Republican Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2021-present

Senator, Connecticut State Senate, District 21, 2011-present

Former Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate

Former Assistant Minority Leader, Connecticut State Senate

Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 21, 2022

Deputy Minority Leader, Connecticut State Senate, 2019-2021

Minority Whip, Connecticut State Senate, 2010-2012

Ranking Member, Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee

Ranking Member, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

Ranking Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Management

Member, Legislative Regulation Review Committee

Former Co-Chair, Aging Committee, Connecticut State House

Former Member, Aging Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Committee on Children, Connecticut State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Housing Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Regulation Review Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Owner, Kevin Kelly & Associates, 2013-present

Former Investigator, Connecticut Department of Social Services

Associate, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, Private Corporation, Bridgeport

Partner, Bishop, Jackson & Kelly, Limited Liability Company, 2004-2013

Assistant Town Attorney, Stratford, 1999-2005

Member, Stratford Republican Town Committee, 1985-present

Member, American Bar Association

Coach, Cal Ripken Pony Baseball Team

Vice President, Connecticut Client Advocacy Board

Member, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

Member, Connecticut State Bar Association

Co-Chair, Estate Planning & Elder Law Section of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association

Former Commissioner, Hill & Harbor Visitor's Bureau

Member, Lordship Father’s Club Incorporated

Former Secretary, Lordship Improvement Association

Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member, New York State Bar Associations

Member, Our Lady of Peace Parish

Member, Protect Your Environment (PYE)

Former Board Member, South Central Visiting Nurse Association

Chair, Southwest Connecticut Agency on Aging

Former Commissioner, Stratford Aging Commission

Former Commissioner, Stratford Community Development Agency

Former Commissioner, Stratford Inland Wetland and Watercourse Commission

Former Board Member, Stratford Red Cross

Former Commissioner, Stratford Tourism Commission

Former Board Member, Stratford Visiting Nurse Association

Awards:

Legislative Achievement Awards, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016, AARP
Connecticut Association of Optometrists Legislative Award, 2013
Advocate of School Nursing Award, 2013
Radiological Society of Connecticut's Outstanding Commitment to Quality Health Care and Patient Access Award, 2012

Number of Grandchildren:

4