Janet Vestal Kelly | |
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16th Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources | |
Assumed office July 8, 2024 | |
Governor | Glenn Youngkin |
Preceded by | John Littel |
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
In office January 24, 2010 – January 17, 2014 | |
Governor | Bob McDonnell |
Preceded by | Katherine Hanley |
Succeeded by | Levar Stoney |
Personal details | |
Born | Janet Elizabeth Vestal February 16, 1976 Alamance, North Carolina |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Robert Keith Polarek
(m. 1997, divorced)Ryan Patrick Kelly
(m. 2012) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Liberty University (BA) |
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Janet Vestal Kelly (born February 16, 1976) is a former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, serving from 2010 through 2014 as part of the cabinet of Governor Bob McDonnell.[1][2] She previously served as Chief Operations Officer of McDonnell's gubernatorial campaign and on his staff in the Attorney General's office.[3] During McDonnell's federal corruption trial, Kelly served as a key witness for the defense.[4][5]
Kelly currently serves as Principal & Director of Government Relations for America's Kids Belong, as well as President of Virginia's Kids Belong, organizations devoted to uniting government, faith-based, creative, and business sectors to end the foster care & adoption crisis in the US.[6]
Kelly married Robert Keith Polarek on August 9, 1997.[7] The two later divorced, and Kelly married Ryan Patrick Kelly in 2012.