Troy Kelley

Troy Xavier Kelley (born August 16, 1964) is the former Washington State Auditor, and a member of the Democratic Party.[1] He is a lieutenant colonel JAG officer in the Washington National Guard. Kelley was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 28th Legislative District from 2007 to 2013. In 2017 he was convicted[2] of multiple counts of possession of stolen property, making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.[3]

Troy Kelley
10th Auditor of Washington
In office
January 16, 2013 – January 10, 2017
GovernorJay Inslee
Preceded byBrian Sonntag
Succeeded byPat McCarthy
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the Position 1, 28th legislative district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byGigi Talcott
Succeeded bySteve O'Ban
Personal details
Born
Troy Xavier Kelley

(1964-08-16) August 16, 1964
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Diane Kelley
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
State University of New York, Buffalo (JD, MBA)
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1994–present
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Army National Guard

He was elected as Washington State Auditor in 2012[4] and was indicted by the United States Department of Justice for mortgage fraud and related crimes in early 2015. At the end of his first trial on April 26, 2016, he was acquitted of one charge of making false statements. The jury deadlocked on the remaining counts. The trial ended in a mistrial on 14 of the 15 counts. At the end of his retrial on December 20, 2017, he was acquitted of five charges of money laundering, and convicted of nine felony charges including counts of possession of stolen property, making false declarations in a court proceeding and tax fraud.[5] On April 26, 2018, in response to a motion by the defense, prosecutors conceded the count of conviction for corrupt interference with an IRS investigation should be dismissed after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the government’s theory was contrary to the law. On June 29, 2018, Kelley was sentenced to a year and a day in jail, plus a year's probation. A request for forfeiture of $1.4 million was rejected by the judge and a hearing on restitution was scheduled for September 2018.[6] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Kelley’s appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact that is fairly debatable and, if answered in his favor, would result in reversal, a new trial, or a significantly reduced sentence.[7] On July 29, 2020, a three judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Kelley's conviction.[8] Kelly plans to appeal the conviction to the United States Supreme Court.[9]

Electoral history
Washington State Auditor, General Election 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley 1,512,620 52.95
Republican James Watkins 1,344,137 47.05
Washington State Auditor, Primary Election 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Watkins 584,444 46.09
Democratic Troy Kelley 291,335 22.98
Democratic Craig Pridemore 268,220 21.15
Democratic Mark Miloscia 123,936 9.77
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, General Election 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley (Incumbent) 21,347 52.87 -7.33
Republican Steve O'Ban 19,026 47.13
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, Primary Election 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley (Incumbent) 12,056 50.26 -6.99
Republican Steve O'Ban 11,932 49.74
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, General Election 2008[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley (Incumbent) 28,591 60.20 +8.54
Republican Dave Dooley 18,906 39.80
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, Primary Election 2008[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley (Incumbent) 14,286 57.25 -42.75
Republican Dave Dooley 10,669 42.75
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, General Election 2006[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley 17,752 51.66
Republican Donald Anderson 16,613 48.34
Washington's 28th Legislative District State Representative, Pos. 1, Democratic Primary Election 2006[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Kelley 9,766 100.00
United States Representative, California's 49th Congressional District, Democratic Primary Election 1992[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lynn Schenk 32,303 53.26
Democratic Byron Georgiou 14,879 24.53
Democratic Bill Winston 6,811 11.23
Democratic Carol Lucke 4,594 7.57
Democratic Troy X. Kelley 2,066 3.41

References
  1. "Washington State Auditor's Official website".
  2. "Former state auditor Troy Kelley convicted of 9 felonies in federal retrial on theft, tax-fraud charges". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. "Former state auditor Troy Kelley convicted of 9 felonies in federal retrial on theft, tax-fraud charges". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. "Troy Kelley". votesmart.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  5. "Washington State Auditor Troy X. Kelley Indicted For Filing False Tax Returns, False Declarations, Obstruction And Possession Of Stolen Property" (Press release). U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Washington. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. Former Washington state auditor sentenced to year in prison, Seattle Times, Rachel La Corte (AP), June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  7. Jenkins, Austin. "Troy Kelley will remain free while Ninth Circuit mulls appeal". www.nwnewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  8. "Ex-state auditor Troy Kelley's fraud conviction upheld, ordered to prison". KOMO News. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  9. Jenkins, Austin (2020-09-21). "Former WA state Auditor to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review his convictions". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  10. "Washington Secretary of State, 2012 General Election Results - State Auditor". vote.wa.gov. November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  11. "Washington Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Election Results - State Auditor". vote.wa.gov. August 28, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  12. "Washington Secretary of State, 2010 General Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  13. "Washington Secretary of State, 2010 Primary Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  14. "Washington Secretary of State, 2008 General Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. November 26, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  15. "Washington Secretary of State, 2008 Primary Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. September 4, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  16. "Washington Secretary of State, 2006 General Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  17. "Washington Secretary of State, 2006 Democratic Primary Election Results - Legislative District 28". vote.wa.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  18. "California Secretary of State, 1992 Primary Election Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. June 2, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Brian Sonntag		 Auditor of Washington
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Pat McCarthy
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