Kelly Breen
Kelly Breen (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 21. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Breen (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 21. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026.
Biography
Kelly Breen was born in Northville, Michigan.[1] Breen earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1999 and a juris doctor from Wayne State University in 2002.[2][3][4] Her career experience includes working as an attorney.[4] Breen has been affiliated with the Michigan Municipal League, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, the Michigan State Bar, the Michigan Association for Justice, the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Breen was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Breen was assigned to the following committees:
- Criminal Justice Committee (Decommissioned)
- House Oversight Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee (decommissioned)
2021-2022
Breen was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen (D) and Ross Barranco (R) are running in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Kelly Breen (D) | ||
Ross Barranco (R) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen | 100.0 | 12,535 | |
| Total votes: 12,535 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Ross Barranco (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ross Barranco | 100.0 | 6,360 | |
| Total votes: 6,360 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Kelly Breen received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen defeated Thomas Konesky and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen (D) | 55.5 | 26,866 | |
| Thomas Konesky (R) | 43.0 | 20,834 | ||
| James Young (L) | 1.4 | 697 | ||
| Total votes: 48,397 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen | 100.0 | 8,211 | |
| Total votes: 8,211 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Thomas Konesky advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Konesky | 100.0 | 4,944 | |
| Total votes: 4,944 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | James Young (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Kelly Breen received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen defeated David Staudt and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen (D) | 56.4 | 22,670 | |
David Staudt (R) ![]() | 42.3 | 16,981 | ||
| James Young (L) | 1.3 | 521 | ||
| Total votes: 40,172 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Kelly Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen | 100.0 | 8,258 | |
| Total votes: 8,258 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
David Staudt defeated Daniel Lawless in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Staudt ![]() | 54.3 | 4,338 | |
Daniel Lawless ![]() | 45.7 | 3,646 | ||
| Total votes: 7,984 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21
James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | James Young (L) | |
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Kelly Breen defeated Chase Turner in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen (D) ![]() | 51.6 | 31,217 | |
Chase Turner (R) ![]() | 48.4 | 29,263 | ||
| Total votes: 60,480 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Kelly Breen defeated Megan McAllister in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen ![]() | 50.5 | 7,051 | |
Megan McAllister ![]() | 49.5 | 6,907 | ||
| Total votes: 13,958 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Chase Turner defeated Sreenivas Cherukuri and Krista Spencer in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chase Turner ![]() | 61.9 | 7,301 | |
Sreenivas Cherukuri ![]() | 23.1 | 2,730 | ||
| Krista Spencer | 15.0 | 1,771 | ||
| Total votes: 11,802 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Endorsements
- LEAP Forward[5]
To view Breen's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kathy Crawford (R) defeated Kelly Breen (D) and Brian Wright (L) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Crawford (R) | 49.4 | 22,474 | |
Kelly Breen (D) | 48.1 | 21,886 | ||
| Brian Wright (L) | 2.4 | 1,100 | ||
| Total votes: 45,460 (100% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Kelly Breen (D) defeated Aditi Bagchi (D) and Joe Petrillo (D) in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Breen | 48.8 | 5,238 | |
| Aditi Bagchi | 34.2 | 3,670 | ||
| Joe Petrillo | 17.0 | 1,822 | ||
| Total votes: 10,730 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kathy Crawford (R) defeated Chase Turner (R) in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 38 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Crawford | 53.5 | 5,492 | |
| Chase Turner | 46.5 | 4,779 | ||
| Total votes: 10,271 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
It boils down to three things: (1) Public Service is my calling. (2) I LOVE the law - I understand it, and I know in its purest form it represents all that is fair and just, and I know how to craft it so that it can come as close as possible to that perfect intention. (3) I didn't initially consider running for office, but with the support of so many around me, I ran. I didn’t wait - and I ran for City Council. And I won. And, other than raising my kids, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.[6] |
” |
| —Kelly Breen[2] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2025.
- Michigan AFL-CIO Advocates — Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2024.
- Michigan AFL-CIO Advocates — Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Michigan Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Michigan Farm Bureau — Legislators are scored on agriculture-related bills.
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2023.
- Michigan AFL-CIO Advocates — Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2022.
- Clean Water Action & Sierra Club — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Michigan AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on labor issues.
- Michigan Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Michigan Farm Bureau — Legislators are scored on agriculture-related bills.
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- MIRS — Legislators are scored on bills selected by the MIRS editor.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Michigan State Legislature in 2021.
- Clean Water Action & Sierra Club — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- MIRS — Legislators are scored on bills selected by the MIRS editor.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 21 |
Officeholder Michigan House of Representatives District 21 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kelly Breen for Michigan House, "About Kelly," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 23, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Kelly Breen," accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ LEAP Forward, "6. ENDORSEMENTS," accessed June 30, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ranjeev Puri (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 21 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Kathy Crawford (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 38 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Joey Andrews (D) |



