Kelly Krout
Kelly Krout (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Krout completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kelly Krout was born in Russellville, Arkansas. She earned an associate degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 2016 before earning a bachelor's degree and a graduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 2019 and 2022, respectively.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Leslie Rutledge defeated Kelly Krout and Frank Gilbert in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leslie Rutledge (R) | 64.2 | 577,316 |
 | Kelly Krout (D)  | 32.1 | 288,631 | |
 | Frank Gilbert (L) | 3.7 | 33,163 | |
| Total votes: 899,110 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Krout advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Drew Pritt (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Rutledge | 54.0 | 183,888 |
 | Jason Rapert | 14.7 | 50,063 | |
 | Greg Bledsoe | 9.9 | 33,722 | |
 | Joseph Wood | 8.6 | 29,277 | |
 | Doyle Webb | 6.8 | 23,188 | |
 | Chris Bequette | 6.0 | 20,411 | |
| Total votes: 340,549 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Frank Gilbert advanced from the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Gilbert (L) |
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated Kelly Krout in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kendon Underwood (R) | 62.7 | 11,583 |
| Kelly Krout (D) | 37.3 | 6,904 | |
| Total votes: 18,487 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Kendon Underwood defeated incumbent Jana Della Rosa in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 31, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 54.9 | 1,011 |
 | Jana Della Rosa | 45.1 | 832 | |
| Total votes: 1,843 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Krout advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Jana Della Rosa and Kendon Underwood advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chris Latimer in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 90 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jana Della Rosa | 43.5 | 1,647 |
| ✔ | | Kendon Underwood | 35.6 | 1,348 |
 | Chris Latimer | 20.9 | 793 | |
| Total votes: 3,788 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released October 7, 2022 |
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Krout completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Krout's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a former foster parent and licensed social worker. I am the mom of seven sons. I am focused on advocating for policy that would help Arkansas families and children do well.
- Awareness of the needs of the foster care system
- Gun responsibility legislation
- Prioritizing public education, including raises for our teachers and support staff.
I also care deeply about the hurdles Arkansans experience in the criminal justice systems. Fines, fees, and inefficient systems make it difficult for hard-working families to do well here.
It's a unique position for advocacy in the state.
The Lt. Gov presides over the senate and would vote to break a tie, and serve as the governor if they resign or die.
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Campaign website
Krout's campaign website stated the following:
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ABORTION I want us to focus on preventing unplanned pregnancies and we know how to do that: with healthcare, access to affordable birth control, and sex education. I respect a woman’s right to choose.
We continue to watch our weather become more and more severe, as climate change puts families at risk. We have an opportunity to prioritize clean energy resources, and generate the new, well-paying jobs that clean energy can offer. I want our kids and their kids and grandkids to be able to enjoy the natural state the way I was able to growing up!
Like I mentioned above, right now the state has surplus funds that I’d love to see used to give a boost to small businesses and families impacted by the pandemic. I defer to healthcare professionals for healthcare issues. It is worth noting that we have been mandating vaccines for a long time. My focus will always be keeping Arkansans safe and healthy. We’ve got a chance to get back to normal, let’s take it!
Our criminal justice system is clunky, and it isn’t working to help people get back on their feet. While trying to help teens in my care navigate legal hurdles and broken systems, with odds stacked against them, I realized we all need an advocate in our corner. Yes, I’m also for legalizing marijuana. The majority of Arkansans are for legalization. We need to stop wasting time and resources on arrests for minor drug charges; the state could legalize, tax it, and use those funds to help people!
I value public education - I have several kids getting a public education! We need to be fully funding education and giving our teachers the resources they need to succeed. I would love to see a universal pre-k program that sets kids and families up for success. As much as it stresses people out to talk about it, I support comprehensive sex-education programming in public schools, as our nation and particularly our state has a much higher teen pregnancy rate than all other industrialized nations.
I think diversity is part of what makes us great. I dream of a world where people can be loved and accepted for who they are. I support policies that protect vulnerable populations and do not discriminate against people because of skin color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, religion or disability status. This includes supporting a true Hate Crimes Bill.
I want all Arkansans to have access to what they need to be healthy. For many Arkansans, healthcare is too expensive and difficult to navigate. Instead of creating more systems that make it hard to access healthcare, I’d like to see us focus on ways to make healthcare, including mental healthcare, easier to access whether you live in a large city or a rural area. One particular issue I’ve seen as a foster parent is the need for greater access to rehab facilities - this is a real issue and one that often comes up during emergency situations. ERs are not equipped to help a person dealing with addiction, but rehab wait times and lack of services are huge barriers to treatment. I want people who are seeking help, to be able to access it and get back on their feet.
Too many Arkansans are struggling, and we should be using the taxes we collect to support and empower people. Right now we have surplus funds that we could be using to boost small businesses and families impacted by the pandemic. Tax cuts that benefit every day Arkansans would boost the economy, but millionaires don’t need tax cuts to spend money. We need to focus on every day Arkansans.
My husband and I are a gun owning family and advocate for safe storage: locked, unloaded, in a safe. I want to focus on extensive background checks, closing loopholes, and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.
The most educational experience of my life has been serving as a foster parent. So many families are trying to swim upstream, and these families deserve dignity, guidance, and grace. We can all be a part of the solution. Like I tell my kids, “If everyone does a little, no one has to do a lot.” I want to raise awareness of the issues families face, and work with experts across the state, so we can make sure every family has what they need to thrive. I want to see us reunite more families, and keep more families together in the first place, because no one should ever be separated from their family because of poverty.[2] |
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2020
Kelly Krout completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Krout's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a foster and adoptive mom, children's book author and graduate student in social work.
- Education
- Healthcare
- Equality
Public school funding
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kelly for Arkansas, “Issues,” accessed November 6, 2022
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