The Sobonya Family
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Kelli
Davis Sobonya was born July
13, 1963 in Ironton, Ohio. After growing up in
the Westmoreland
area of
Huntington, West Virginia until 1975, she moved to
the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area with her family
due to her father's job transfer with Ashland
Oil, Inc.
She graduated from Ambridge Area High School in 1981
and from the Institute of Computer Management
in Pittsburgh. After
marrying her high
school sweetheart, Ed Sobonya, she moved back to
the Huntington
area. They have been married for 26 years and
and have two children, Andrew, a graduate of WVU
Tech with a degree in electrical engineering
technology is employed with the U.S. Army Corp
of Engineers and is married to the former Tiffany
Pratt.They are the proud parents of Isaiah Davis Sobonya. Their daughter Abby graduated with honors from Cabell Midland High School and is a college freshman majoring in political science.
Kelli has worked for Marshall University School
of Medicine and she graduated
from the Real Estate
Development Center
in 1997 and became licensed in West Virginia as
a real estate agent. She joined Metro Properties
in 1997 as
a Realtor and is currently a licensed Realtor associated with Century 21 Homes and Land Real Estate. In addition, Kelli
worked part-time at Covenant School, a classical & Christ-centered
school in Barboursville as assistant to the Development
Director.
She and her husband owned, Gym Factory Tumble Jungle,
in Barboursville.
Introducing Delegate Sobonya's grandson, Isaiah Davis Sobonya |
Prior
to being elected, Kelli served as a volunteer
lobbyist for pro-family issues for 10 years for
such organizations as West Virginians for Life and
WV Christian
Coalition. She was appointed
to the Cabell County Emergency 911 Advisory Board
for the Cabell County Commission and completed her
second term. Kelli is a member of the Farmdale
Church of Christ, where she has served as Church
Clerk and as a youth leader/teacher for Kindergarten
through
5th grades & nursery. She also is active in Rotary
Club, serves on the CIS (Communities in Schools)
Board for the Cabell FRN, and is a member of the
Government Affairs Committee for the WV Association
of Realtors (WVAR). In 2002, she was chosen "Woman
of the Year" by the West Virginia Chapter of
Concerned Women for America.
Her memberships include:
WV Chamber of Commerce; Huntington Regional
Chamber of Commerce; WV Hospital Assoc. (HOSPAC);
WV State
Medical Assoc. (WESPAC); WV Healthcare Assoc.;
WV Farm Bureau; WV Bankers Assoc.; WV Wholesaler's
Assoc.; WV Assoc. of Realtors (WVAR); WV Homebuilders
Assoc.; WV Family Foundation; West Virginians for
Life; LifeGuage; National Rifle Assoc. (NRA); WV
Coalition of Christian Women; WV Contractors Association,
WV Women of the Year Recipient (Concerned Women
for
America - CWA);
Friend of the Taxpayer Award Recipient (WV's Against
Government Waste); Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Pledge Signer.
Kelli has been a life-long
Republican and is grateful
for the opportunity of serving the citizens of District
16.
Past and/or
present endorsements include:West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce; Huntington Regional Chamber
of Commerce as a Pro-Jobs Candidate; WV Hospital
Association; WV State Medical Association; WV
Healthcare Association; WV Farm Bureau; WV Wholesaler's
Association, WV Association of Realtors; WV Homebuilders
Association; WV Bankers Association; NRA - National
Rifle Association; WV Family Foundation; West
Virginians For Life; LifeGuage; Coalition of
Christian Women; CWA WV Woman of the Year (Concerned
Women for America); Americans for Tax Reform
Pledge Signer; Received "Taxpayers Friend
Award from West Virginians Against Government
Waste
Kelli is firmly committed to family,
faith, and
freedom!
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