Bob Kelleher

Bob Kelleher is the Republican nominee in the 2008 congressional elections for the Senate in Montana. He is the Republican nominee seeking to challenge incumbent Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.). He won in primary elections which took place on June 3, 2008. Kelleher is an 85-year-old Butte, Montana attorney.

Bio
Family: Widowed, 7 Children: Robert Jr., Erin, David, Mollie, Richard, Denny, Joseph. Birth Date: 03/30/1923 Birthplace: Oak Park, IL Home City: Butte, MT  Religion: Catholic

Education
Graduated, United States Army War College, 1972 Graduated, United States Army Command and General Staff School, 1964-1968 Graduated, United States Army Intelligence School, 1958-1962 MA, Catholic University of America, 1956 (Ibero-American History - Dissertation title "U.S. Economic Investments in Colombia 1870 to 1950") JD, Catholic University of America, 1950 Ford Foundation Grant to study Conservation in School of Government, Harvard Law School, 1953-4 PhB, Mount Carmel College at Niagara Falls, Ontario, 1945.

Professional Experience
Private Attorney, Kelleher Law Office, Billings and Butte, 1958-present Adjunct Professor of Scandinavian Government, Montana State University, 1982-1985 Headquarters Battery Commandant, 4/35th Field Artillery.

Political Experience
Candidate, United States Senate, Montana, 2006 Candidate, Governor of Montana, 2004 Vice Chair, Butte Silver Bow Green Party, 2002-2004 Candidate, United States Senate, Montana, 2002 Candidate, Montana State Senate, District 19, 2000 Democratic Nominee, Montana's Second Congressional District, 1976 Candidate, Democratic Presidential Primaries, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Georgia, 1976 Yellowstone County Delegate, Constitutional Convention, 1972 Delegate, Montana Constitutional Convention, 1971-1972 Democratic Nominee, Montana's Second Congressional District, 1968 Chair, Yellowstone County Democratic Coordinating Committee, 1960s.

2008 elections
Kelleher isthe Republican nominee seeking to challenge Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in the 2008 congressional elections. He won in primary elections which took place on June 3, 2008.

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Committees
Kelleher will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations
Volunteer Attorney, Maternal Life International, 1997-present Co-Founder, Billings Ecumenical Committee, 1985 President, Yellowstone Valley Claimants' Attorneys Association, 1982-1983 President, Montana Department, Reserve Officers Association, 1964-1965.

Contact
Official Bob Kelleher for Senate Web site

Phone: 406-299-2581

Email: [mailto:Bob@bobkelleher2008.com Bob@bobkelleher2008.com]

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Montana and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Montana's Senate Race
 * Interview on the Daily Show November 4, 2002