three Great Grandchildren
• Southern Baptist

Career

• Chair, State Government Committee
• Member, Calendar & Rules Committee
• Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• Member, Government Operations Committee

Community Involvement

• House member of the 107th through 113th General Assemblies
• 1994-1998, Pickett County Executive
• Member, Macon, Clay, Pickett, Fentress, and Scott Counties Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Directors, Children's Center of the Cumberlands
• Member, National Rifle Association
• Member, Tennessee State Employee Association

Honors & Awards

• 2023 Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA), John Fitzsimmons EMS Advocate of the Year Award
• 2020 Tennessee Mining Association’s “Legislator of the Year”
• 2019 Macon County Chamber of Commerce “Person of the Year”
• 2019 County Officials Association of Tennessee “Legislator of the Year”
• 2019 Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council’s “Legislator of the Year”
• 2018 Tennessee Federation For the Aging “Legislator of the Year”
• 2018 Upper Cumberland Development District Legislator of the Year

External Links

• https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H38

Public filings

Tennessee law requires candidates and officeholders to file campaign finance reports and a statement of interest. None of the state or county sites below supports direct links to an individual record — you'll need to search by last name on each.

Campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance . Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Keisling”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal . Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Keisling”).

Statement of interest (conflict of interest)

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search . Enter last name “Keisling”and, if needed, select the applicable position from the dropdown.