Bill Kelsey

Bill Kelsey

Libertarian Party

Candidate, U.S. House Texas District 10

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Bill Kelsey (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 10th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Libertarian Party convention on March 23, 2024.

Biography

Bill Kelsey lives in Austin, Texas. Kelsey served in the U.S. Navy. He earned a degree in naval science and Chinese from the United States Naval Academy in 1973. Kelsey's career experience includes working as a pilot, a flight instructor, and an English and Arabic tutor.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul, Theresa Boisseau, Bill Kelsey, and Stefan Medley are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael McCaul (R)
		Theresa Boisseau (D)
		Bill Kelsey (L)
		Stefan Medley (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Theresa Boisseau defeated Keith McPhail in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Boisseau	72.1	14,603
		Keith McPhail	27.9	5,638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 20,241
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated Jared Lovelace in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaul	72.4	53,898
		Jared Lovelace	27.6	20,509

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 74,407
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10

Bill Kelsey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Kelsey (L)

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2022

See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated Linda Nuno and Bill Kelsey in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaul (R)	63.3	159,469
		Linda Nuno (D)	34.3	86,404
		Bill Kelsey (L)	2.4	6,064

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,937
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Janis Richards (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Linda Nuno advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Nuno	100.0	20,537

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,537
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Wallace Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10

Incumbent Michael McCaul advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael McCaul	100.0	63,920

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10

Bill Kelsey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Kelsey (L)

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2020

See also: Texas' 25th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 25th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 25th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 25

Incumbent Roger Williams defeated Julie Oliver and Bill Kelsey in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Williams (R)	55.9	220,088
		Julie Oliver (D)	42.1	165,697
		Bill Kelsey (L)	2.0	7,738

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 393,523
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 25

Julie Oliver defeated Heidi Sloan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 25 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Oliver	69.6	56,151
		Heidi Sloan	30.4	24,512

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,663
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 25

Incumbent Roger Williams defeated Keith Neuendorff in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 25 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Williams	87.6	63,146
		Keith Neuendorff	12.4	8,965

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,111
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 25

Bill Kelsey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 25 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Kelsey (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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2016

See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Michael McCaul (R) defeated Tawana Cadien (D) and Bill Kelsey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McCaul ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Tawana Cadien defeated Scot Gallaher for the Democratic nomination.

U.S. House, Texas District 10 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael McCaul Incumbent	57.3%	179,221
	Democratic	Tawana Cadien	38.4%	120,170
	Libertarian	Bill Kelsey	4.2%	13,209
Total Votes				312,600
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tawana Cadien	51.9%	22,660
Scot Gallaher	48.1%	20,961
Total Votes		43,621
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District elections, 2014

Kelsey ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 10th District. Kelsey won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Michael McCaul (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Texas District 10 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael McCaul Incumbent	62.2%	109,726
	Democratic	Tawana Walter-Cadien	34.1%	60,243
	Libertarian	Bill Kelsey	3.7%	6,491
Total Votes				176,460
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Kelsey’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Addressing America’s Toughest Challenges I am committed to taking on the biggest challenges America is currently facing. Upon taking the oath of office, I will focus my efforts on three primary issues. Foreign Wars With the libertarian movement I work for world peace through free trade, the open exchange of ideas, and freedom of travel. I oppose all US wars and combat operations overseas, declared or undeclared, known or unknown. In addition to disengaging US forces from conflict, I will work to bring them home, close all US military bases abroad, and withdraw from all military alliances and treaties. I oppose sales of armaments to foreign governments and other entities abroad, and work to end all Federal subsidies to foreign governments and other entities abroad. These principles are firm and will allow for no special exceptions for traditional “allies.” The government lacks both the right and the ability to choose friends and enemies for an individual citizen. Immigration A society under stress tends to blame resident foreigners for its problems. Along with the libertarian movement I intend to show leadership on this matter and encourage Americans to rise above any negative attitudes to new arrivals. We must recognize that immigrants bring talent and energy to our country. Our attitude towards immigrants must be one of tolerance, compassion, and gratitude for what they bring. A first step will be to simplify the process for legal immigration and get rid of the bureaucratic maze which they face now. All immigrants should be self-supporting or under the financial sponsorship of private citizens or organizations. To the extent that there is fear of immigrants “going on welfare” the quarrel is with the welfare system, and not the immigrants. As for so called “illegal aliens” I harbor no indignation about the commission of victimless crimes. Many immigrants are “illegal” by virtue of obscure bureaucratic technicalities. Others are here as refugees from deadly situations and could not afford the time or expense of the legal process. We must put simple procedures in place to formalize the status of undocumented residents and allow them to participate fully in our economy and our legal system. The Income Tax The income tax system is a degrading insult to every American. My goal as a libertarian will be its abolition. The first steps towards that end will include a radical simplification of the paperwork and filing process. At the same time taxation of income should be eliminated for the lower one third income bracket of the population, along with any requirement to file. Such an income taxation system as might remain during a transition period must not be used to manipulate behavior through “tax incentives.” We must also ban use of the system to punish or reward citizens for their personal beliefs or political activities. Most importantly, during the transition to eventual abolition, no citizen should be compelled to contribute to any government program which is in violation of the citizen’s conscience.	”
—Bill Kelsey’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Bill Kelsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Kelsey's campaign website stated the following:

“	I am committed to taking on the biggest challenges America is currently facing. Upon taking the oath of office, I will focus my efforts on three primary issues. Foreign Wars With the libertarian movement I work for world peace through free trade, the open exchange of ideas, and freedom of travel. I oppose all US wars and combat operations overseas, declared or undeclared, known or unknown. In addition to disengaging US forces from conflict, I will work to bring them home, close all US military bases abroad, and withdraw from all military alliances and treaties. I oppose sales of armaments to foreign governments and other entities abroad, and work to end all Federal subsidies to foreign governments and other entities abroad. These principles are firm and will allow for no special exceptions for traditional “allies.” The government lacks both the right and the ability to choose friends and enemies for an individual citizen. Immigration A society under stress tends to blame resident foreigners for its problems. Along with the libertarian movement I intend to show leadership on this matter and encourage Americans to rise above any negative attitudes to new arrivals. We must recognize that immigrants bring talent and energy to our country. Our attitude towards immigrants must be one of tolerance, compassion, and gratitude for what they bring. A first step will be to simplify the process for legal immigration and get rid of the bureaucratic maze which they face now. All immigrants should be self-supporting or under the financial sponsorship of private citizens or organizations. To the extent that there is fear of immigrants “going on welfare” the quarrel is with the welfare system, and not the immigrants. As for so called “illegal aliens” I harbor no indignation about the commission of victimless crimes. Many immigrants are “illegal” by virtue of obscure bureaucratic technicalities. Others are here as refugees from deadly situations and could not afford the time or expense of the legal process. We must put simple procedures in place to formalize the status of undocumented residents and allow them to participate fully in our economy and our legal system. The Income Tax The income tax system is a degrading insult to every American. My goal as a libertarian will be its abolition. The first steps towards that end will include a radical simplification of the paperwork and filing process. At the same time taxation of income should be eliminated for the lower one third income bracket of the population, along with any requirement to file. Such an income taxation system as might remain during a transition period must not be used to manipulate behavior through “tax incentives.” We must also ban use of the system to punish or reward citizens for their personal beliefs or political activities. Most importantly, during the transition to eventual abolition, no citizen should be compelled to contribute to any government program which is in violation of the citizen’s conscience.	”
—Bill Kelsey's campaign website (2022)

2020

Bill Kelsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Kelsey made the following statement to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:

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While supporting the full Libertarian platform my emphasis will be on disengaging our nation from the many wars, interventions, and entangling alliances abroad. I will not be attempting to ingratiate myself with the lobby of any foreign government. I will work for racial and religious tolerance and acceptance of immigrants and refugees. I will work to radically transform the taxation system including phasing out the income tax. I look forward to helping grow the fresh and creative Libertarian alternative to the declining old parties and their politicians. I intend to conduct a polite and respectful dialogue with my opponents in this race.

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Bill Kelsey campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 10	On the Ballot general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 10	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Texas District 25	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Kay Granger (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Michael Burgess (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Colin Allred (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

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Brian Babin (R)

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Lloyd Doggett (D)

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Wesley Hunt (R)

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