Former Michigan State Rep. Tim Kelly defeats Kevin Seamon in race for Michigan House District 93

LANSING, MI – Republican and former Michigan State Rep. Tim Kelly received 69.5% of the votes cast in the race for Michigan House District 93 so far in the Nov. 5 general election, defeating Democratic opponent Kevin Seamon.

Kelly previously served as the chair of the Saginaw County Republican Party and as a member of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners in 2010.

Kelly left office after reaching his term limit while serving District 94 in 2018, but he was able to run for the position again due to the approval of a state proposal that changed term limits from three two-year terms for state representatives and two four-year terms for the state senators to 12 combined years in the state's legislature.

The District 93 seat is currently held by Republican Graham Filler, who is not seeking reelection.

District 93 includes parts of Saginaw, Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot and Montcalm counties and spans from Saginaw Township to Lyons Township.

In the 2020 general election, Kelly lost to Democrat Dan Kildee in the race for U.S. House of Representatives District 5 seat, and in the 2022 mid-term election, he was defeated in the race for the state Senate District 35 seat by primary opponent and fellow Republican Annette Glenn, who went on to lose to Democratic opponent Kristen McDonald Rivet.

Kelly and Seamon also faced-off in a race for the state House District 94 seat in the 2016 general election, and Kelly won, securing nearly twice as many votes as Seamon.

Seamon failed to advance beyond the Democratic primary election in 2020 in another bid for the District 94 seat.

In a written statement during his 2020 campaign, Seamon said, "In the last election, I wasn't allowed to use my Military Title as I am Sr. Commander Commando Legionnaire Kevin Christopher Seamon of the United States Military in Saginaw, Michigan. I am also Federal Agent White Knight 196. James Bond is 007. I am 196. I am a Real Life Government Psychic."

According to Seamon's responses to questions from MLive/The Saginaw News and the non-partisan League of Women Voters of Michigan that were included in forms filled out by candidates, Seamon decided to run for the seat because he wants to work to create jobs, increase pay for teachers, increase funding for the state's schools, and help the state bring in more tax revenue.

Seamon also said he supports a mandate requiring salaries of $50,000 or more for Michigan's college athletes, and he pledged to work to have an MGM casino and hotel in Saginaw.

He has also touted his support for the legalization of sports betting and recreational marijuana.

Additionally, he said he supports wind and solar farms, but he doesn't believe they should be developed just anywhere, explaining that he wants to protect farmland.

Kelly did not complete the form from MLive/The Saginaw News and the League of Women Voters of Michigan.

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