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Rep. Kelly Townsend has proudly served the citizens of the 16th Legislative District since 2013.

A mother, veteran, small business owner, and certified Doula and Doula Trainer, Kelly's roots in Arizona run deep, going all the way back to the heyday of Tombstone, where her Great Great Grandfather George Buford was a successful silver miner.

Kelly grew up in Oregon and then volunteered for the U.S. Navy, where she served as an Aviation Structural Mechanic on F-14s and F/A-18 aircraft. After her Navy service, Kelly launched a career in Corporate Management, then shifted to health care as a Birth Doula, guiding expectant mothers through the adventure of birth and post-partum adjustment, and established her own small business.

In 2004 Kelly returned her family to Arizona to raise her children and finish her degree. She earned her Bachelor's of Science in Human Communications, and her Master's Degree in Infant & Family Practice at Arizona State University.

Kelly is an accomplished author with books published in the USA, Croatia, and Slovenia. She is well traveled internationally, with a deep interest in other cultures and customs, languages, and of course, International and State government. She is a fierce defender of the Constitution and is a national leader in the Article V movement.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2023CSalt river horse herd; penalty
HB2078Cschools; concurrent enrollment
HB2226Ccompact; balanced budget; convention
HB2227Clegislators; mileage rate
HB2341Cnational guard; deployment; professional licenses
HB2372Cpublic benefits; fee waivers; requirements
HB2394Cempowerment scholarships; expansion; phase-in.
HB2423P*parents' rights; DCS website information
HB2430Cmarijuana; health warnings
HB2459Csecretary of state; constitutional conventions
HB2507P*DCS; misconduct; temporary custody; removal
HB2528Cindex exemptions; unused tax credits
HCR2010P*application; Article V convention
HCR2013Cconvention; balanced federal budget
HCR2020Ctartan Day
HCR2021Csuicide prevention month
HCR2022Cbalanced budget convention; delegates
HCR2023CArticle V convention; term limits
HCR2031P*death resolution; Sharon Giese
HJR2002Clower Colorado basin; forbearance authority.
HJR2003CColorado River allocation; management.
SB1007Chome-based business; operations; employees
SB1020Ccontractors; qualifying party experience; bonds
SB1279Cspecial sentencing provisions; unlawful presence
SB1281Cempowerment scholarship accounts; revisions
SB1367Cabortion; live delivery; report; definition
SB1431Cempowerment scholarships; expansion; phase-in
SB1439Cend-of-life; discrimination; prohibition
SCR1006Cdeath resolution; M. Lee Allison
SCR1007Cdeath resolution; John Hays
SCR1008Cdeath resolution; Rick Lavis
SCR1034Cdeath resolution; Eleanor Ann Day