Jared Carpenter
Jared Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 34th[1] district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Worley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Berea, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Berea, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Eastern Kentucky University |
Jared K. Carpenter (born in Richmond, Kentucky, April 26, 1977) is a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 34[2] since January 4, 2011. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He is the Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. He also serves on the Agriculture, Transportation, and Banking & Insurance Committees. Away from Frankfort he is a business man and farmer residing in Berea with his family.
Education
Carpenter earned his BA from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a member of the basketball team.
Elections
- 2010 When District 34 Senator Ed Worley retired and left the seat open, Carpenter won the three-way May 18, 2010 Republican Primary with 4,405 votes (37.9%)[3] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 23,553 votes (64.9%) against Democratic nominee Lee Murphy and Evangelical Christian Party candidate Donald VanWinkle.[4]. In 2014 he defeated his democratic challenger, Michael Cope, in the general election by well over 60% of the vote.
References
- ^ "Senator Jared Carpenter (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Senate. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Jared Carpenter's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
External links
- Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Jared Carpenter at Ballotpedia
- Jared K. Carpenter at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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