Kelly Skidmore
| Kelly Skidmore | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 90 district | |
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In office 2006-2010 | |
| Preceded by | Irving Slosberg |
| Succeeded by | Irving Slosberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1962 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ray Skidmore of London, Ontario, Canada |
| Religion | Catholic |
Kelly Skidmore (born December 20, 1962) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Skidmore is a member of the Florida House of Representatives of the U.S. State of Florida. She moved to Florida when she was 10 years old and attended public schools in South Florida. Skidmore graduated from Deerfield Beach High School (Deerfield Beach, Florida) and pursued a college education. However, before completing her degree, Skidmore entered the real-estate industry and later served as an aide to then State Representative Ron Klein. Klein went on to serve in the Florida Senate and currently represents Florida's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives. Shortly before Klein was elected to serve in the United States Congress, Skidmore finished nearly a decade of service, reaching the position of Chief of Staff to a State Senator, in the Florida Legislature and took a position with the Arthritis Foundation. There, she has served a prominent role in South Florida to bring awareness to one of the most common disabilities that Americans suffer from — herself being born with an extensive form of arthritis that has affected her joints and vision.
In 2006, Skidmore entered the race to become the next Florida State Representative from District 90. In a field of four candidates, Skidmore pulled through with a slim-margin of victory. Since her election, Skidmore has fought for equal rights for all,[1] sensible drivers regulations for teenage drivers, a prescription drug monitoring program,[2] and many health care-related causes. In 2008, she ran unopposed and was re-elected to serve her second term in the Florida House of Representatives from Boca Raton, FL.