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Phil Kellam was the Democratic Party nominee in the 2006 congressional election for the Second Congressional District of Virginia(map). He unsuccessfully challenged Republican Rep. Thelma Drake.

Biography

Kellam was born in 1956 to a well-known political family in Southeast Virginia. His uncle, Sidney Kellam, was the county's political leader for 40 years and engineered the merger of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County. [1][2]. His father, Richard B. Kellam, was a federal judge for 29 years, after serving seven years on the Circuit Court in Virginia Beach.

Kellam graduated from Elon College. He has been in public service since he was first elected Virginia Beach's Commissioner of the Revenue in 1997. He was re-elected in 2001 and 2005.

He has two sons.

2006 congressional campaign

In 2005, Kellam filed to challenge incumbant Republican Rep. Thelma Drake for her seat in Virginia's Second Congressional District. He was ultimately unsuccessful, losing the race 49% to 51%. [3]

Meet the Cash Constituents

• Summary campaign contribution data from the Center for Responsive Politics on their Open Secrets VA-02 election profile page
• Detailed campaign contribution data from the Federal Elections Commission for Phil Kellam

Controversy

Committees and Affiliations

More Background Data

Background information on Thelma Drake, whom Phil Kellam challenged in the 2006 congressional elections:

• Background information on Thelma Drake from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Thelma Drake from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Thelma Drake from the Washington Post database

• Information on Thelma Drake from Congress Merge

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Phil Kellam for Congress, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• VB Dems Blog

Articles

Contact

Campaign contact information

Email: info@philkellam.com
Phone: 757-427-5785 258-7352
Fax: (828) 258-7372
Mail: P.O. Box 56254
Virginia Beach, VA 23456