Gene Kelly files for Congressional District 21

Democratic Congressional candidate Gene Kelly is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and Attorney. Born April 2, 1926 in New York City, Kelly later moved to Universal City, Texas where he's lived ever since. While Universal City is Kelly's hometown, he has left it for large chunks of time to serve his country and further his education.

Kelly completed a JD from the University of Georgia Law School in 1951 and has practiced law for the entire half century since. As an Air Force Colonel, Gene Kelly served as a Judge Advocate General or "JAG" from 1951 to 1979.

Prior to his service in the air, Colonel Kelly served as a Tech 4 in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947.

The race for the 21st Congressional race is his seventh statewide race since 1990. He has run for the Texas Supreme Court more than once, the Court of Criminal Appeals, Attorney General and U.S. Senate - running in the 1993 special election ultimately won by Kay Bailey Hutchison.

"As time goes on and your name becomes more and more known and your reputation for honesty, integrity and freedom from improper influence becomes more and more fixed in the minds of the people, you will stand a much better chance of being elected," Kelly once told the Austin American-Statesman when running for the Senate.

Gene Kelly and his wife Ingrid have four children and still live in the San Antonio suburb of Universal City, Texas.