Denver Butler

Denver Butler
Denver Butler
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; from the 38th district
	In office; January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Nemes
Succeeded by	McKenzie Cantrell
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 53–54); Jefferson County, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican (since 2015); Democratic (until 2015)
Residence	Louisville, Kentucky
Alma mater	Jefferson Community College; University of Louisville (B.A.) (B.S.)
Profession	Police officer
Website	votedennybutler.com

Denver Earl "Denny" Butler Jr. (born 1970) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Butler represented District 38^[1] from January 2013 to January 2017.

Education

Butler attended Jefferson Community College (now Jefferson Community and Technical College), and earned his BA and BS in justice administration from the University of Louisville. His father, Denver Butler Sr. served in the House of Representatives for District 38 from 1989 to 2007.^[2]

Elections

2016 Butler was unopposed in the Republican Primary and lost to Democratic nominee McKenzie Cantrell 7,600 votes (50.87%) to 7,341 votes (49.13%).^[3]

On November 19, 2015, Butler announced he was switching parties and filing for re-election as a Republican.^[4]

2014 Butler was unopposed in the Democratic Primary and the General Election.
2012 To challenge District 38 incumbent Republican Representative Mike Nemes, Butler was unopposed for the May 22, 2012, Democratic Primary^[5] and won the November 6, 2012, General election, with 7,893 votes (59.2%) against Representative Nemes.^[6]

References

^ "Denver Butler's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Louisville race key in fight for Ky House".
^ "Denver "Denny" Butler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "House Democrat from Louisville switches parties".
^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

External links

Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Denver "Denny" Butler at Ballotpedia
Denver Butler at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

[PVS-1] "Denver Butler's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[2] "Louisville race key in fight for Ky House".

[3] "Denver "Denny" Butler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[4] "House Democrat from Louisville switches parties".

[5] "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

[6] "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

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