Joe Kelly

Candidate for State Senator, 36th District

Republican/Independent Party

Background

Occupation: Business owner
Campaign website: joekellyforsenate.com

A 30-year Greenwich-area resident and business owner, he served on the Greenwich Board of Education (one year as chair), the Representative Town Meeting and the Board of Estimate and Taxation.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Opposes statewide property taxes and capital gains surcharges.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“Oppose statewide property taxes, capital gains surcharges, and increased conveyance fees.”
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Supports repealing the state tax on Social Security.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“Repeal the state tax on Social Security and eliminate the gift tax to keep Connecticut competitive.”
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Public safety

Supports restoring consent searches for weapons and narcotics.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“consent searches for illegal weapons and narcotics and proper fingerprinting for violent juvenile offenders”
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Education

Supports more support for charter schools.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“Increasing support for charter schools and reforming special education services”
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Housing

Opposes state zoning mandates on local towns.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“Protecting our towns from overreaching state zoning regulations”
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Government & transparency

Proposes a wage freeze on state employee pay increases.
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
“Implementing a wage freeze on state employee pay increases”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Joe Kelly on them.

Environment & parksNo documented position found.
Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

2026 November Town Election Ballots (sample ballots by town)
Election filing · Connecticut Secretary of the State · portal.ct.gov
2026 November Town Election Ballots (sample ballots by town) (Western Connecticut Planning Region offices and districts)
Election filing · Connecticut Secretary of the State · portal.ct.gov
Joe Kelly for State Senate
Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com
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Campaign website · Joe Kelly for State Senate · joekellyforsenate.com

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