Robin Kelly

CTL-E-4872 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Hon. Robin Kelly — U.S. Representative, IL 2nd District' (2013-11-07).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 02 Civil Rights & Justice, 06 Public Safety & Violence Prevention. Programs: Hon. Robin Kelly — U.S. Representative, IL 2nd District (2013-11-07); Hon. Robin Kelly - Breakfast (Monday, October 23, 2017); Congresswoman Robin Kelly (2022-09-12); Congresswoman Robin Kelly (2025-05-12). Identity verification: "becoming the first African American woman to serve as Chief of Staff to an elected constitutional statewide officeholder" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Congresswoman Robin Kelly — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Congresswoman Robin Kelly" (2022-09-12). Role at time: U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District.
City Club of Chicago: Congresswoman Robin Kelly — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Congresswoman Robin Kelly" (2025-05-12). Role at time: U.S. Representative, Illinois' 2nd Congressional District.
City Club of Chicago: Hon. Robin Kelly - Breakfast — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Hon. Robin Kelly - Breakfast" (Monday, October 23, 2017). Role at time: U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District.
City Club of Chicago: Hon. Robin Kelly — U.S. Representative, IL 2nd District — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Hon. Robin Kelly — U.S. Representative, IL 2nd District" (2013-11-07). Role at time: U.S. Representative, Illinois 2nd District.

Sources

Identity evidence: "becoming the first African American woman to serve as Chief of Staff to an elected constitutional statewide officeholder" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page) (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Hon. Robin Kelly — U.S. Representative, IL 2nd District (2013-11-07) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/849/hon-robin-kelly (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Hon. Robin Kelly - Breakfast (Monday, October 23, 2017) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/1227/hon-robin-kelly-breakfast (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Congresswoman Robin Kelly (2022-09-12) — https://cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/3529/congresswoman-robin-kelly (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Congresswoman Robin Kelly (2025-05-12) — https://cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5690/congresswoman-robin-kelly (primary source)

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