Kelley Packer

Kelley Packer was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2012 to 2018 representing District 28 in the B seat and was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2018 primary election. In 2019, Packer was named head of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses (IBOL) by Governor Brad Little, a position she held until April 2020.

Education Packer graduated from Marsh Valley High School and earned her Associate of Arts (AA) degree from American InterContinental University. She works in Public Relations.

Elections + District 28 House Seat B - Power County and part of Bannock CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 Primary 1,66950.3%1,34640.6%3019.1%2012 General 12,29963.0%7,21237.0%2014 Primary 3,11265.1%1,66634.9%2014 General 10,942100.0%2016 Primary 2,54356.8%1,93543.2%2016 General 12,92067.0%6,35633.0% Packer supported Mitt Romney in the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012.

2018 Lieutenant Governor's Race On April 5, 2017, Packer filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in the Idaho Republican Party primary. On April 10, 2017, she announced her run at a campaign kickoff outside Holt Arena. She planned to make over 200 campaign stops in the campaign.

Packer drew 13.7% of the vote in the 2018 primary election, placing her fifth among Republicans seeking the office.